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5 s0 h! K+ Y+ }9 OYOUR RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT (ZT)9 {9 ]7 Q9 m5 @" g
: l6 U! M7 q. k$ yA brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist
+ P4 w7 i; P3 c3 q) nLeonardo Boff 8 b* D# r) ^- [: A
and the Dalai Lama.
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In a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama) E% g4 c( m/ F" f i3 k, \* W! B5 t
and myself were participating at recess I maliciously, and also with interest,
M% F! U t# D7 gasked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?”- B6 v/ M. @- _2 J, l
4 m* a! ]1 j \7 e( b7 xI thought he would say:5 X9 P2 v8 M8 |8 v( u) l; A
“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 …. / |- j( X4 g2 l/ M) d, t
which surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question. 0 ~- g% \& i- J. I$ ?+ G& _% M
He answered:
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It is the one that makes you a better person.”
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To get out of my embarassment with such a wise answer, I asked:
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7 }. y4 ^( L) Z5 f- ]2 PHe responded:& f1 f. K- Z& d3 N
“Whatever makes you " _6 o- x' Y. A/ n: c. O
more compassionate,% ~& }( p# m' S/ A, G
more sensible, 6 r" W, j. r1 c* A! r' U Z
more detached, " V7 v. M# \7 I
more loving,
8 `6 ^) O8 C" u! Y+ F* f more humanitarian,
5 O4 Z$ n9 Z7 G" Y more responsible,
. W) ^! x3 K$ m: G, B more ethical.”
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“The religion that will do that for you is the best religion”. x' x# k, N/ o# ^6 C) u4 S- s v
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I was silent for a moment, marvelling and even today thinking of his wise and irrefutable response:
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/ g0 a/ g( l7 [: ["I am not interested, my friend, about your religión or if you are religious or not.
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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.”4 y: a9 @# x; ~, S3 v/ Z! h
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“Remember, the universe is the echo of our actions and our thoughts.”
8 B# k! N. j8 r; H' ]1 p4 ]“The law of action and reaction is not exclusively for physics. It is also of human relations.
6 R7 v& z# Q) XIf I act with goodness, I will receive goodness.
6 G2 d% g7 X; T- J4 @ _) R3 gIf I act with eviI, I will get evil.”7 j3 J# ]7 G3 M! _/ `8 j' `4 o' S9 F
U4 h0 Q3 o$ C$ ^“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth.5 c, u" b$ D) R8 @+ q
You will always have what you desire for others.2 z Q: S& l! v4 d
Being happy is not a matter of destiny. , ?4 U% I% {* b$ s
It is a matter of options.”
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9 l: }* U# w; f+ q( C5 z$ m% y1 I8 ZFinally he said:: `3 m" a2 F. A! F$ K/ P
“Take care of your Thoughts because they become Words.
1 F4 L9 ]% T( x8 D" KTake care of your Words because they will become Actions.8 o& { n! e6 j1 ^
Take care of your Actions because they will become Habits.9 F4 }- {: F7 N
Take care of your Habits because they will form your Character.5 f- @2 x/ {2 B! m3 x3 A% U& m
Take care of your Character because it will form your Destiny,
; Q: j( w# _) Q x. Uand your Destiny will be your Life
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, M+ ]8 @( q$ H: M/ P: h“There is no religion higher than the Truth.” |
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