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9 r+ w0 O/ P$ H9 y tYOUR RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT (ZT)
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A brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist 7 j* o r/ o% R
Leonardo Boff
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In a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama
4 F6 r6 i8 e9 sand myself were participating at recess I maliciously, and also with interest,+ W4 Y0 y3 Q( R( G, Y
asked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?”
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0 B1 n; g, u$ p' N, n, m, nI thought he would say:
, j+ \, s/ r- j* Q! X) w1 z“The Tibetan Buddhism” or “The oriental religions, much older than Chritianity”
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& D w, K5 ~2 Y! Q4 R! L Dalai Lama paused, smiled and looked me in the eyes …. F! r, l4 q( o0 }
which surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question. 2 E* D1 c, F. @/ U# s) _
He answered:
+ f$ B$ b+ v/ p' J* r5 e “The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God. 9 ?& ^! w: n* E- q# `. a
It is the one that makes you a better person.”
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3 B b- K7 z3 |) GTo get out of my embarassment with such a wise answer, I asked:" V, Z/ ^5 u: l2 w
“What is it that makes me better?”' u+ D- `2 e$ q' d3 M% G6 e
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He responded:6 j0 z2 R: k: d4 n" _
“Whatever makes you
9 ?3 d7 {; {, Y$ q7 D more compassionate,
# u; P( H' z- m3 v more sensible,
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- M& T# L- B( {5 {/ e- O more loving, 5 G4 b. w# J9 `
more humanitarian,% V f6 B2 J. q) M0 Q* [( b1 Z
more responsible,
7 V% ]7 q7 k8 b more ethical.”
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“The religion that will do that for you is the best religion”3 r6 Y0 ^3 ^4 r$ j% |1 D
@- `* a! P3 bI was silent for a moment, marvelling and even today thinking of his wise and irrefutable response:
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. R: f1 @/ t/ J6 u+ u"I am not interested, my friend, about your religión or if you are religious or not.
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^1 G8 `9 [3 K1 b. P2 U. l4 B) \“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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7 ?# F3 y; l- x" @6 z/ X4 P“Remember, the universe is the echo of our actions and our thoughts.”, @7 e! h: P! f/ v1 q
“The law of action and reaction is not exclusively for physics. It is also of human relations.
2 |1 b9 u* c* u2 Z* Q3 f9 V6 F4 V! jIf I act with goodness, I will receive goodness.
& X3 [9 k' R$ u7 SIf I act with eviI, I will get evil.”) ]3 l5 N3 `' g+ r3 M: w
! n, w* ^7 j# A4 S4 ?" f6 o6 u“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth.
' @9 ?: F; ` d' h8 X* A2 Z2 _) `You will always have what you desire for others.
# d: m9 L7 u% L, w' E( oBeing happy is not a matter of destiny.
$ {) d( j% l" F, A- ]0 }7 D It is a matter of options.”3 p, {. u' }% r
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Finally he said: Z5 f% _: c: n3 U: E
“Take care of your Thoughts because they become Words./ w( K$ n6 ~' {$ |1 D( j) i, h) O
Take care of your Words because they will become Actions.7 T. P' ^2 d; A& L c; w
Take care of your Actions because they will become Habits." `- ~( c# W- C( O# w
Take care of your Habits because they will form your Character.
. ^( C& `, C' s1 D0 v( Q, d8 `. vTake care of your Character because it will form your Destiny,( W4 ~! l# ~2 { Q, C; |' V& c. k0 A+ n H
and your Destiny will be your Life 2 i- Y) s% ^9 Y: N( O0 R& Z- y
… and …
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