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6 B0 ^9 X. F8 qYOUR RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT (ZT), _3 g8 s/ F- b* w2 X" n2 P! ]
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A brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist " u1 `5 B% q" R
Leonardo Boff
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In a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama8 |# P6 d5 R* m7 M3 S9 B0 ~
and myself were participating at recess I maliciously, and also with interest,
" Y+ i1 _% r- f$ b- j) Aasked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?”
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+ r1 {2 P' e) G* II thought he would say:
/ J" F' m) V; X# m; o" v5 W# [" f“The Tibetan Buddhism” or “The oriental religions, much older than Chritianity”
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( _# p+ d9 O% p' j( s, E9 x9 J Dalai Lama paused, smiled and looked me in the eyes …. 4 a! k( H9 s7 M2 I, ^# j- o
which surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question. ( ]& V% m9 @5 X1 J. D) V
He answered:
" }7 p2 w( H! J$ ~5 _# z7 p “The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God. 3 y5 S4 y* L9 I1 n
It is the one that makes you a better person.”* Q; W* R/ a) u& v5 I
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To get out of my embarassment with such a wise answer, I asked:
~) Z: M- E+ J2 u5 O“What is it that makes me better?”
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: B5 i# e! R" i- NHe responded:9 d. f2 _0 s, ?+ F6 J" D
“Whatever makes you
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more sensible,
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more loving,
% t ?7 k/ q3 M7 C) g more humanitarian,
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more ethical.”
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' D$ J ?9 X. f6 H6 Z1 ]2 j“The religion that will do that for you is the best religion”
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/ [2 Z( { ?$ RI was silent for a moment, marvelling and even today thinking of his wise and irrefutable response:; J2 g9 O3 J) h: O- [ c& ?+ B
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"I am not interested, my friend, about your religión or if you are religious or not.; D o. g' h9 w; @
) Y* n% i, p$ T" k0 i% j- g“What really is important to me is your behaviour in front of your peers, family, work, community, and in front of the world.”3 E: v3 S$ e( e0 G8 ]3 ^/ f1 T$ D
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“Remember, the universe is the echo of our actions and our thoughts.”
F9 Z3 _! K/ }2 r' |* W“The law of action and reaction is not exclusively for physics. It is also of human relations.
/ p3 y2 W/ a7 |) r2 }If I act with goodness, I will receive goodness.
& `$ k3 O' S. V2 E3 B$ @: FIf I act with eviI, I will get evil.”5 j% ` s- w. w' I& k; O
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“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth., ~& P+ o/ Y% ?0 N
You will always have what you desire for others.
9 y6 X. M6 a- u; {8 @Being happy is not a matter of destiny.
7 m- l2 ?+ n" Y, _- E* Y It is a matter of options.”4 L$ l/ P0 N7 _# q' {; Q# [( t
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Finally he said:) l( e3 ~: J7 U# h
“Take care of your Thoughts because they become Words.
9 t. l( f5 e8 Y% W. n* q) YTake care of your Words because they will become Actions.* T/ d0 ?3 I$ H9 u& [; T
Take care of your Actions because they will become Habits.% t* [/ r) T: r' K* B% J
Take care of your Habits because they will form your Character.
' A: g; h4 }1 F8 H6 ^& P) sTake care of your Character because it will form your Destiny,, F% g* A: V! v
and your Destiny will be your Life
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“There is no religion higher than the Truth.” |
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