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$ u# w# }. c5 EYOUR RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT (ZT)
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1 K: a8 z# \( T# _' qA brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist
1 E5 m) `& d$ [! wLeonardo Boff . x1 e! Y8 B8 ^, n
and the Dalai Lama.; y8 g2 w* T! e& O' D+ w
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In a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama! i! z- i# y( D
and myself were participating at recess I maliciously, and also with interest,9 e) a/ i/ ?% T
asked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?”
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' j& E6 K7 Y4 W0 g$ Q* fI thought he would say:
- j/ H- }3 d7 R/ m- L2 [“The Tibetan Buddhism” or “The oriental religions, much older than Chritianity”
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. d4 P/ a. m9 [( `# X/ w; \, D. Q Dalai Lama paused, smiled and looked me in the eyes ….
+ Q; @( e; r8 x3 h p+ D. L- Wwhich surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question. p. [0 s. M: g! n6 ^% J
He answered:! n0 D5 S2 _+ R" _) M
“The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God. 0 g7 H7 o# F1 C1 U
It is the one that makes you a better person.”
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6 ]- s7 Q Y2 ]; PTo get out of my embarassment with such a wise answer, I asked:. D- b0 ~: b# q# B+ @ V( B' B
“What is it that makes me better?”/ V2 l$ K( L: f* g% P8 w
+ s- Q3 Y$ p+ b1 T. yHe responded:
- j* l f) [1 D" {# x, f# k“Whatever makes you
( @/ G- a# ^ B more compassionate,
, D* g1 P2 f+ u7 k: f more sensible, 1 s0 _5 r* T' X7 ?5 w
more detached,
# T( t2 _% i; T more loving, , W+ }/ Y5 F9 G
more humanitarian, Y$ k# v2 I# n8 G, m
more responsible,4 W! r, u, V( _+ l6 v
more ethical.” 4 P# k6 l; V+ ]% a
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“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:4 r5 K q! L( I: @: @$ y
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"I am not interested, my friend, about your religión or if you are religious or not./ f8 Y7 J# i/ C5 I
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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.”2 T6 O; h$ `+ i, z: h# b ?: e
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“Remember, the universe is the echo of our actions and our thoughts.”
' l6 w/ G; L) [9 b“The law of action and reaction is not exclusively for physics. It is also of human relations., t7 [. I) y( d' t: J
If I act with goodness, I will receive goodness.
9 }, h' s- F( |2 P9 bIf I act with eviI, I will get evil.”% u# y0 d% q0 y5 P7 ^8 {& G
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“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth.
+ K" d* m% B! T) h% n c( fYou will always have what you desire for others.
6 M2 w. `" g+ y# [, I9 X9 A- XBeing happy is not a matter of destiny.
H/ N) P2 r5 P) O It is a matter of options.”
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Finally he said:
0 m2 i9 `# k9 ~3 c “Take care of your Thoughts because they become Words.. j( d( O2 W9 j5 H; T
Take care of your Words because they will become Actions./ f" W1 J( }6 ^6 U8 V) h- o
Take care of your Actions because they will become Habits.
9 c1 I' [4 M: nTake care of your Habits because they will form your Character.
! o6 {8 }7 X: z4 J" t1 JTake care of your Character because it will form your Destiny,
8 a- h @0 I/ n) W* [* Dand 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. ( h' A' Z0 Y; \ i% S
