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YOUR RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT (ZT)+ ~% U2 ^' |' O5 q" O
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A brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist ( C# Y: Y; h% Q l" N
Leonardo Boff : b3 F) }7 @1 {9 C g
and the Dalai Lama.
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& q$ Y @ T8 X/ p9 \6 NIn a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama
+ \) T+ s8 g5 w& x6 Yand myself were participating at recess I maliciously, and also with interest,$ q. g: U# h* {$ X1 v
asked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?”4 y0 b2 Q4 E$ H6 j q
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I thought he would say:
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0 n7 v7 f/ F) r' ` Dalai Lama paused, smiled and looked me in the eyes ….
8 y1 W; Y6 X$ D; jwhich surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question.
|1 p1 x* O3 y' K2 \9 M! WHe answered:
9 U9 t* K) l; b8 V “The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God.
" b3 x: N+ d+ K7 ^* C It is the one that makes you a better person.”! l+ g G; x( z7 ?+ g! f
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To get out of my embarassment with such a wise answer, I asked:$ r; j& j# e5 N6 X# O
“What is it that makes me better?”
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4 p: {5 v7 {: J0 ~2 V" G. ]He responded:
4 c; ~: v' K* I& x“Whatever makes you
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2 ~* W1 O r& x! |5 I more sensible,
1 ?+ y9 v, ~: q) P3 v i$ P more detached,
4 e" k. U" a+ |9 N more loving,
3 K: {4 e" `# f; H! `4 D' T1 s. X( _$ D more humanitarian,
. w5 o* ?( N" P9 i. k% c! b more responsible,
. d- n# A7 {7 p5 I% g$ ?# t more ethical.”
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“The religion that will do that for you is the best religion”3 a+ e2 ]5 w, ^: k. u
* t& k: R0 q& NI was silent for a moment, marvelling and even today thinking of his wise and irrefutable response:
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2 W6 [1 G9 R/ {% n9 w"I am not interested, my friend, about your religión or if you are religious or not.
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0 [& Q) Z! K3 j7 l: ?4 \“What really is important to me is your behaviour in front of your peers, family, work, community, and in front of the world.”5 m+ \; e# o8 h1 Q0 I: _ u
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“Remember, the universe is the echo of our actions and our thoughts.”
/ l. g& o7 V' T8 ^ K3 Q“The law of action and reaction is not exclusively for physics. It is also of human relations.
6 N# h: D; W0 L3 n. Q. L. X F' oIf I act with goodness, I will receive goodness. & L( S! V" ?: \( {! t0 i9 G
If I act with eviI, I will get evil.”
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“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth.3 k5 P# x3 l4 ~
You will always have what you desire for others.. }$ A8 O6 b& `. l: x+ [
Being happy is not a matter of destiny.
0 T! E/ h! c5 F5 o It is a matter of options.”
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6 v' b: G" u( H; iFinally he said:
3 r! f4 }& B8 o8 t' T/ f “Take care of your Thoughts because they become Words.
0 F* @8 U- x# OTake care of your Words because they will become Actions., x1 |0 `$ h4 V: }2 e+ o, [2 ?' [9 K
Take care of your Actions because they will become Habits.
" ^7 G8 w- U: Y" O0 t- OTake care of your Habits because they will form your Character.
0 K- s+ I! }# ^6 I. STake care of your Character because it will form your Destiny,
" M6 s3 F7 X6 Q5 b, T6 t4 Yand your Destiny will be your Life g9 o: ?7 \% F( O3 [
… and …
( a0 W: ~, k+ o% G8 O$ u& @. x“There is no religion higher than the Truth.” |
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