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YOUR RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT (ZT) j* y6 T9 X# ^* V6 `1 J& T( ?
/ m0 R5 C. U% u7 sA brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist ' i8 B6 ~0 i& z
Leonardo Boff 0 I! v. F6 h# M
and the Dalai Lama.
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- c0 I4 O: G4 S, V: j& N9 pIn a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama
6 v6 T9 E7 x2 p q D9 `: c' @and myself were participating at recess I maliciously, and also with interest,
' n; V3 O/ k$ g/ n( x2 iasked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?”4 |" u$ O5 X* z3 h
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I thought he would say:
- E/ j! r, }2 S9 P( o% Z! r9 Y“The Tibetan Buddhism” or “The oriental religions, much older than Chritianity”4 x4 h+ {$ `5 \% E/ L
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Dalai Lama paused, smiled and looked me in the eyes ….
6 d/ G: ~* ?# }. g7 Y6 y1 v# awhich surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question. 3 S, S1 B4 u5 V* L* ^5 a
He answered:5 @0 A! K0 A; S7 Y& a3 R* Z1 T1 l/ h
“The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God.
0 P8 r7 m& a3 y! k 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:
6 b" z( J4 d9 ]5 ~& f“What is it that makes me better?”+ z5 e. \5 K1 U
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He responded:
1 p7 n) R5 p/ a, r( u3 z“Whatever makes you : B2 {; j Y4 }% D8 C( I5 i& }8 E
more compassionate,- f- `' x. I# T/ v' v2 C5 I
more sensible, 3 i! w* o* c; A0 n. W0 n* G+ B: c- h c
more detached, . z! H2 {9 m4 i, `2 E; ? d; `
more loving, + e4 @' u% P p- C1 q4 P0 w& @
more humanitarian,' w' D9 z1 ^+ Y) f6 B v
more responsible,5 P- e; x/ Q5 P# ? M7 W8 R4 [9 M
more ethical.” & K+ Q7 E/ M4 f" T7 O( r( \
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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:
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"I am not interested, my friend, about your religión or if you are religious or not.
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2 m$ n" N0 u# u8 k: @7 }, ^“What really is important to me is your behaviour in front of your peers, family, work, community, and in front of the world.”) t9 y7 @' L K6 y' B1 z
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“Remember, the universe is the echo of our actions and our thoughts.”# w( U9 S, g: D
“The law of action and reaction is not exclusively for physics. It is also of human relations.
: C5 \* [# o# m9 l# ^If I act with goodness, I will receive goodness.
& W3 k% R( @# Y7 R1 G8 CIf I act with eviI, I will get evil.”0 x8 Z6 w6 g$ Q# J% ~
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“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth.8 j( E6 L; `/ J6 [* B" t) H
You will always have what you desire for others.
4 d8 a7 }' p& g0 G/ j0 jBeing happy is not a matter of destiny.
% Z3 v2 D5 o( l It is a matter of options.”6 k! k# ^6 u9 _; M5 H% l
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Finally he said:
5 P/ S. T/ ^8 I! J7 @0 J “Take care of your Thoughts because they become Words.
! h8 f& _4 J) S6 n9 ~Take care of your Words because they will become Actions.; M* b% ]* _+ _$ g4 U% T, [7 B
Take care of your Actions because they will become Habits.4 ~' z: x- B0 Y0 x; C- Z: ?
Take care of your Habits because they will form your Character.# S$ _/ w, M i0 x. R
Take care of your Character because it will form your Destiny,
j3 h: h5 C8 P% F: o: S9 [ dand your Destiny will be your Life
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- w1 y2 e" D7 m& E( ?# A) l“There is no religion higher than the Truth.” |
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“The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God. 
