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2 ]6 w* S% B9 k1 ^9 ~: }( BYOUR RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT (ZT). ]1 m6 e4 i- I, L5 K: A8 H
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A brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist
8 ?3 O! b$ f1 G2 V( ?+ r. zLeonardo Boff
* [$ [6 n8 O% A8 j$ D: pand the Dalai Lama.! R7 |0 b# V* m# ]8 i2 p
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In a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama
0 m" ]3 j7 M) ]5 |0 Cand myself were participating at recess I maliciously, and also with interest,
, Q( ^" ^1 o! }4 s$ Dasked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?” M- U G5 j9 E% }3 t4 a3 }
* p* u7 e2 s9 l LI thought he would say:# ~* l& z' D e$ g: |1 o
“The Tibetan Buddhism” or “The oriental religions, much older than Chritianity”6 A3 y9 z, t+ W/ V% l) V
) A( V* q$ s1 M7 t Dalai Lama paused, smiled and looked me in the eyes …. ! [ x! i) m3 N4 i7 `9 H
which surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question.
' {# N \! u- i- z+ W: S- `He answered:
& U( D4 i/ \5 ?* r9 I, r “The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God.
& K6 O7 b0 v0 U6 N It is the one that makes you a better person.”' C9 y/ P! g# J, j+ \2 @; R; o
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To get out of my embarassment with such a wise answer, I asked:
& T. h$ ]' V; d1 a. F“What is it that makes me better?”% E P% x) ]5 \) o5 N; C: ~( Y
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He responded:! L8 C9 J! S. G; i; v
“Whatever makes you ) D! J" ]; u, w
more compassionate,
+ O) q/ N+ V9 q$ Y. n6 k more sensible,
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3 O* E0 [* h3 z& L more loving,
0 p. J( ?$ T1 a; k: M more humanitarian,- j% i# m7 h4 Y5 F2 K5 \4 v( n6 O2 i
more responsible,: D6 u. X l. r9 h8 ?& u
more ethical.” ' P9 Y; D8 C( M) f8 e% V
6 d- f, u* s/ U" v6 E“The religion that will do that for you is the best religion”" A4 d ?* m3 C3 k9 [- B; x
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I was silent for a moment, marvelling and even today thinking of his wise and irrefutable response:
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"I am not interested, my friend, about your religión or if you are religious or not.7 h2 L6 t' C, D; G: u
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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.”
! P' N* J5 w: l5 A& P$ I1 R; p“The law of action and reaction is not exclusively for physics. It is also of human relations.
/ p5 L, G7 m( i1 i; R4 c# c; b* H- VIf I act with goodness, I will receive goodness.
) J/ G" |* s# X! @0 EIf I act with eviI, I will get evil.”
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“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth.
0 H z" L$ }+ x- t* O& A( k1 ZYou will always have what you desire for others. y+ Q4 ^7 f7 s/ ]
Being happy is not a matter of destiny.
6 O# G1 a. i+ W( i/ d0 p( O" u It is a matter of options.”
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Finally he said:
; O- p1 {! O0 X: `- _ “Take care of your Thoughts because they become Words.
0 N' G. n2 B1 r; h5 PTake care of your Words because they will become Actions.
) g6 w5 p7 B$ e6 |5 f H1 yTake care of your Actions because they will become Habits.
8 ?6 P7 w* I1 _+ {2 pTake care of your Habits because they will form your Character.2 U# J3 E8 P- s2 J/ R8 h
Take care of your Character because it will form your Destiny,0 L, n5 r E, [6 L% m# j
and your Destiny will be your Life
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“The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God. % ~( f! D$ v8 E5 m. A/ c
