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YOUR RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT (ZT)8 a) X' s! F7 n5 F; C5 b; F
; u' G8 [- @5 T# s6 I. iA brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist ( P. ^: ]( p, K3 G* R, {* w9 w
Leonardo Boff
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! V9 Z" k& i5 Q7 g# SIn a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama) u: o. c/ A; v3 o4 S) y! f) t
and myself were participating at recess I maliciously, and also with interest,
, u, m/ d4 G$ S3 |5 v+ Casked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?”) \- X$ I# |. t6 {2 [
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I thought he would say:. n% l5 S5 e# p4 h6 B2 p
“The Tibetan Buddhism” or “The oriental religions, much older than Chritianity”
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Dalai Lama paused, smiled and looked me in the eyes …. 3 e0 a( R, X. t5 t" ^3 X. _
which surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question.
* h: x3 [) r) ^" @: Q9 L5 jHe answered: N: N6 a/ o0 \; y+ s. C# K: j
“The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God. 2 ?5 h6 \9 }$ d L; X: L9 l
It is the one that makes you a better person.”
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7 L) a& l& E' M+ n1 E8 G9 H& ]1 ATo get out of my embarassment with such a wise answer, I asked:
1 L7 \' _- j, {, @( g) E“What is it that makes me better?”7 ?+ W! G1 z( z5 ?
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He responded:: {; }+ t3 G- M9 x- ~& A: {" ?
“Whatever makes you
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more sensible, ! g8 Y2 a2 C" s0 X
more detached, & k* F* a/ e1 R3 S0 k$ j; u
more loving,
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- C8 P* f9 ?( k7 M: ~" y* {$ c more responsible,
0 T* q$ e' H( _+ M$ ]! u& i9 f more ethical.” & `6 W% i# m. V- q$ T: O. j% x
7 t& `; g$ d* g- F7 `& q' `“The religion that will do that for you is the best religion”+ \. h' ~$ _& K9 a4 v Z
s; `5 p' j" ]$ V. FI 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.# U( N/ B4 Y( y* _& V8 `3 |
G4 R8 O" `0 R* c, H% ]: x. j“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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# P- H8 N6 Q7 c2 `8 k“Remember, the universe is the echo of our actions and our thoughts.”
- {& y7 d4 w6 X1 c( x! i$ t& p; ?+ m“The law of action and reaction is not exclusively for physics. It is also of human relations.* O1 V9 p J4 H1 P. i6 [
If I act with goodness, I will receive goodness. - i! J0 }& q2 X3 p* u% W
If I act with eviI, I will get evil.”" p5 |1 \9 j1 A2 ?; @8 R6 Q$ Y/ E
$ b( J; T2 v! D0 \4 \& h, G“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth.( ]% K, l4 k- b
You will always have what you desire for others.
8 D' ~& e+ `3 Z* v& j* L7 c/ kBeing happy is not a matter of destiny.
/ k- E0 P! V( z0 p4 E/ {* ` It is a matter of options.”
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“Take care of your Thoughts because they become Words.( d- i8 y- W, T" @
Take care of your Words because they will become Actions.
N( {( ~. I6 @. N3 G lTake care of your Actions because they will become Habits.* `0 K% ~) k2 i: l( e
Take care of your Habits because they will form your Character." f# J- } C( `, c! W# f' e' a3 N: W
Take care of your Character because it will form your Destiny,8 g" y7 b* F) j5 w( _& w0 N( x! F# z
and your Destiny will be your Life
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