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, M1 M' ^# @$ r- |2 x& p& `YOUR RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT (ZT)
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+ F8 W! ~# X' G; E; eA brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist
/ r5 I7 K, Q2 t3 Q7 cLeonardo Boff + d+ ?/ F7 D* E; g
and the Dalai Lama.
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( U, }& R9 i7 @9 X' d, ^In a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama
$ p) V$ t5 a! `and myself were participating at recess I maliciously, and also with interest,! m4 j/ E0 _1 @5 M% S7 \
asked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?”
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7 p/ m+ ]' O4 zI thought he would say:
# N/ y: a/ J" t8 |, K, d$ L$ I“The Tibetan Buddhism” or “The oriental religions, much older than Chritianity”# c, z: F9 J5 f/ Q3 A
6 M: A+ X4 `6 b4 J Dalai Lama paused, smiled and looked me in the eyes ….
j5 d7 C' s3 O; [0 {1 T$ d' gwhich surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question.
. U+ t2 q. F4 N0 u1 i/ AHe answered:7 c, [7 E; ~7 A+ {
“The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God.
K4 u, |( u. c7 F( t/ R It is the one that makes you a better person.”
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3 W; e |0 `) E1 u2 p! fTo get out of my embarassment with such a wise answer, I asked:/ Y2 [# F( J# H, K, U% Z8 E
“What is it that makes me better?”
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He responded:2 H& _' }7 q- L; N$ n* x
“Whatever makes you ; H! M6 v7 E5 p2 z# T: G R
more compassionate,
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more detached,
3 t) ` c* ~- c" Y more loving, ( l; m6 Q: U; V. w4 A1 B. b# u
more humanitarian,9 i! E) e& k8 c* v$ P9 r; g
more responsible,
* t/ i0 W% f6 H) l" v: v8 o6 y more ethical.” 6 a4 k4 ]% V4 O) E' ?
; ^' v B) a) x% i. e“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:6 ^+ f. |( p6 ^! a1 q5 M
: d9 e: f. X! k+ Z5 n"I am not interested, my friend, about your religión or if you are religious or not.+ i: q# A% u. n- [4 z
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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.”' b1 p5 Z8 |' x
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“Remember, the universe is the echo of our actions and our thoughts.”
3 U: U) N R: z1 x6 W“The law of action and reaction is not exclusively for physics. It is also of human relations.
+ T3 Z5 L7 y+ X* MIf I act with goodness, I will receive goodness. ) k6 Q# i! a5 B! M7 |- @
If I act with eviI, I will get evil.”
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8 @! R2 j' t; j/ [8 m9 g0 L/ z& Z“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth.
, \5 t4 j+ i, g" q. O5 SYou will always have what you desire for others.
' E2 [, K( v0 LBeing happy is not a matter of destiny.
, w+ I& N: t: i5 ~ It is a matter of options.”' g+ C* ^ r2 { o/ [" F, s
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4 P: @' w& c, x, L) H7 q8 YFinally he said:; s2 q! L; l, E: p Z1 {0 S( R
“Take care of your Thoughts because they become Words.' {/ E) O" l' L& k% X8 b) Q
Take care of your Words because they will become Actions.* D" n' C4 H3 P, W0 G
Take care of your Actions because they will become Habits.
0 p$ n, ~/ y+ p2 q% P9 ~, Q S pTake care of your Habits because they will form your Character.
( C9 }2 E# X1 K& D* k7 W6 d- F& BTake care of your Character because it will form your Destiny,
( n9 q- R' N3 O3 W% l1 Xand your Destiny will be your Life
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“There is no religion higher than the Truth.” |
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