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2 p, Y1 k! M8 ?" \9 |YOUR RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT (ZT); B% `# V4 L X# n& @9 [$ T- H5 b: u8 h
5 G1 o; N" e' {; }( E9 JA brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist * c) {- L* A; l t
Leonardo Boff
) ], |$ D8 Y" J/ u- W. j" ~and the Dalai Lama.
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In a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama
: E+ j+ K5 x# k* j- Pand myself were participating at recess I maliciously, and also with interest, \4 N+ |" ?# b
asked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?”* D7 f! w5 q( h
% \( P; v) q% S0 J1 cI thought he would say:1 K% P; z8 i9 w* ]" }& f T1 T2 V! L# q
“The Tibetan Buddhism” or “The oriental religions, much older than Chritianity”, W y% X+ [, {. a O
4 Z( b# _3 f& \* u' ~! O& Q Dalai Lama paused, smiled and looked me in the eyes …. 0 L8 \4 Z6 E" |5 M8 L+ A
which surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question.
+ k0 ^/ i. a, C7 WHe answered:
" T7 H9 O9 \& J4 W, E5 h6 M: y; c1 M “The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God. - q& @* e% [3 n$ f* ?
It is the one that makes you a better person.” n: j$ ~. @8 y9 V( u* X* q
7 y. R. o9 L) S* JTo get out of my embarassment with such a wise answer, I asked:
1 G2 U+ Q7 t+ \1 G( Z“What is it that makes me better?”
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, D1 d8 j- x1 D1 a& m) }; U) @He responded:
# z% n( g i. O1 D/ [1 u“Whatever makes you
& [; Y. w2 `/ }$ H more compassionate,
- {( @, `7 h2 c" s more sensible,
' W. S! h8 f" ~ r$ w- i& p% t more detached, 0 `. t( O; g: l& K3 ?# p
more loving, ) ^) B4 w) g, I H
more humanitarian,; i4 J7 g q/ f5 f5 @6 j9 V7 U
more responsible,
4 J7 v, \/ Y6 `: Y3 r+ R* s+ S6 F more ethical.” g, a# t/ l6 |. h2 J, {! f+ C
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“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:
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3 y. t0 V) U6 F- R* f" E' v"I am not interested, my friend, about your religión or if you are religious or not.5 ~7 \% ?6 T* u2 l8 c
& j. U3 x6 i( d5 t. I“What really is important to me is your behaviour in front of your peers, family, work, community, and in front of the world.” J# r# a: H6 v T8 W
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“Remember, the universe is the echo of our actions and our thoughts.”
% A; Y+ Y1 Y# p/ F“The law of action and reaction is not exclusively for physics. It is also of human relations.& Q# U; d2 |- Q- \/ {7 _+ U/ ~
If I act with goodness, I will receive goodness.
: ?" m3 L' _7 B/ `3 ]If I act with eviI, I will get evil.”/ k0 `1 f5 Z! W! g$ J
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“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth.0 Q% c" T C1 h2 B
You will always have what you desire for others.6 u# H/ f# b, z) |9 Z* r
Being happy is not a matter of destiny.
' c0 [) o" p7 B- p* H5 f5 d1 s* S It is a matter of options.”$ |/ N0 [7 ^: M$ Q* E3 c& s4 v
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, i, c: D( s6 [; c7 {Finally he said:0 U( _, C, A' g
“Take care of your Thoughts because they become Words.
) R) f! W5 ^8 G1 P; UTake care of your Words because they will become Actions.
8 g( i$ @( f! r9 qTake care of your Actions because they will become Habits.
. C4 J0 c/ y2 V8 BTake care of your Habits because they will form your Character.
9 ~9 k/ ^2 _) @$ b* m* eTake care of your Character because it will form your Destiny,6 R" F$ V9 A; D+ K8 X8 L/ a
and your Destiny will be your Life
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“There is no religion higher than the Truth.” |
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