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: P! W5 }& ]8 g. [" ]$ }YOUR RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT (ZT)6 U6 j9 y6 O) j. X) q9 Y
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A brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist / ]% v6 _4 j) s! s3 R9 y0 W
Leonardo Boff ! i7 t' ]9 ~( h7 @* f9 o
and the Dalai Lama.- e- Z% g+ _9 [- S1 C: R/ A
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In a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama
* @/ u \7 k, S Dand myself were participating at recess I maliciously, and also with interest,, {+ j; D$ b/ {" W
asked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?”
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I thought he would say:7 r7 v3 f+ p% G9 _
“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 ….
3 H( B2 a( m: u9 U- C' C; Qwhich surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question. % t4 w) O7 r, E6 g
He answered:, w& w; [8 c4 b, C
“The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God.
) Q+ A5 u+ i1 G0 a" R6 L: M It is the one that makes you a better person.”
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: y- K! d2 o6 ~" ]To get out of my embarassment with such a wise answer, I asked:
. e" H1 K0 e# {" Z“What is it that makes me better?”
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He responded:
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more compassionate,
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more detached,
$ a% v d, I5 [ I more loving,
6 Q/ {' |4 J4 z8 L, Q \' j3 } more humanitarian,
6 c! }) {% Y/ [* P) S more responsible,
- |' Y$ @$ \( w more ethical.”
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% T I/ R) \; E“The religion that will do that for you is the best religion”
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I was silent for a moment, marvelling and even today thinking of his wise and irrefutable response:: h4 e* T- o! {1 p: u; T
) P% w9 Y' I. D* \9 g"I am not interested, my friend, about your religión or if you are religious or not.6 s U! p( b0 B* Z' s. w+ Z5 y
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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.”* v! g1 L+ e; E4 \4 X
“The law of action and reaction is not exclusively for physics. It is also of human relations.& V" x1 O3 N: W
If I act with goodness, I will receive goodness.
# d3 t( i0 `8 N2 B) @- D% _If I act with eviI, I will get evil.”. J) B! ^" V$ o" ~9 M! Y& g
2 V" g" O! V8 n" N$ V/ ?0 H1 {“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth.
P Y, A6 l+ P5 A9 g1 [& ]9 `You will always have what you desire for others.
! P6 G5 z+ C0 S( n1 E% m/ ^Being happy is not a matter of destiny.
2 _; k$ G( L; {/ r It is a matter of options.”3 T. l0 w. X: c. E; N9 X
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% Z* A/ J1 Q6 s! i$ x4 ?- a1 BFinally he said:
/ |8 g, d3 l! N4 r3 n “Take care of your Thoughts because they become Words.
( W j1 z; T: N, Q9 C& @2 v3 q& v; uTake care of your Words because they will become Actions.
: M0 i; C6 V+ _- }Take care of your Actions because they will become Habits.6 T5 M4 @6 k5 O' [) Q
Take care of your Habits because they will form your Character.) t# Q" g. I8 b+ G/ @
Take care of your Character because it will form your Destiny,0 ?& _! U9 K# b7 |' W
and your Destiny will be your Life
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! K# ?3 [9 A9 @& A“There is no religion higher than the Truth.” |
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