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! V( z7 g2 q: g! p8 [0 r% q* hYOUR RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT (ZT)8 N7 |% h, W8 I' S* i
+ q. n- `+ F d- X! I7 u' ^A brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist . R9 O# g4 W! x; \! v( M7 J
Leonardo Boff
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In a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama
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asked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?”
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, r4 b- k" I) v9 \% |0 q; ?7 OI thought he would say:
; g: ~/ q# E, J! h7 d5 [9 W v“The Tibetan Buddhism” or “The oriental religions, much older than Chritianity”
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Dalai Lama paused, smiled and looked me in the eyes …. 1 L: V$ O& k% E- K9 E) h0 I& U
which surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question.
) c# g Y: X: O x `! p! EHe answered:* J- |: t& h0 o/ c
“The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God.
1 v; V9 P3 ]3 M+ `8 d& f5 C It is the one that makes you a better person.”& Z- P8 T0 B( S: x6 ~' \( ~: m
& E' }& i% H3 x2 OTo get out of my embarassment with such a wise answer, I asked:
5 p7 W F8 F3 a9 w9 y3 D: n J* l“What is it that makes me better?”
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1 f7 m2 o- q4 ^8 YHe responded:0 c% h1 n8 b2 @" R0 t# a0 F: o
“Whatever makes you
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8 Y6 G3 g5 C" X E; W+ E# A \ more sensible,
; Z/ X* S1 K( j q0 H( g0 t more detached,
5 @! F! Z# o. o/ l1 r more loving,
+ U) z- k) K- t, D: O) k more humanitarian,
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more ethical.”
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. u! A& X3 E1 h- D @6 s/ Q“The religion that will do that for you is the best religion”
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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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7 M4 _. Q' ~2 H y2 H, A"I am not interested, my friend, about your religión or if you are religious or not./ w$ T' \4 T+ l- p) K) c; M6 I( U
2 ~; e" ]) k7 t“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.”/ J. P1 y+ P- i: [; r3 Q/ u
“The law of action and reaction is not exclusively for physics. It is also of human relations.0 i* G+ [+ ^9 |8 l
If I act with goodness, I will receive goodness.
- u- t8 Y& p" r8 ^6 [If I act with eviI, I will get evil.”
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“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth." [/ F. g: E; o8 {' i: O: r* J' Y
You will always have what you desire for others.6 d* o. c8 O M+ F/ f
Being happy is not a matter of destiny. & Q7 j7 ?: m9 ]! h
It is a matter of options.”
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" I; H( r6 p8 C8 s( p+ @% U1 FFinally he said:4 ?+ V2 C6 Z* f: Q
“Take care of your Thoughts because they become Words.
Y+ W8 u8 @& _6 g, RTake care of your Words because they will become Actions.
& h$ c+ s$ Q/ b. p- A0 }Take care of your Actions because they will become Habits./ M2 L2 l8 r# Z
Take care of your Habits because they will form your Character.+ J4 L4 L# E& E& f
Take care of your Character because it will form your Destiny,1 h. L1 i" W2 {; `0 w2 H
and your Destiny will be your Life
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“There is no religion higher than the Truth.” |
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“The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God. 
