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YOUR RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT (ZT): ?' Y" Z0 N f4 V7 {( R# y7 k
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A brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist
& Y, k8 Q$ J. k2 HLeonardo Boff
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In a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama1 F! b3 e+ B0 \: L( _; G* B- M& y
and myself were participating at recess I maliciously, and also with interest," u+ W* ^5 s; ?
asked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?”
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: `4 z" q% t- m T' LI thought he would say:
3 @( F2 F+ w6 ]8 R* L& Q9 g3 \“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 ….
' Q2 G# y' \$ T9 Z, m T* Mwhich surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question. 6 ]8 `2 o7 b, D S
He answered:: X! v6 V1 G- E
“The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God.
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To get out of my embarassment with such a wise answer, I asked:
& c$ ^; k& k u6 `/ f$ \- H“What is it that makes me better?”* q6 s8 }+ [8 X$ N, E
+ S; q U5 L* T% _5 K/ m& f1 K6 [He responded:
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more sensible, * r6 P+ m+ R8 y, v8 Q
more detached,
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more humanitarian,
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, R# I* q ~; J more ethical.” 3 `: T; A: c8 V) w
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“The religion that will do that for you is the best religion”/ g0 B) P/ h2 W" Q' l
4 Y- P5 B7 }# F6 H7 ]5 FI 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.4 i V/ e4 L2 q) E/ R! H8 {: C
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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.”' n+ R: l$ f: r1 b) `7 r
3 E( ~, O( Y5 e; e9 L“Remember, the universe is the echo of our actions and our thoughts.”$ W& C' H; U! ~
“The law of action and reaction is not exclusively for physics. It is also of human relations., O4 V7 O$ d; t. P# w
If I act with goodness, I will receive goodness.
M+ c5 P- C# Q* s) AIf I act with eviI, I will get evil.”
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# [- b, q! p* h4 H" K' J6 u w“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth.% R" R5 z% h$ D+ {7 ]/ ]9 }
You will always have what you desire for others.
3 v! m0 N: U2 u4 DBeing happy is not a matter of destiny. % c( ~! V Q" U: o. S
It is a matter of options.”/ v: Z5 D. j# B# y$ P4 C- d- k9 Y" g
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7 i+ G5 }; B% C0 j# `2 jFinally he said:
- B" z/ z$ j- D! A9 @9 J “Take care of your Thoughts because they become Words.
1 o- d8 D- u' H% K- c8 @4 x" TTake care of your Words because they will become Actions.
2 _2 p1 R/ q9 n/ G9 ITake care of your Actions because they will become Habits.# y6 L" {" f* l1 C
Take care of your Habits because they will form your Character.
! o8 I3 J/ j5 D y3 a+ [2 MTake care of your Character because it will form your Destiny,; Y% Q! o4 [" f& ~2 M9 w
and your Destiny will be your Life
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6 n, v* l. y' w“There is no religion higher than the Truth.” |
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“The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God. 
