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YOUR RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT (ZT)+ F- v2 }3 b* m" B1 V
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A brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist
7 i5 E6 _4 I) D4 p' q! E" _7 HLeonardo Boff " e9 A: C3 {6 R2 {. {& W# l0 k
and the Dalai Lama.% b5 P- t" X' F. X4 }' L- E
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In a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama0 {: B$ |7 _0 ]) j
and myself were participating at recess I maliciously, and also with interest,
4 R( V% J# K9 basked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?”
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I thought he would say:/ F* a N9 \9 N" V1 @, i/ a- m- I% q6 P
“The Tibetan Buddhism” or “The oriental religions, much older than Chritianity” Z r4 J; W& N0 u9 G! f2 L" s
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Dalai Lama paused, smiled and looked me in the eyes ….
' A: [0 i5 e/ u4 \4 C+ xwhich surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question.
" X* g& y0 p! {2 w0 h9 ]He answered:
0 Z- B% D% b) R3 {9 K0 n! ~ “The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God.
8 _: W+ |; a. p) I% Y0 N It is the one that makes you a better person.”% i% o& j0 \) t/ j* ^* @0 H. K- ` h
" a& f$ _6 E( v" TTo get out of my embarassment with such a wise answer, I asked:- a3 I9 P- V8 A) x5 g- V- V2 H
“What is it that makes me better?”% i5 ] Q1 ], p
0 @- u7 c1 e, o( LHe responded:7 ~/ @9 h$ w* T. y$ G4 l0 n& D
“Whatever makes you " @1 d3 U" t0 t s9 A& l. L* r
more compassionate,1 R4 h' h. W; o
more sensible,
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more loving,
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more ethical.” 2 R; f+ |: d+ x" B
+ L, L% m6 T5 a6 j$ {& K' g/ Y“The religion that will do that for you is the best religion”
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I was silent for a moment, marvelling and even today thinking of his wise and irrefutable response:0 u" i9 R) w- q) A% c. k# l( @
" S4 S" r! [" z" c"I am not interested, my friend, about your religión or if you are religious or not.7 O1 p7 h" ]/ k( X" I) A2 m }
" Z' d7 j% ^6 C) n. d“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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- D5 S/ D2 P! e, Q“Remember, the universe is the echo of our actions and our thoughts.”
5 Y1 `8 i: ` t( ^& t“The law of action and reaction is not exclusively for physics. It is also of human relations.0 `) ~9 `3 s2 |8 ]" f# U/ S
If I act with goodness, I will receive goodness. # p' }$ v, k7 [9 W6 ]
If I act with eviI, I will get evil.”# o6 G3 b2 V6 ?9 V( V D
- ^9 A- P1 y# n6 l! g“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth." Q) j X# f/ Q, ~
You will always have what you desire for others.4 s' `' S/ s3 w1 x+ @5 |$ ]
Being happy is not a matter of destiny.
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Finally he said:' F" t" O }% y0 S
“Take care of your Thoughts because they become Words.
! m" q" t- \/ O0 lTake care of your Words because they will become Actions.
Y& \# I* y9 `- A) ` I/ Q% oTake care of your Actions because they will become Habits.( W$ p0 b$ f9 w
Take care of your Habits because they will form your Character.
! J, b4 w, K2 Y* s% W2 q+ ~Take care of your Character because it will form your Destiny,9 x! e9 O! k8 c
and your Destiny will be your Life % T* E0 `, o' V" a; E: Y! d
… and …
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“The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God. 
