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YOUR RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT (ZT)
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A brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist 9 A h- @7 C! [1 b" n1 c" I
Leonardo Boff " t' _6 R0 N9 z& M U4 c
and the Dalai Lama.* o+ F, E1 Z1 c) i
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3 f& y+ V. H2 i8 A+ |. ?In a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama
' D. ]. ]4 |- _7 zand myself were participating at recess I maliciously, and also with interest,
6 c8 s {" w% e& R' n! zasked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?”
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I thought he would say:
+ ^4 n* N$ v4 I% y: \“The Tibetan Buddhism” or “The oriental religions, much older than Chritianity”4 p9 }; o6 H, N0 i
8 g" Z. E7 [! k; [ Dalai Lama paused, smiled and looked me in the eyes …. & N/ d2 [% Q# H3 m! T% K2 I- O+ ?7 b
which surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question.
$ q) l9 j) V: N( `He answered:: ?0 w" C0 G4 ~" B0 p, u8 B
“The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God.
, V2 t" b1 Y' b It is the one that makes you a better person.”; r1 }& e! m7 b. {( [; f) h- q
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To get out of my embarassment with such a wise answer, I asked:+ T8 r4 b) F9 M7 T8 x) x" c
“What is it that makes me better?”
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He responded:% W' }5 [( k! {# x" G% C8 D
“Whatever makes you
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more sensible, ( e1 c' I; R6 ?8 Z
more detached, 7 a1 O5 o2 I, |+ ^/ Q- d" |3 N4 }* |
more loving, / e. J3 |' L! x' X8 M, z! [- e+ ]
more humanitarian,# z* B& i( L5 W l6 G% M6 K8 Y
more responsible,& o2 V$ g, L2 U' | c% z
more ethical.” ; i* Q! ?: |1 D- K
7 A2 M3 k6 p3 E; m; [6 o9 k" g2 Y“The religion that will do that for you is the best religion”( Z7 ]2 F; ^' ]7 \, J1 C$ s* c
( S0 u4 e4 M2 ?4 HI 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.& R, V. u5 \2 T5 K d, y v4 o
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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.”
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“Remember, the universe is the echo of our actions and our thoughts.”) F# ^, l0 C, D! ~8 A
“The law of action and reaction is not exclusively for physics. It is also of human relations. j. y! }$ `$ T7 d' D5 Z; C6 \
If I act with goodness, I will receive goodness.
, J6 y5 F7 Q" x: b8 d+ ?0 [$ ^8 wIf I act with eviI, I will get evil.”0 P' }( S$ z& ]. A/ E9 B. ^4 M( F
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“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth.# P# v8 u& n7 z/ f2 h
You will always have what you desire for others.
8 ]' a/ Q+ T: _/ y# U$ eBeing happy is not a matter of destiny. 8 s+ V) z. L7 z9 i4 [
It is a matter of options.”: P6 F+ d* Y) _5 ^6 L
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Finally he said:' h; U B, i5 O) N+ J7 g
“Take care of your Thoughts because they become Words.
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Take care of your Actions because they will become Habits.
. d0 Z1 n7 J' P9 H0 S% c2 YTake care of your Habits because they will form your Character.! V- Y1 F. O5 U+ c% I( j4 B* F
Take care of your Character because it will form your Destiny,
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… and …
1 X0 n% |/ S" F3 p6 Q+ L% F' l“There is no religion higher than the Truth.” |
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“The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God. 0 _+ k! J4 ~6 ?& K
