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9 K0 v2 A1 Z2 {5 j" |YOUR RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT (ZT)( U0 @- Q6 ~ O# V& Q
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A brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist
. i. @6 ~2 n9 L8 J1 G2 f. ZLeonardo Boff
# T e% |! L Z8 e3 t' B5 ?) [and the Dalai Lama.
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7 h; e9 U. x7 A. t: y- aIn a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama7 w* P& `$ i( y7 h. V
and myself were participating at recess I maliciously, and also with interest,2 E" p5 z. O# {) C8 b
asked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?” p1 Z" m- u# v7 A) U7 Y: ^2 X
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I thought he would say:
, h- s: F% w1 j' a: p“The Tibetan Buddhism” or “The oriental religions, much older than Chritianity”. K0 r2 |1 w7 Z" ^5 y; k
# [6 I: S7 H" x5 w0 ^2 D# {6 y' X Dalai Lama paused, smiled and looked me in the eyes …. , n" C6 J8 ]- _
which surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question.
; m6 W0 G/ C. W+ c' ]8 WHe answered:5 Z" p0 r& d$ ]: @
“The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God.
7 {& X( _4 D- U: d It is the one that makes you a better person.”
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1 H. E6 {+ w! i: a* ?9 B2 Y# P+ XTo get out of my embarassment with such a wise answer, I asked:
0 x o1 B2 Z5 ]# {& E“What is it that makes me better?”
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He responded:
4 r1 ]7 T) l4 \( j+ s- X“Whatever makes you
2 N7 j3 F1 F6 c# m4 C: J, |9 G more compassionate,' J4 e |' z* s. q6 e: f
more sensible, ! Z r: v* F' O9 @& @) `# y& @
more detached, 1 }7 [7 e* Y* h. J4 G5 @' R) B+ z
more loving, $ d" a9 S7 h) @7 c; q
more humanitarian,
" _1 i4 {0 H& d more responsible,
3 H3 c; w+ h+ t8 u. ~( W4 q+ }8 K" } more ethical.” 0 u( @3 a/ e$ _( L6 |8 N2 z
1 x1 @9 K# G+ U* o: q& Q: }4 u“The religion that will do that for you is the best religion”
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+ J$ ^, b, [5 W$ } X# y3 {I was silent for a moment, marvelling and even today thinking of his wise and irrefutable response:" O$ z, h1 T o1 c
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"I am not interested, my friend, about your religión or if you are religious or not.
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$ o3 E" ~4 g( a {6 i/ }) q“What really is important to me is your behaviour in front of your peers, family, work, community, and in front of the world.”/ R P/ N: c: l& {
9 a4 N: c! t2 J1 A“Remember, the universe is the echo of our actions and our thoughts.”
6 \# |6 |9 r/ \* d# C/ `“The law of action and reaction is not exclusively for physics. It is also of human relations.
9 Y2 c" ~% t( F$ _: o9 z2 y: M( sIf I act with goodness, I will receive goodness.
$ H' X0 d. k7 l ~+ ?! |. e( M$ CIf I act with eviI, I will get evil.”/ ]8 L( `5 Z$ W; G3 \3 R
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“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth., x- L" J% G+ b# a
You will always have what you desire for others.
! X/ O% l1 T l; RBeing happy is not a matter of destiny. $ n5 q7 e5 K. T: E6 {1 I1 w6 v& j
It is a matter of options.”
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$ T4 w; O/ @2 s1 z2 ^Finally he said: E4 @1 E' F2 ?% ?# P
“Take care of your Thoughts because they become Words.0 W6 q z" Z A9 V, A8 ~
Take care of your Words because they will become Actions.; b0 ^) J k3 e& n
Take care of your Actions because they will become Habits.: f0 U7 n6 g2 K3 Q. s0 v. C$ o
Take care of your Habits because they will form your Character.
6 A% ^; p9 \2 O# nTake care of your Character because it will form your Destiny,* g3 s& |, d5 U3 X2 a; V. S
and your Destiny will be your Life / ?; Z( `( B! l& d0 \* N9 ]
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“There is no religion higher than the Truth.” |
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