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! i5 G7 } Q$ G: m! nYOUR RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT (ZT)1 H' s0 m( i" P3 `
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A brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist % Y" K. B9 {' W% w& ~
Leonardo Boff ( Z6 _+ ~2 c o$ ^! }( p$ ]7 V
and the Dalai Lama.; _( D5 j, W3 H7 P6 y4 f4 V
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In a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama/ ]3 z% b7 c) C- G2 a9 K8 G+ q+ ~# G
and myself were participating at recess I maliciously, and also with interest,
6 X* g Q& ?) ?+ L) }* U3 y9 ^asked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?”
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4 ?8 q" ?5 E! P0 z$ A& x/ OI thought he would say:, F3 E% \# C" K
“The Tibetan Buddhism” or “The oriental religions, much older than Chritianity”$ p6 X5 H( i: T. x+ G8 t9 {3 g
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Dalai Lama paused, smiled and looked me in the eyes …. / |5 e8 G Z2 O, t# P- n, D+ K# ^, e
which surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question.
3 _9 r% O6 X" Z# v t' ~1 W. tHe answered:
- T9 Y/ ^ W. P. Q) `4 U7 m “The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God. 3 D* X6 q! \) C/ ?! u" x) {* |
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:5 `* L9 ^# c7 i; s- o$ o, S
“What is it that makes me better?”' ^& G) C3 r1 x0 C- ^+ \- B: X" z
: c; ~' v+ R; ?" o: UHe responded:! ]9 t. C I% b% x) Q
“Whatever makes you ! h( U0 a1 F$ g" h) F" Q% Q: [1 _
more compassionate,
: g1 [& s& y2 j$ E more sensible,
: b8 B* z6 J. k) E! u* G8 t more detached,
' W- x: f' ?& k: {6 ~. c! o more loving,
8 L4 T) ?( W; Z# g9 B8 K, r2 B more humanitarian,
v. j7 X: R( _( q6 n# v) ^9 v6 H more responsible,
( o% I: W: K& _9 R$ e( ] more ethical.” 3 `% _4 a+ o; ?
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“The religion that will do that for you is the best religion”5 H2 q6 |/ X- y$ l& f. a, v% N
6 y9 p! ~5 m. ?+ CI was silent for a moment, marvelling and even today thinking of his wise and irrefutable response:" _/ ~" U2 }6 t7 x3 B
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"I am not interested, my friend, about your religión or if you are religious or not.+ j5 q5 g9 M6 Q9 |$ k. X1 f5 _
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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 k& [4 p0 ~2 ]% ~
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“Remember, the universe is the echo of our actions and our thoughts.”
" [3 z: C$ ~; G; l“The law of action and reaction is not exclusively for physics. It is also of human relations.
1 i- r; N- N, T7 E3 xIf I act with goodness, I will receive goodness.
. e+ Z- K" P. A$ CIf I act with eviI, I will get evil.” Z' D6 A& p: B! A: d
6 _+ h- j$ P2 o3 n+ k1 p8 [“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth.# F! K. `+ X5 s+ C
You will always have what you desire for others.7 D8 X6 j3 N3 S4 z- k r0 r+ m6 q
Being happy is not a matter of destiny.
7 F' K1 J, l. Q& h It is a matter of options.”0 h( u8 l/ N3 @9 j+ t
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Finally he said:
. n7 B' v+ G* r* d, `% p! _. s F “Take care of your Thoughts because they become Words.
6 e- v, p; b+ F! o3 S3 k0 c7 `Take care of your Words because they will become Actions.
* w7 _8 R$ B& k. B4 GTake care of your Actions because they will become Habits.
3 y) { p1 s! j# `( ~Take care of your Habits because they will form your Character.
0 Y, u2 X. M* kTake care of your Character because it will form your Destiny,
5 Y3 [' V% T0 |- B m3 |and your Destiny will be your Life
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: r; z' j. O+ c“There is no religion higher than the Truth.” |
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