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YOUR RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT (ZT)
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# l+ \( `& e1 l1 B) U- U+ HA brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist 7 f5 h6 C3 N; I: T: |. f
Leonardo Boff
1 l( {- P6 O4 Y, k2 n( X* k: Eand the Dalai Lama.
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7 p0 ^% n6 x/ W) m; [In a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama8 H$ Q! y5 }. i2 D" i
and myself were participating at recess I maliciously, and also with interest,0 [6 N T, o) M4 i9 @' {/ } }
asked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?”6 ^) m2 s/ S# `
+ i: q. y2 u t* z/ m6 g; n2 yI thought he would say:
* D5 ~) }5 u* ~, E; j/ e“The Tibetan Buddhism” or “The oriental religions, much older than Chritianity”, ?1 t/ w! a+ h/ g9 A- A
" V6 o3 ~- b' K M Dalai Lama paused, smiled and looked me in the eyes ….
( _4 K8 D2 o, ~which surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question. $ I/ M# O% A1 C' @# E% Y
He answered:9 [3 y5 n' ^) M' R5 O6 g
“The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God.
2 ~! \: J* S- o" u2 N) _ It is the one that makes you a better person.”& u+ h: _5 W" r4 w
; e$ _6 Y9 a: U; RTo get out of my embarassment with such a wise answer, I asked:: W- r! r2 C$ y# \
“What is it that makes me better?”
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He responded:6 J" J4 V0 d( A
“Whatever makes you
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more loving,
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more ethical.” . `5 }6 o9 U5 _7 W3 `% d! j
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“The religion that will do that for you is the best religion”2 i. W4 ~5 w7 S
. _" B6 f/ a6 a9 q) dI was silent for a moment, marvelling and even today thinking of his wise and irrefutable response:
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|5 m* ~- m6 m: e S4 P7 B8 q"I am not interested, my friend, about your religión or if you are religious or not.- U0 f. K, t2 ~# ]; s
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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.”
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“Remember, the universe is the echo of our actions and our thoughts.”
) _( Z5 t6 {" {“The law of action and reaction is not exclusively for physics. It is also of human relations.
5 h6 Y$ ^: a* F* w0 ^* U/ UIf I act with goodness, I will receive goodness.
) |0 O2 f3 }2 q* c& ?3 qIf I act with eviI, I will get evil.”
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“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth.
2 p7 L; T; p3 l0 l* J* TYou will always have what you desire for others.
2 j1 Z1 v F; C8 r, Q$ l% _0 eBeing happy is not a matter of destiny.
2 Z" L% b5 j0 i0 s It is a matter of options.”. K8 e1 \* a9 q5 {- R w
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. g3 U( ^3 {7 r+ {8 nFinally he said:0 k3 n/ _! F8 T4 ]' A9 F
“Take care of your Thoughts because they become Words.
3 L6 w' S& @1 gTake care of your Words because they will become Actions.
0 i- q4 D% p: ]5 O8 yTake care of your Actions because they will become Habits.$ }& N/ M- R/ t9 l, u0 T
Take care of your Habits because they will form your Character.
0 h# F% d* F& J5 o7 k; j$ RTake care of your Character because it will form your Destiny,
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… and …
6 s6 a" F# x' q1 I9 g; @) l( I8 g2 g“There is no religion higher than the Truth.” |
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