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YOUR RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT (ZT)
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A brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist 7 E! ~/ x0 j6 t( ?/ L! @: i: [
Leonardo Boff 6 P: J1 y2 [( @( i3 c* P8 Y8 k/ p, G
and the Dalai Lama.: F! r2 F: v6 ]- Q, F' w( @
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In a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama
& @7 o$ H1 {4 c1 \' I8 C |and myself were participating at recess I maliciously, and also with interest,
6 }, ]8 ^5 } _asked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?”2 \+ a7 E% k+ M; }
5 A% i, O# {/ {3 g8 Y* ]I thought he would say:- c, @# i# d3 K1 s& e% N! h
“The Tibetan Buddhism” or “The oriental religions, much older than Chritianity”
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Dalai Lama paused, smiled and looked me in the eyes ….
* D Q. C U$ T$ ]& M8 i% [which surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question.
3 r G; a: @& s6 }He answered:; j' J0 Y" A5 s4 y
“The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God. , t- P( a2 P* O, Q0 V4 \: O
It is the one that makes you a better person.”# r* N) i0 v1 a! v) O$ R+ X. }
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To get out of my embarassment with such a wise answer, I asked: p* n9 s( e3 x1 q- O8 u& @) j
“What is it that makes me better?”( Y; U( G4 |9 e- f
% I" z S! s3 j( z& p3 zHe responded:8 N) [2 I) I- M5 ?* \ k0 l: r
“Whatever makes you
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: c1 S% ~# L6 C, W, ]3 D: f# T more sensible, 0 _% i; J' ?& b* l4 d. x
more detached, ) l4 h, z }6 `, U4 N, M! ^8 ?
more loving, 4 e1 o# K6 A( z- s( X6 u
more humanitarian,$ i, C. h; a- ?' H* O3 ?+ I
more responsible,9 P0 ^4 A" ~5 j
more ethical.” + c$ W/ D+ {9 H- F
* `' Z" B, I' e& @“The religion that will do that for you is the best religion”
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" S. C! n5 U/ t6 i. YI was silent for a moment, marvelling and even today thinking of his wise and irrefutable response:
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0 C6 _( x5 O7 s"I am not interested, my friend, about your religión or if you are religious or not.2 b+ L/ h/ [; B6 H1 v; Q
, p1 F- `( T% V. [9 m# a“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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7 x% x; a, E; {# N7 W! e“Remember, the universe is the echo of our actions and our thoughts.”- [ z: y8 u% D3 X% a( t/ w
“The law of action and reaction is not exclusively for physics. It is also of human relations.5 g7 ?; m' d6 W& _# S4 }
If I act with goodness, I will receive goodness.
4 A, m- K# t& K: xIf I act with eviI, I will get evil.”3 G' a6 @2 `* ^4 W: r6 r- X6 A
/ N V) I, u5 y1 T1 a; o“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth.
' d9 R2 ~4 C6 |, R' EYou will always have what you desire for others.: \: n. {: @8 {: x
Being happy is not a matter of destiny.
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Finally he said:, J1 d0 D$ t+ G2 w" \) |& `+ b R
“Take care of your Thoughts because they become Words.
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Take care of your Actions because they will become Habits.
. \8 r& B" D6 C7 m. { o8 Y% hTake care of your Habits because they will form your Character.
- Z- n! G0 r$ u$ G6 R/ ZTake care of your Character because it will form your Destiny,4 r3 G z8 b# P: L* p! \5 \
and your Destiny will be your Life . T$ H h' s" D Z" O9 a* `
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“The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God. 
