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YOUR RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT (ZT)8 R; ]% F% v; P
; C6 w' t1 X. M) `# QA brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist
7 L" k: b$ H0 Y, l. m6 w6 |) p/ Q1 jLeonardo Boff
) Q# ?* D. i! m& Band the Dalai Lama.
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In a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama
; V% g# r c$ a8 m. h# Zand myself were participating at recess I maliciously, and also with interest,
8 T- _6 }; f. g0 i* fasked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?”
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I thought he would say:
) I9 H: S: R( O“The Tibetan Buddhism” or “The oriental religions, much older than Chritianity”
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8 s* m7 [( {) ?8 Y- t0 X( L: | Dalai Lama paused, smiled and looked me in the eyes …. # l. \- j e3 z' A( c! U
which surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question. T% ?' N& U0 O! G8 W
He answered:
' u0 g3 F$ p; n2 _5 w “The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God.
' F, }/ t, r" {) q6 B It is the one that makes you a better person.”
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To get out of my embarassment with such a wise answer, I asked:
0 J9 W. w& Y8 G1 z“What is it that makes me better?”& H: I3 c* F' }3 ^, Y; S
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He responded:
8 \! h* C( b" } |" C+ X8 y“Whatever makes you $ z1 I& H [ i, @# I0 w' e3 t1 C; V
more compassionate,4 T$ P: V: s* _# r$ {2 v
more sensible, 4 e' R2 b5 w; ]4 _5 |: w
more detached, $ ^3 w; H% r! N0 }
more loving,
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: q4 g, k+ g6 {2 S1 L4 X* N' ^ more responsible,
7 R+ i8 q- h! k9 c% V* W more ethical.”
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“The religion that will do that for you is the best religion”
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3 R! O# B: F- ]" {% t- B! XI was silent for a moment, marvelling and even today thinking of his wise and irrefutable response:
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+ ]2 _7 D) ^( w, ^ F"I am not interested, my friend, about your religión or if you are religious or not.$ O; U8 |1 L# L8 O# |* Y7 Q. c
; T+ L6 i! Z5 c“What really is important to me is your behaviour in front of your peers, family, work, community, and in front of the world.”# |1 T4 @5 w3 I
" R* l( v: X) B. j0 R+ r“Remember, the universe is the echo of our actions and our thoughts.”, V- }( [! e7 C" M% u
“The law of action and reaction is not exclusively for physics. It is also of human relations.
; q" w# o" i( D& a" @5 h/ C& D' iIf I act with goodness, I will receive goodness.
! u' l0 U8 d, n2 S' n" Y/ \2 ]If I act with eviI, I will get evil.”
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“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth.2 { N2 }) o f& @1 N5 L( X
You will always have what you desire for others. w) v9 c8 i2 C; b. L: F" G
Being happy is not a matter of destiny. U; k1 n/ G/ {! ] k/ E- l
It is a matter of options.”
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Finally he said:
X" {. J4 ` T% p% ?% y0 g4 w& y0 u “Take care of your Thoughts because they become Words.
3 Y0 V9 O* A5 A% u' E VTake care of your Words because they will become Actions.- b+ E7 T1 g$ V3 V8 Y. W
Take care of your Actions because they will become Habits.
3 ], t& n- D& R; V( L# s1 |Take care of your Habits because they will form your Character.! X9 s6 }: K8 r* `5 u; l
Take care of your Character because it will form your Destiny, D; D6 p: G; U. ]
and your Destiny will be your Life ' E: `: R) L4 s
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“There is no religion higher than the Truth.” |
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“The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God. h( w. m. E4 S4 A6 ^+ Q
