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4 K9 Z2 X( K- P& r. M- h% lYOUR RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT (ZT)% K, H) o* @ {: I1 Q9 l2 }
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A brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist 6 ^1 {' @: `; c2 @: Y
Leonardo Boff 8 Y: M8 F. t$ g
and the Dalai Lama.
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( S0 @6 N- F1 A7 Q- w: K0 G, M) {In a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama" }9 ~' r r2 T! ^) p6 T
and myself were participating at recess I maliciously, and also with interest,
" o/ v9 F+ z# I* d& D# B: h7 P1 basked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?”' R% X3 C {" B# U, y: D
3 z3 A i* r5 u! ?- tI thought he would say:
7 d- h0 Y. e6 e0 }4 E“The Tibetan Buddhism” or “The oriental religions, much older than Chritianity”% B# Z1 X. L$ C' g1 k
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Dalai Lama paused, smiled and looked me in the eyes …. 0 r7 b4 B/ W" g5 p
which surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question.
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“The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God. # `$ X) ~' a8 t2 d# E) l O) ^0 y
It is the one that makes you a better person.”) U9 v3 c0 |- ~
$ [6 g# ?0 B2 M5 MTo get out of my embarassment with such a wise answer, I asked:/ l3 `5 |3 m5 J2 ]8 I
“What is it that makes me better?”
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He responded:
5 t, P. q. q. j; R% @“Whatever makes you , }& q. |3 e9 U) g
more compassionate,: I! v$ W; `0 W' [
more sensible,
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more loving,
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more responsible,
7 y! e; G) V% x& e more ethical.” 9 ~8 R4 m9 H5 y/ p7 K: y" Z
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“The religion that will do that for you is the best religion”4 N- B& E; g% g( q5 `
: X! f3 i/ `' \3 A) i; Y1 e( fI was silent for a moment, marvelling and even today thinking of his wise and irrefutable response:
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* D& [5 p& O. J+ D/ [# P"I am not interested, my friend, about your religión or if you are religious or not.
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: w! g3 o/ C5 G( z; N4 W$ U“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.”
! q; _/ m" X8 X) Q1 _1 N1 V Q“The law of action and reaction is not exclusively for physics. It is also of human relations.5 d/ o: M% u b
If I act with goodness, I will receive goodness.
$ L9 `7 l, v2 b6 @- UIf I act with eviI, I will get evil.”, N2 P5 P1 e/ s( p8 {
9 }. c% F/ `$ A) {“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth.
8 q% Z1 n4 W7 k8 d' f x UYou will always have what you desire for others.
k) Z) a6 s/ B7 M) n0 h z8 ~* `Being happy is not a matter of destiny.
1 j0 N7 I* ^, A5 B It is a matter of options.”
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+ _( Z4 k! r/ m) O4 F# n4 ]Finally he said:( O5 U2 `% e* J$ G+ i
“Take care of your Thoughts because they become Words.
; }8 l1 u; `7 ^: q. r& VTake care of your Words because they will become Actions.
2 L) {" i) \& g; T( {( U3 e0 rTake care of your Actions because they will become Habits.8 p3 i, i- i! E7 R4 e& R4 ~, }3 n: B
Take care of your Habits because they will form your Character.
+ h* l; T/ p0 ]% z1 U) r0 lTake care of your Character because it will form your Destiny,3 U0 W* b- k7 o1 E9 v/ V1 v
and your Destiny will be your Life
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“There is no religion higher than the Truth.” |
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