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YOUR RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT (ZT)/ o( J) U/ x6 x: ~6 G
, \# E K5 Q7 {& k( R9 \1 ]$ sA brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist ; L/ R8 C Z) Y3 F
Leonardo Boff ! Q3 e- T! ^8 _ F
and the Dalai Lama. R: }6 ?8 H7 P* N1 \* o$ C% Z
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* H, v# [. z$ }7 s/ GIn a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama8 x1 k5 c- g$ _
and myself were participating at recess I maliciously, and also with interest,8 x% ^9 {6 Z8 [) f
asked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?”
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I thought he would say: }( v- X! x4 ~2 F
“The Tibetan Buddhism” or “The oriental religions, much older than Chritianity”' ?' Z' f+ {, Z
/ Q3 W- d* _) [ D+ ~. D3 P" c Dalai Lama paused, smiled and looked me in the eyes …. - c% g% x' N5 C5 Z9 `8 i5 }3 c
which surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question.
: R5 S2 ]) V1 z# W: _. P: |5 R2 ?He answered:
% U) l* l" k, _ K, z “The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God. 3 e& d, N b- J1 K6 K2 F y2 }$ K2 b
It is the one that makes you a better person.”4 G0 ~/ A! h0 Y& B' v4 D9 E8 ~
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To get out of my embarassment with such a wise answer, I asked:' A% c( q! h8 Z
“What is it that makes me better?”
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5 |1 M) s6 N6 p! k. ]% hHe responded:
0 C" e1 U$ n' ]$ } p5 X. F“Whatever makes you 6 h6 x7 ~3 }& Z) A. H9 h
more compassionate,
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more detached,
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' Z- [# l! I1 D more humanitarian,8 O1 Z6 r; `3 S9 q! M& g/ y
more responsible,
4 o% k: e. E7 m+ @; y more ethical.”
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: A+ A" g: ]! L7 z“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:8 v" U4 O: V: a* }/ G% 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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" M: B }" V C0 s, T“What really is important to me is your behaviour in front of your peers, family, work, community, and in front of the world.”" {8 R' d9 t9 |5 y. \. @: O* V
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“Remember, the universe is the echo of our actions and our thoughts.”
$ T: P+ R3 ~9 a$ Z“The law of action and reaction is not exclusively for physics. It is also of human relations.
1 }. S) W8 N2 e U: _1 r, M rIf I act with goodness, I will receive goodness. 1 x( o9 g( z+ E( p; w! X. u
If I act with eviI, I will get evil.” I0 {9 w8 V& }) b9 [9 u5 u7 n1 O: n
8 \2 c, a2 U6 @2 F `“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth.
& K) W* k( H5 j% [You will always have what you desire for others.
- f+ \* ~& Y4 X3 l' W( OBeing happy is not a matter of destiny.
! n7 }. F8 o$ t It is a matter of options.”# }" Q3 t0 W, `3 s( P/ H3 O& K' S
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- W9 K# q9 g. L9 ` ^Finally he said:
- s; f* W6 M: h5 J R* B+ @ “Take care of your Thoughts because they become Words.( ]- h8 H* n2 j7 V7 _
Take care of your Words because they will become Actions.
0 ?( ]/ P$ o/ H! xTake care of your Actions because they will become Habits.
; P/ J7 q6 J) jTake care of your Habits because they will form your Character.( ?+ L' P9 A9 [) @+ e. o+ h
Take care of your Character because it will form your Destiny,- t* J6 m* E0 h' Q% |
and your Destiny will be your Life
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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. : b5 W$ k5 c* ]+ g7 T
