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YOUR RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT (ZT)2 E; @7 x. f! m5 I! i+ t
! j2 H( K& d: u' h( t" x9 FA brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist % m7 N( V3 N i! y6 f5 r
Leonardo Boff
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& {3 S4 o1 S" B. k6 V- `In a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama
# z2 c. F8 q) ^' U6 Yand myself were participating at recess I maliciously, and also with interest,6 M3 S. o! I3 I9 h
asked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?”9 v+ n( f5 S# @- e6 n' d5 N2 Z; A
/ `" }7 F/ `0 vI thought he would say:, i- t( ~3 N& S: f: F7 l
“The Tibetan Buddhism” or “The oriental religions, much older than Chritianity”+ D; j0 _1 _* b/ W
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Dalai Lama paused, smiled and looked me in the eyes ….
" O& ~2 O M% Bwhich surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question.
7 I; \/ i) \# K( n x# ~He answered:1 @0 b5 n: h. D6 R) P7 b! |
“The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God.
, u X6 A5 I- w. q It is the one that makes you a better person.”$ r# [" z6 p2 T
) V3 f" O: ^) |+ a Y0 L2 oTo get out of my embarassment with such a wise answer, I asked:
( y) H$ @: M+ w# I3 x7 I |! x1 Z% a“What is it that makes me better?”3 X( Z1 D, ~ A& A$ {
+ T/ @. W" _+ w/ p6 k) `He responded:
: G/ G$ o/ X" ^( t; b“Whatever makes you ; Y, D% Y1 ?4 ?" |3 Z% S; c& r
more compassionate,- P6 A4 P) c" \
more sensible, 9 {" @* R5 {* Z3 N Z
more detached,
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. Z( b3 W( A! ~, a8 u H more humanitarian,
! V( x! K% w% p: v, e" H& q more responsible,+ X% R$ ?! U; s6 Z4 k
more ethical.” : }9 z# C) u5 ^' s0 e
- Z4 R/ y8 a# K* R( u& S( Q“The religion that will do that for you is the best religion”; b: P7 N3 F4 I6 A2 v
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I was silent for a moment, marvelling and even today thinking of his wise and irrefutable response:( Z7 s" C6 R1 v
4 |7 v: \0 X8 F/ e" I9 b) Z"I am not interested, my friend, about your religión or if you are religious or not.
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8 V7 |5 R# m! C( g0 E“What really is important to me is your behaviour in front of your peers, family, work, community, and in front of the world.”4 f3 H: D& Z$ E1 L! }, @
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“Remember, the universe is the echo of our actions and our thoughts.”7 r+ K6 `/ D0 c. a& U8 z1 ^
“The law of action and reaction is not exclusively for physics. It is also of human relations.4 Z, B5 l# [9 r7 O
If I act with goodness, I will receive goodness.
; ?/ h f/ h8 N$ J; A* HIf I act with eviI, I will get evil.”
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) W A" K4 v+ z2 w. q“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth.
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7 D) _3 ^# u2 M4 ~! [Being happy is not a matter of destiny. # Z0 w& G( @: S& ^# w
It is a matter of options.”
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' x, n& T8 G( s# N. jFinally he said:
! ^$ M+ {( p: H+ P r “Take care of your Thoughts because they become Words.
/ h& A6 o$ e0 [' F) t- nTake care of your Words because they will become Actions.
b2 v8 b$ Z$ S. L5 i) j# {Take care of your Actions because they will become Habits.
$ L6 Q: U r. ?/ Z* G5 dTake care of your Habits because they will form your Character.
& `! p0 v& N; L$ {$ sTake care of your Character because it will form your Destiny,
7 c/ x# }, r$ W1 }- Nand your Destiny will be your Life / D9 W# }1 A/ \2 C
… and …
6 V2 V) v; w+ X6 x* m“There is no religion higher than the Truth.” |
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