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& h# E" k1 H& ]2 }3 ^YOUR RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT (ZT)
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A brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist
" T P+ I- y8 B hLeonardo Boff
B) x5 ?- C" C0 e2 J+ |' U2 `. c9 |and the Dalai Lama.. k v% O; v! F& {4 O: L
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. M3 l, m" Z& S- ^% i' cIn a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama6 v9 p( ?6 f4 O2 r, d7 ~; U9 Z3 ~
and myself were participating at recess I maliciously, and also with interest,- d1 d9 Z& M1 E" `' I
asked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?”: y( n. f6 i# ~4 X/ {
( N( d2 A L2 B* h9 YI thought he would say: k$ s7 m( l* H" t5 M& x p( @
“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 …. ; ?$ j" c* N. O0 A
which surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question.
* w8 g( I! W- O' J$ W; |# a$ c6 jHe answered:
! i4 B/ M) J' V5 i: ] “The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God.
: t3 d& p1 p. K It is the one that makes you a better person.” y; I5 I1 L2 R: L# i8 c; i
2 @- M& Y( I& X% \To get out of my embarassment with such a wise answer, I asked:
: [8 {( q$ A9 O5 R W0 c) m. o“What is it that makes me better?”
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He responded:+ D/ b' u" l% m: q8 }" |
“Whatever makes you 8 k# ]. y: a6 D" B! [# Y
more compassionate,1 U: X5 g- S8 k- U% G
more sensible,
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more loving,
4 Z5 ~8 B) E; K; H& o7 W0 h+ ] more humanitarian,( W6 L+ {# K( ?) e
more responsible,
% }4 y( Y* Y5 j3 C3 G$ ? p more ethical.” : ]. W9 \2 Y3 Y
0 r G" m* p& _( v; x. s“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:
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"I am not interested, my friend, about your religión or if you are religious or not.) C- k5 I" E$ v" X9 g+ j9 i7 y9 _
8 @) ]. r# t! H# K( A* F! V8 m“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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; c7 k5 q2 Q5 s/ c& |& e7 v“Remember, the universe is the echo of our actions and our thoughts.”
+ E P. I. i$ o* v' z* s“The law of action and reaction is not exclusively for physics. It is also of human relations., S i+ O7 U# M7 b* k6 i) p
If I act with goodness, I will receive goodness.
5 V& I2 f5 a2 E1 u6 x1 PIf I act with eviI, I will get evil.”9 e6 `' L) |7 k. j, F1 f7 @( B
# K J) K6 M7 T$ o“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth.$ U$ e. K& |% S: }- F
You will always have what you desire for others.% k# f1 G" B" U+ _0 I* _
Being happy is not a matter of destiny. 2 M" ~! a! x% q; K/ q
It is a matter of options.”
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& N9 ^5 a3 Z4 E3 k* Z" c, c vFinally he said:* l v. E8 q0 `6 |1 o. x! J
“Take care of your Thoughts because they become Words.2 j4 R* O+ W4 H8 w
Take care of your Words because they will become Actions.
3 t: z- r1 o0 [/ |" Q {2 S+ Y0 }Take care of your Actions because they will become Habits.1 K) ?1 x. A! u0 ^# J- P
Take care of your Habits because they will form your Character.- o! s/ t( F3 t
Take care of your Character because it will form your Destiny,/ O* ~( A, F4 }
and your Destiny will be your Life
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“There is no religion higher than the Truth.” |
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