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* E) W5 e! Z& {& Q5 lYOUR RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT (ZT)' o) h6 [) K9 T- z9 x! @4 f
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A brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist
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and the Dalai Lama.
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In a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama
4 p6 {( @ t3 i7 vand myself were participating at recess I maliciously, and also with interest,
/ y7 d, K! B, x1 Aasked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?”
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- ^9 H9 v- I3 A3 R. W) k. `I thought he would say:8 k1 O- z% h( q- O7 k
“The Tibetan Buddhism” or “The oriental religions, much older than Chritianity”+ T& {! [8 p. K" S, Q) Y
- t: n! D! B2 k1 d ~ Dalai Lama paused, smiled and looked me in the eyes …. 3 M: k* U' @3 n9 K/ P$ h x
which surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question.
" F& S! k8 J I) y; d. `2 @3 S& Y$ G5 RHe answered:
- b$ Y& c8 P4 \2 R8 ~ “The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God.
6 F1 h1 _ i# D* E) r4 @! I% s It is the one that makes you a better person.”1 B! H9 N1 j% U/ R# Z7 m" i
& Q! g' m3 }7 v. p5 L lTo get out of my embarassment with such a wise answer, I asked:
* Z2 y8 K! ?. Q/ s' N( B“What is it that makes me better?”
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% o Z& o, D4 o8 [# u# b9 B" {He responded:
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more compassionate,
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more detached, 9 I" z, C* L+ e$ `4 f N" f: V
more loving, # r0 e, S( [& T6 J/ T: f A4 E
more humanitarian,* N! C6 A) F" i; N+ G, |! d
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more ethical.” , F/ s A' w0 I( v {8 r A5 t
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“The religion that will do that for you is the best religion”% B0 q% G2 d! \
1 ?6 c9 ]7 H# ?9 qI 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.
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! y& O7 o! L& A( D# |2 t“What really is important to me is your behaviour in front of your peers, family, work, community, and in front of the world.”& _$ v0 ` l' j, m. X! g+ p2 W
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“Remember, the universe is the echo of our actions and our thoughts.”- r3 r5 l7 _ p, P, S0 ?1 r
“The law of action and reaction is not exclusively for physics. It is also of human relations.
; N2 W5 Y& O- X1 h0 AIf I act with goodness, I will receive goodness. ( H8 E* G* n* V; V, O
If I act with eviI, I will get evil.”$ u" a* i9 @ t
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“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth.5 I% e. f7 q; r1 U: Y h
You will always have what you desire for others.. P( l4 ^- Q, o0 M
Being happy is not a matter of destiny. / J' ^/ h) l1 Z9 E% E
It is a matter of options.”* U( |# j; ~* ~& R$ a% ^
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$ ~8 _- {/ Y# f5 `# l& eFinally he said:+ k7 b$ v7 L! |( E' ?
“Take care of your Thoughts because they become Words.
! j, P1 O) [* Y9 I6 B2 s; P$ b0 }/ w; VTake care of your Words because they will become Actions.3 h) ?+ `9 s$ ^. Y! T" ^
Take care of your Actions because they will become Habits.( {, p4 C. e R) Z8 B, r% A, u
Take care of your Habits because they will form your Character./ z' P- V9 Z. ]/ O; ~! h
Take care of your Character because it will form your Destiny,
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… and …
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