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YOUR RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT (ZT), i, ?/ w/ }" |" ^1 S! P$ X
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A brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist
! G0 F( K% p' G' V7 t0 W, v. ^Leonardo Boff " d* R/ J6 E, f8 @$ H8 P- ^, g. j
and the Dalai Lama.
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) b# Y, C; W4 ~- F u: wIn a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama! L3 b* a8 w; G2 F6 [; }9 D: i
and myself were participating at recess I maliciously, and also with interest,( v% } V+ z' F$ k% a" \2 U" u
asked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?”
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I thought he would say:
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Dalai Lama paused, smiled and looked me in the eyes …. ' d" v0 W9 q2 t7 ^. K% Y
which surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question. ) ~% ] P9 V) M& H3 H1 A0 ~9 w
He answered:
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It is the one that makes you a better person.”
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. v6 Y% u* C4 q5 Z% Q. DTo get out of my embarassment with such a wise answer, I asked:
/ z2 B( ]! K& g. W+ M“What is it that makes me better?”, K. V. \6 ?% ]0 V3 ?# x+ X+ P
4 M |; C5 a+ I% `2 G* U6 pHe responded:
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more humanitarian,) n" |7 v2 z. w, U$ r
more responsible,/ R% M) r, `' U/ o- [
more ethical.”
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“The religion that will do that for you is the best religion”
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# B9 u% \1 P; I( q" a+ aI was silent for a moment, marvelling and even today thinking of his wise and irrefutable response:4 P6 ~: @! W( O/ m1 Q! v5 b
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"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.”
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“Remember, the universe is the echo of our actions and our thoughts.”
* c* b* P& j2 a3 y; z“The law of action and reaction is not exclusively for physics. It is also of human relations.
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If I act with eviI, I will get evil.”' Y$ m: A# G2 Z7 I
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“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth.# z, ~# q7 `3 ^' y$ `- n& K0 k% d
You will always have what you desire for others.
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It is a matter of options.”
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Finally he said:
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Take care of your Words because they will become Actions.% |! i, A% e3 m% N
Take care of your Actions because they will become Habits.4 S6 g" B( l: A1 X" B
Take care of your Habits because they will form your Character.
+ k. j% V6 n+ S2 g2 lTake care of your Character because it will form your Destiny,
6 r8 Y$ C* D: o& o ?and your Destiny will be your Life
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“There is no religion higher than the Truth.” |
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