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+ o* p; K% K1 pYOUR RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT (ZT)
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A brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist
6 ]8 B; c/ `3 W/ R6 X0 FLeonardo Boff 3 L. \& l" U4 Q2 ?: l
and the Dalai Lama.
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' _1 j0 c, Q2 H' n/ h! cIn a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama
D* }1 e+ F+ ?# I! i& Gand myself were participating at recess I maliciously, and also with interest,4 \# w8 o# X6 o. ?0 c- U% R* o
asked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?”6 k. g: n+ r$ `
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I thought he would say:1 Q& y2 }1 S7 y8 |1 k0 `7 U7 X
“The Tibetan Buddhism” or “The oriental religions, much older than Chritianity”! {) T0 O& W; w7 _% l8 m' a1 C
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Dalai Lama paused, smiled and looked me in the eyes ….
5 s& G' w" m) C2 w; nwhich surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question. 0 v q i# \/ t! Y1 {- ^, v
He answered:
! Y: o" e0 \- g “The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God.
( f+ q! E" l5 P It is the one that makes you a better person.”
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To get out of my embarassment with such a wise answer, I asked:
8 j$ [7 F+ |$ _5 t9 j, Z3 I2 k“What is it that makes me better?”3 V" f+ E r8 i( j/ k
0 j1 j W' z2 b% f0 V F) QHe responded:' c# A3 _3 U+ {4 L; Q
“Whatever makes you
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more sensible,
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1 y8 X( L9 s( Z3 w more loving,
( e7 {- y) \( i2 ^ more humanitarian,0 X& h4 h6 a, |
more responsible,/ `$ g0 x: P$ J5 M+ \- i1 r
more ethical.”
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. O) G. |2 Z" g3 M4 y6 n! o“The religion that will do that for you is the best religion”
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; l2 M( J' l" z% J6 q3 d4 KI was silent for a moment, marvelling and even today thinking of his wise and irrefutable response:+ p0 x& X( e1 W8 |
$ u) Q! ]0 o& m( Q E p" W"I am not interested, my friend, about your religión or if you are religious or not.
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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.”" U2 T9 m( ?7 ^8 J$ w, _
; b/ u1 v [: k* A“Remember, the universe is the echo of our actions and our thoughts.”" O# s+ Y9 i# N8 _7 `- v
“The law of action and reaction is not exclusively for physics. It is also of human relations.8 H- R& s; |; _* n% `0 P
If I act with goodness, I will receive goodness. % T& f8 Y, p2 E
If I act with eviI, I will get evil.”: _7 p3 O4 V0 B. s
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“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth.! p v3 `, U K! {" ^
You will always have what you desire for others.- e! @$ o/ x$ K
Being happy is not a matter of destiny. ' a& H# c& T. F- i
It is a matter of options.”0 c. R' q7 Z4 |) b
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Finally he said:) v+ @+ g: v2 @" B) }
“Take care of your Thoughts because they become Words.
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Take care of your Actions because they will become Habits.! ~$ ~5 F+ i$ `. x0 k
Take care of your Habits because they will form your Character.8 F; G# D/ ?/ L* b6 W: l
Take care of your Character because it will form your Destiny,
' A& i) C) S/ ^! fand your Destiny will be your Life
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3 c0 s! A5 B9 @3 ?. Q“There is no religion higher than the Truth.” |
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“The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God. 
