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# w* _. h* t" f8 C' h vYOUR RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT (ZT)
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A brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist 2 @. n( P( L L u. o! v3 W
Leonardo Boff 3 a9 _5 g( {* \5 D
and the Dalai Lama.- J8 s7 T6 D2 _& L1 p; P2 M
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In a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama M1 W0 q* x; [/ i6 S
and myself were participating at recess I maliciously, and also with interest,9 f1 n# [; ]2 a7 a0 ?0 L% \
asked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?”- U% U4 g3 p/ r/ K) b4 A5 w
' D! w, {* w. H }+ sI thought he would say:
* S! r3 |$ _3 K( }“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 ….
- m; J( A& W. Z. Cwhich surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question.
& @ t& ]( ?6 c0 ]He answered:
/ i0 b4 N! G' A1 }' y “The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God. $ m3 s; ?9 Q& o+ i d" v
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:% R# F1 {! I, k: Z i
“What is it that makes me better?”
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He responded:
1 g' l" ]# k$ t, c“Whatever makes you & [ c- B; I6 n2 j, I$ ^) i
more compassionate,9 J9 s w* H% k+ o3 S
more sensible,
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/ ~: |% H2 e9 b. a- T7 c: b" ~2 [6 O5 } more loving, ; I2 ]5 c3 A$ n1 F. _
more humanitarian,
- L/ s. j9 W/ b% F- t4 o q0 F5 N more responsible," N, K# E6 ~" u! K
more ethical.”
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“The religion that will do that for you is the best religion”" V6 ~8 G' m/ T0 l7 l
" ?7 {( J) Y$ w& dI 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.
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; `: `8 g: l2 ]9 W) [1 g3 [“What really is important to me is your behaviour in front of your peers, family, work, community, and in front of the world.”) v/ {0 r1 z$ s: b b7 E5 `" P
8 n& R2 h. ^2 v2 ?9 _“Remember, the universe is the echo of our actions and our thoughts.”
7 A" T4 T( d6 L G“The law of action and reaction is not exclusively for physics. It is also of human relations.
+ f4 h8 {' g, u6 T) ]/ d) yIf I act with goodness, I will receive goodness. ; m# N7 s0 ~" D7 n d% |3 F% S9 c
If I act with eviI, I will get evil.”
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“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth.; d) n3 S! ~# {+ ?4 m& {; Y
You will always have what you desire for others.
: d) }1 A3 q# N# HBeing happy is not a matter of destiny. . g* G4 u7 v9 {' a( t
It is a matter of options.”, b7 M2 _# k5 R7 S
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) G7 n' \$ G- [5 S" f2 zFinally he said:
. X* V$ s- f* p2 C9 b/ [! l7 C9 c' x “Take care of your Thoughts because they become Words.
* l% @1 l" ~' {/ A" b5 yTake care of your Words because they will become Actions.
$ F6 s8 T8 h) ?Take care of your Actions because they will become Habits.0 M$ I( q" z8 h' o! A) N! a
Take care of your Habits because they will form your Character.! i, b' u3 G0 L
Take care of your Character because it will form your Destiny,
5 H- P( b% g j9 a- ]7 r7 K; d9 Mand your Destiny will be your Life
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“There is no religion higher than the Truth.” |
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