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$ H6 q9 V- ~* Z+ s+ D# MYOUR RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT (ZT)
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A brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist ! q2 w# t) \& P+ s' z6 O+ s
Leonardo Boff / l" B5 ?5 {- U: T a7 e
and the Dalai Lama.
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In a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama5 b2 r7 L6 n l) r3 [; D
and myself were participating at recess I maliciously, and also with interest,
( n- ~% @+ H6 O4 r& {asked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?”+ @- r1 @* Y' N% E
" H. f' x+ X6 O& _& H1 BI thought he would say:
% }' Y( o" a& c9 a8 k/ t“The Tibetan Buddhism” or “The oriental religions, much older than Chritianity”& ^2 q0 x5 o! G6 F1 w8 T! k
0 X8 n5 b& v. |% b' N5 m! j Dalai Lama paused, smiled and looked me in the eyes …. $ ~& ^0 V: B# k# {% n4 z- S/ B
which surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question. 8 ^1 l/ J( k$ X8 x; n0 W) ]
He answered:
" D: d! v9 X* I4 m “The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God. & G5 b) B" t/ q% s+ i( c
It is the one that makes you a better person.”8 b" K F) R% n& r( x4 @
- P- Y3 n' J2 e$ tTo get out of my embarassment with such a wise answer, I asked:5 i. w# q( m2 j% K- e7 T# Z: `; B
“What is it that makes me better?”
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& f4 i& n$ ]% c6 W" D6 a; X! KHe responded:
" `2 r/ Q5 {) I9 y“Whatever makes you " |. D, m$ y6 Y0 [5 B$ `( N! u
more compassionate,, R. C5 a9 j7 T: P
more sensible, 0 X4 _8 G. B! w/ o4 t# V$ d# v
more detached, * {7 J) t$ F# O$ S0 v
more loving, : m0 U1 u( w" k
more humanitarian,
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more ethical.”
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6 |) D4 o7 }" b6 s7 e“The religion that will do that for you is the best religion”/ H$ h' ]2 ^9 m" D+ q
# G2 t# f$ H" [I was silent for a moment, marvelling and even today thinking of his wise and irrefutable response:
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( j) A6 o6 b4 h. T"I am not interested, my friend, about your religión or if you are religious or not.9 Z* u! u$ x* e& y
3 r1 H; i1 E! e; x2 F0 g“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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& `" u. U# R& q" i4 U“Remember, the universe is the echo of our actions and our thoughts.”
" O: x b+ Q3 j; m“The law of action and reaction is not exclusively for physics. It is also of human relations.
) ^! G4 j6 D& w k$ _) rIf I act with goodness, I will receive goodness.
* d( L: C% u [! }2 Y, fIf I act with eviI, I will get evil.”+ M. E! f0 K- A, Y+ f# l
0 ?0 W* c, Z- S6 S3 x& J7 h7 q$ ^“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth.4 X! Y/ e/ T" I2 E
You will always have what you desire for others." y$ l" A, M6 a; P
Being happy is not a matter of destiny.
1 g1 f( \" a8 x7 n It is a matter of options.”
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8 l- W) R$ L; F {8 u" S) ^8 ~Finally he said:0 G/ c3 I, \" x6 s# P6 H
“Take care of your Thoughts because they become Words.5 y9 C) ~4 }( j" L3 h" I: a0 E
Take care of your Words because they will become Actions.
9 R& e" \2 p' x9 d. G4 zTake care of your Actions because they will become Habits.
2 x& E& q6 U0 w [/ [2 cTake care of your Habits because they will form your Character.+ O) \8 A; K9 m s- `& ]
Take care of your Character because it will form your Destiny,/ ^ A) ?% c4 Z2 T h
and your Destiny will be your Life 6 c* T/ C/ H/ M/ U' P
… and …
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“The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God. 
