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3 l% P+ |" Y U$ j6 ?8 H3 vYOUR RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT (ZT)% s. R* c) J- o3 _1 W5 U
) C: X( ` r8 z: z- W0 ~A brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist * ~* |) u0 }' x
Leonardo Boff 7 C2 P1 V7 |6 e7 \, r% ?. Q
and the Dalai Lama.
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In a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama8 w$ B+ }4 f* V7 R
and myself were participating at recess I maliciously, and also with interest,# f s* J: }0 ^1 B
asked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?”
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- W# D! }% r: d5 }) l5 SI thought he would say:
2 X5 P' n% c) ]& l/ M+ V“The Tibetan Buddhism” or “The oriental religions, much older than Chritianity”0 B3 T6 T8 D" x2 N9 x
; Z, @1 u0 N% i- Y7 o Dalai Lama paused, smiled and looked me in the eyes ….
; L) y! v' K/ d5 B4 X6 rwhich surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question. 4 y+ P8 L( `# g! O# _' i8 f3 C+ H
He answered:
3 o; p4 h( i2 w! x- p2 L) I& M0 } “The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God. / s1 M+ Q# _* E, Y
It is the one that makes you a better person.”
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To get out of my embarassment with such a wise answer, I asked:
" e) D2 V1 J' g! h+ q' n“What is it that makes me better?”+ n* Z; {4 t& J
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He responded:1 p" J- P6 N; S( _+ |9 [ l( |
“Whatever makes you ' r$ u2 p4 W2 y& e) {5 J! t8 ]8 r, @
more compassionate,
$ f, I/ z9 J9 ^5 h. q more sensible, ! A7 Z0 k) u5 y6 w# e0 \; E) T
more detached, * o( H8 i+ w" ~2 H
more loving,
/ u3 D3 i2 D/ m6 D0 G/ V more humanitarian,' T3 Q) P+ w* P# n0 H
more responsible,
8 T+ \# V$ ^6 E# v more ethical.” ) l* H" v' m0 y( }
8 J- v9 q1 v8 L“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:) Q9 H0 T6 s% j
# I$ t! ? F2 @4 \3 @8 x! [9 g/ k"I am not interested, my friend, about your religión or if you are religious or not.# A; Q# H1 z6 F
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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.”
9 S9 D! C; \+ N1 V“The law of action and reaction is not exclusively for physics. It is also of human relations.8 ?4 i3 [8 i) ^, \1 a
If I act with goodness, I will receive goodness.
: A( M( U0 B. [: _, y! [ E2 NIf I act with eviI, I will get evil.”( r5 e) J+ B1 d
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“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth.
) _' c8 m! F) G, Q4 r& @You will always have what you desire for others.
& H8 c0 k- m/ OBeing happy is not a matter of destiny.
+ j/ w2 w# n h It is a matter of options.”
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Finally he said:9 J, r+ t: o$ ~( }) z" C
“Take care of your Thoughts because they become Words.( C6 `! ]& f# m5 r. i1 e" U
Take care of your Words because they will become Actions.( l: [, o0 m1 R' C
Take care of your Actions because they will become Habits.; D1 H1 x6 `0 _) U1 P4 N; Y
Take care of your Habits because they will form your Character.- A% v6 a+ z; [4 ?/ O. G
Take care of your Character because it will form your Destiny,
1 Y6 w' X/ x+ G/ @* e* wand your Destiny will be your Life 2 {9 i F1 r+ e0 d: r3 i" y
… and …
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“The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God. 
