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0 j2 S* B# m0 V: ^1 x2 A0 s; cYOUR RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT (ZT)' c, y$ U4 y! c }4 q0 s6 B; f
: E' r% W; d% y$ |6 NA brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist ! Y, {& C: K, x3 U% L! e) `; ]8 Q
Leonardo Boff
, b) Q8 R2 H7 K- eand the Dalai Lama.
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+ L4 T0 ?* [& X `; H) JIn a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama
4 s& v9 H3 O- F0 Z. ^$ g: w! D- wand myself were participating at recess I maliciously, and also with interest,
* W8 ~$ G( r! y! Easked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?”) u1 C4 h! H+ F J/ R
9 _8 z3 E# P& @# i, O- kI thought he would say:, P1 E1 P/ ~/ A" |6 p- }( O
“The Tibetan Buddhism” or “The oriental religions, much older than Chritianity”
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8 G$ P. M7 h' t1 B3 j% F& f Dalai Lama paused, smiled and looked me in the eyes ….
& C% D5 p1 a. Q8 C* J5 mwhich surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question.
3 F/ }+ e7 j6 a6 } tHe answered:. [6 {8 u' n: \ c( U
“The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God.
9 s0 e# z2 ^: M3 y0 V0 s It is the one that makes you a better person.”
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% y- L l+ j' x8 L0 K. bTo get out of my embarassment with such a wise answer, I asked:. L7 Q% X- P! M/ J3 f1 W! Y
“What is it that makes me better?”) \% O8 @3 m% D7 q1 h
5 V1 L* b* k% q$ M. \) |He responded:& d" l0 G, j- i$ l4 h7 n# \ C; i
“Whatever makes you
6 o* ]6 h( B3 V/ T1 J: c6 y1 c more compassionate, L8 c) G- O8 U. g. @7 `
more sensible, 7 y* H2 v+ k, ^
more detached,
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2 U" N6 h" a! p* j, m; O! a+ O2 O more humanitarian,
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more ethical.”
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2 z* ~# O' j3 B8 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:( n' Y1 h/ J; [3 S# I; T
- c4 d7 ]7 u% P* w# \"I am not interested, my friend, about your religión or if you are religious or not.
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' F/ C% Y, h* D+ |( E3 e" H“What really is important to me is your behaviour in front of your peers, family, work, community, and in front of the world.”7 Y5 W9 h) |3 E$ |) |- r: y
9 `5 ]) m# v1 T3 H) }4 c“Remember, the universe is the echo of our actions and our thoughts.”1 t# f& Z' W% e0 _3 y
“The law of action and reaction is not exclusively for physics. It is also of human relations.
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If I act with eviI, I will get evil.” f$ @1 G8 B2 U( R
& M" b. `- x0 Z$ v$ {6 y% Z" q& N“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth.! u# W9 j- e# N- h! l/ K9 @
You will always have what you desire for others.
$ E. r( e0 r2 y2 ABeing happy is not a matter of destiny. ( H& q% b g$ a$ S0 |
It is a matter of options.”
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Finally he said:
9 h$ j) T, }% b& q “Take care of your Thoughts because they become Words.# ~3 w* S7 p: C) i) H$ u2 U& o
Take care of your Words because they will become Actions.: k4 k: {( }+ }) W- r. `
Take care of your Actions because they will become Habits.4 K2 J( K x; I% w# y4 a4 C
Take care of your Habits because they will form your Character.
2 \2 o. @, y, n/ h( k4 t t+ lTake care of your Character because it will form your Destiny,$ r9 P1 h1 z* g X
and your Destiny will be your Life
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" O- p" b9 N4 C$ ?5 k% B- Y“There is no religion higher than the Truth.” |
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“The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God. 
