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~' w( q! Q; i/ V! WYOUR RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT (ZT)9 J O) h4 I7 o7 J# ^1 L
k. x) m1 F0 I- _( ~3 F! r1 oA brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist ; z2 ?& R0 \6 U0 u9 W% H
Leonardo Boff 1 o3 ^$ A. P! E7 X
and the Dalai Lama.6 z9 S3 z- _0 I7 d: X, K
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- _1 e' J2 L! d( D/ T. G6 dIn a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama
4 |2 r3 {1 s) q" d' _ [ Eand myself were participating at recess I maliciously, and also with interest,! F+ p; L0 W9 `" F8 p! a
asked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?”: |# ^& h! D3 u; p; D& Z+ t
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I thought he would say:" o: w. F9 f1 Z: q/ \) c6 g
“The Tibetan Buddhism” or “The oriental religions, much older than Chritianity”9 I. G7 i- U* [! `3 m2 g
7 Z- g1 l9 ?5 m! p Dalai Lama paused, smiled and looked me in the eyes …. 8 H& C- m' X' W7 ^: l3 G! E
which surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question. ) w7 d. O- t0 U6 b8 l% Z- D6 R' A
He answered:
: F' C1 b) ?7 Y- l7 \ “The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God. 3 C! k# D9 Y. _$ f$ w
It is the one that makes you a better person.”* y4 _% S* l1 x$ \' z
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To get out of my embarassment with such a wise answer, I asked:& a8 l D& V$ V3 ?/ A& B/ \
“What is it that makes me better?”
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+ h* F2 R# d6 E1 X2 ]He responded:
8 Y0 x* c. I+ B2 z1 q2 U* I“Whatever makes you
3 @/ ^0 m1 W6 D more compassionate,9 U# M! K% u( }# u, ]1 X
more sensible, ) n5 U# \! Q- G& l K" P3 m9 u
more detached,
6 Q/ U1 j2 J0 _ more loving, & \8 V- @% U4 Y C$ B+ D/ v2 ^# M( ~$ Y
more humanitarian,
. y, n. @/ o" C! C, J" O( G more responsible,! S. J4 W" a& O) o- }- o
more ethical.” # d8 p0 g! b! ~
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“The religion that will do that for you is the best religion”
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$ Q5 E# R" I# v- v' s9 n8 l* E iI 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.2 B' m2 h9 |: S n0 k
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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.”) d6 [* p# [ D7 G
( L2 L8 @! x1 f7 n! S- T“Remember, the universe is the echo of our actions and our thoughts.”
6 f- j9 ^5 p7 u/ t“The law of action and reaction is not exclusively for physics. It is also of human relations.
7 B% a4 i$ u2 y" U8 GIf I act with goodness, I will receive goodness.
; G+ G: k1 R _9 Y8 T% l/ \If I act with eviI, I will get evil.”: k& Z2 Y' z( ~; N
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“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth.
! z. ^2 ]8 q) K+ l. sYou will always have what you desire for others.
% h5 |: F+ Y, \8 f- F/ z5 TBeing happy is not a matter of destiny. 6 c, S% Y0 g7 h4 A- k
It is a matter of options.”( T7 S0 w5 P7 L" d' D
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Finally he said:
# }* `3 O$ {- E1 v) w* K' d5 k “Take care of your Thoughts because they become Words.
/ A1 B' a2 t& M* }$ K& x# o( kTake care of your Words because they will become Actions.
/ o: c4 r) ]5 i) ~ y) f0 {# GTake care of your Actions because they will become Habits.
. O4 s) {5 G9 w! fTake care of your Habits because they will form your Character.
/ p: Z' H8 ?2 }2 X8 J0 \Take care of your Character because it will form your Destiny,) I2 [- E: a$ I( i$ x, P; H7 g8 K
and your Destiny will be your Life
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- v2 i' e1 O( d+ G+ I) |“There is no religion higher than the Truth.” |
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“The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God. 2 d5 O0 s: r* Y; U* ?
