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) R2 y: b2 V8 w' P6 tYOUR RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT (ZT)
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" S) }' t1 f/ D) d3 o: h4 Y5 [" ?# cA brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist % @; Y6 x8 J1 s" m2 v
Leonardo Boff
8 }$ T8 _1 R qand the Dalai Lama. L1 C- G' f" {' B4 @# I1 }" X2 b
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In a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama
$ R8 W9 T" r$ s! R( E! g( mand myself were participating at recess I maliciously, and also with interest,
# ^0 u& M7 ~' kasked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?”
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, `7 G6 v1 O, y! P1 r' X$ j6 mI thought he would say:" J2 C2 @! g- m- ?* u. N J
“The Tibetan Buddhism” or “The oriental religions, much older than Chritianity”+ d* _* F1 e# f$ l; V
" q9 X% G. U* o+ _ Dalai Lama paused, smiled and looked me in the eyes …. 3 j t- E6 T1 y/ N. Y
which surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question. % o; g9 x) c# x0 a% j
He answered:3 O p5 q+ u1 f! M
“The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God. 6 A8 g0 V- g o' w. g! f0 D
It is the one that makes you a better person.”
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) k; C. ]" K8 ]; zTo get out of my embarassment with such a wise answer, I asked:
: x+ s: \7 l% _; j5 ~“What is it that makes me better?”2 I8 Z0 h( P! y3 l
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He responded:
7 K2 s ?' M+ X% z- i“Whatever makes you 5 ~+ p/ b5 P. D- p# n
more compassionate,
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more detached,
7 [3 }0 H- E& R( G5 E8 h4 B- w* j more loving,
, G7 s" I6 A: R1 y' z5 O& P! | more humanitarian,
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more ethical.”
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“The religion that will do that for you is the best religion”- Y) L( H1 r& ]2 X3 u
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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.
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/ H5 _# U& U; n. t0 d4 }“What really is important to me is your behaviour in front of your peers, family, work, community, and in front of the world.”' v6 W! z1 m) [- Z% h. D
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“Remember, the universe is the echo of our actions and our thoughts.”
% x1 K! Z' @$ F! R/ U8 B. y3 [“The law of action and reaction is not exclusively for physics. It is also of human relations.! ~: s2 Y6 O% J7 O% B
If I act with goodness, I will receive goodness.
- u' ^; @$ G: ]- l8 A3 |5 kIf I act with eviI, I will get evil.”
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“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth.) F# c6 b; w# f" b3 d
You will always have what you desire for others.2 {, l/ l, h. U8 j5 t
Being happy is not a matter of destiny. 9 }: y+ x$ A* }$ @0 y, G3 H
It is a matter of options.” P6 w3 T4 D, e6 A
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- U, ]4 i) q0 J" M; EFinally he said:
) v4 r7 ~- e$ l4 [" A “Take care of your Thoughts because they become Words.( \2 X" M, e* N# P+ j3 y+ A- U4 \
Take care of your Words because they will become Actions.
0 b8 M l/ \7 l! I6 K! Y' N- GTake care of your Actions because they will become Habits.# L# e, t+ c8 f8 m& G1 t( D, ]% b7 Q
Take care of your Habits because they will form your Character./ D. s- X$ C- |- R& ]
Take care of your Character because it will form your Destiny,
) o0 ]$ L: A6 l/ r2 h/ wand your Destiny will be your Life
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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. 
