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YOUR RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT (ZT)
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A brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist
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and the Dalai Lama.
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In a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama
; w' G1 n" P8 {6 ?6 E/ Mand myself were participating at recess I maliciously, and also with interest,0 W# u8 {& W3 Q3 S2 e
asked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?”4 j6 C: \8 A' W% Q5 |$ W
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I thought he would say:
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: f( W" i! P! d Dalai Lama paused, smiled and looked me in the eyes …. / R7 |, s$ }4 h3 q
which surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question. # y/ N6 ^6 q% G
He answered:
. `2 u; o2 V1 X “The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God. 7 P. T$ {! J9 _# I; {" @; g% i6 G8 A- t8 \
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:$ H6 c+ y$ u- p8 L7 e6 O; X% e
“What is it that makes me better?”
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0 Z9 N# V9 F# K1 NHe responded:
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more compassionate,
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more detached,
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more responsible,
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“The religion that will do that for you is the best religion”& I+ g; g( J3 {7 z' ?# M/ @: t
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I was silent for a moment, marvelling and even today thinking of his wise and irrefutable response: b" w* |8 i! w0 s/ P
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"I am not interested, my friend, about your religión or if you are religious or not.( L; }" Y+ w7 f6 s0 m
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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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$ {! i5 i2 ?" z: Y1 x) d“Remember, the universe is the echo of our actions and our thoughts.”
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% Z- J; M! G4 y) E( U& Z* m& Q" wIf I act with goodness, I will receive goodness. & {' r# e- M! g4 x# d# t
If I act with eviI, I will get evil.”& X- x8 y0 ^* G3 x; u ]
3 d' y: i2 U# F y, Z7 J“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth.* _$ \- j7 J, R }1 }
You will always have what you desire for others.
% d: u0 l! t5 t nBeing happy is not a matter of destiny. 1 A/ c$ y1 b" [: \' m
It is a matter of options.”
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4 W% [4 w/ e4 bFinally he said:# n1 v7 O* Z* u3 p3 b
“Take care of your Thoughts because they become Words.8 D& O) s0 e: J, ]$ q. u
Take care of your Words because they will become Actions.% m; J- @( G7 Z; |' E
Take care of your Actions because they will become Habits.! a' M. Q# a- _" o( R. i7 ]
Take care of your Habits because they will form your Character.! Z" f0 y% X3 n% F P. _5 L
Take care of your Character because it will form your Destiny,
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“There is no religion higher than the Truth.” |
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