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) V6 S8 m% I: OYOUR RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT (ZT)
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A brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist 5 x' {' X% u' `3 z( u8 {$ [
Leonardo Boff # B) v6 C u9 k: ?3 N5 {) J
and the Dalai Lama.8 P$ ]: m- S% X. [+ q1 |$ c D3 |
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4 b" [6 i' g+ W/ S( G* k" q+ LIn a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama1 P& r5 e' p, o$ G/ h# G) O
and myself were participating at recess I maliciously, and also with interest,
; s+ Z0 ]+ ]' U7 B3 `asked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?”
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+ D% t6 M4 b1 ~- I8 ~I thought he would say:
6 v$ W8 K* ]; u/ h' }7 r& [“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 ….
' `( D9 Y4 f2 q* {which surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question. 0 m! i9 j- h& J4 i8 W' e
He answered:" x% \6 h$ g2 T6 e! O8 U; C# |+ w
“The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God. 9 A/ P, @3 b; e( h" H" `% I) ?! Q
It is the one that makes you a better person.”2 `) I4 m1 }- J0 K0 \9 Q: F1 U
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To get out of my embarassment with such a wise answer, I asked:
# c/ |2 a, a4 c/ U# P5 F7 s“What is it that makes me better?”+ T9 n8 Q0 i* B' J( \" C
* X5 `6 g0 H9 a- o% i$ IHe responded:5 `! d; ?: o) N- C
“Whatever makes you
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more sensible,
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more loving,
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more responsible,( F/ q* o3 M6 W: T/ G, a: {6 b
more ethical.” , P9 _6 h1 _! r3 c& L# @
! e. {/ _+ j' {5 C“The religion that will do that for you is the best religion”% n6 b+ N6 ^6 [
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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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"I am not interested, my friend, about your religión or if you are religious or not.8 F t' ]" x; M5 A# e. Y
9 T- l3 j5 L6 h) G' Q“What really is important to me is your behaviour in front of your peers, family, work, community, and in front of the world.”. p: c2 X& C- `+ n
; q/ Y9 }% s x“Remember, the universe is the echo of our actions and our thoughts.”
8 `* _# q/ R6 ?& W* C“The law of action and reaction is not exclusively for physics. It is also of human relations.
9 S, y6 [4 ], y# ^# t; y1 rIf I act with goodness, I will receive goodness.
6 }* {" c9 T. P# a! D/ `; {If I act with eviI, I will get evil.”; e8 S$ F- }* c6 T( X& C
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“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth.
* i4 A% M5 r; E: K# t; M M7 A6 @You will always have what you desire for others.
/ @$ @$ t+ I% e1 ^Being happy is not a matter of destiny. , }) X( i: ?( h( C
It is a matter of options.”4 n+ R) s$ M& K2 R9 X. [
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" @% T7 w6 F# P, V* t% e$ DFinally he said:+ b8 v4 F' j( h2 [0 `
“Take care of your Thoughts because they become Words.
" A' X2 R+ v5 rTake care of your Words because they will become Actions./ Q7 o |; R% v" B7 {
Take care of your Actions because they will become Habits.! S9 k" B$ f+ ^) \ e
Take care of your Habits because they will form your Character.3 X. N7 c5 T* r: n0 E
Take care of your Character because it will form your Destiny,
8 q$ j# R9 J: w$ Cand your Destiny will be your Life % w$ y: M7 r% C/ F, I5 f8 v: M
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“There is no religion higher than the Truth.” |
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“The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God. 
