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% V+ F1 p9 o2 x' D! r* sYOUR RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT (ZT) w. g& W* x9 S+ B. l3 F9 M
7 g5 Y! j+ }, q9 o# T- bA brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist + m% r' t3 W5 S+ X+ {1 m
Leonardo Boff - V6 V. t" p7 u z9 j3 B- P
and the Dalai Lama.
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In a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama
: p% T/ |/ _/ J: Y5 p( Gand myself were participating at recess I maliciously, and also with interest,' X% O) S9 K! s4 J$ M- P
asked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?”
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I thought he would say:; {4 X8 x, H3 `$ ]8 \8 P- w
“The Tibetan Buddhism” or “The oriental religions, much older than Chritianity”0 t3 N$ y7 p: ?9 R, m
- N2 g) c$ V, ]" N: T# L Dalai Lama paused, smiled and looked me in the eyes ….
8 R& W: y3 J, lwhich surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question. 1 |9 s6 m5 ] q: W3 a
He answered:- [$ }. o- Q3 w% z0 \8 v
“The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God.
4 U, Z) a" S6 n* z e* j, W/ V It is the one that makes you a better person.”
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To get out of my embarassment with such a wise answer, I asked:
' a; h: D* T9 h1 j+ R“What is it that makes me better?”( p# C/ L1 c$ E9 O2 P# x
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He responded:
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more sensible, ! ^0 x: j, d! l) v" t
more detached, 4 @8 e# [3 P( O* m* S
more loving, " g5 r6 `. d- ~; ^' G0 _) v
more humanitarian,
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more ethical.” , e3 F+ H7 U$ C; x1 r( U! t1 ~6 L
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“The religion that will do that for you is the best religion”
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1 M/ \$ T4 e/ A; iI was silent for a moment, marvelling and even today thinking of his wise and irrefutable response:4 w+ Q2 O: j" k8 ?4 e
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"I am not interested, my friend, about your religión or if you are religious or not.6 |0 A6 P2 n+ N
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“What really is important to me is your behaviour in front of your peers, family, work, community, and in front of the world.”
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“Remember, the universe is the echo of our actions and our thoughts.”9 _5 X, E& e. f1 v6 L
“The law of action and reaction is not exclusively for physics. It is also of human relations.
$ O+ u) k ^; x: ~1 A/ h4 D, YIf I act with goodness, I will receive goodness. 4 X5 X: V* Q( `+ t x; g* g
If I act with eviI, I will get evil.”6 G' i: e. ?, p8 ~3 a% A# R7 o$ D
7 n; ^& Z& {& q/ X6 y/ E“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth./ h" G( T. O0 t: p, l
You will always have what you desire for others.8 H) h! m7 h+ V/ f1 n+ q; f" v
Being happy is not a matter of destiny.
+ ?( y7 u8 d5 M5 R It is a matter of options.”& w) m! N8 e- [. l/ y) F, T/ S
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Finally he said:* H2 S9 R' I0 H% L6 n( P, p; {
“Take care of your Thoughts because they become Words.
2 T" |2 G) g( ]6 L8 f& MTake care of your Words because they will become Actions.3 W1 A; N# n. A# f4 _
Take care of your Actions because they will become Habits.
- A, L0 w- ?4 B! q8 j/ E; Q$ H, B$ ETake care of your Habits because they will form your Character. [& ]3 G2 `+ p$ u; T" \7 T
Take care of your Character because it will form your Destiny,
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… and …
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“The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God. 
