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YOUR RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT (ZT)- Q; U! l- k3 A* v( U1 a0 ?
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A brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist * s% n6 n( J, ]2 K1 s: d7 r( F
Leonardo Boff
6 p8 `, X- H, a/ ?) Sand the Dalai Lama.
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In a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama2 Z6 b6 J- m- S, K) s% b# S: }
and myself were participating at recess I maliciously, and also with interest,
! B( N" b( X2 m/ w: z, g$ dasked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?”7 k8 F: u* p" S% P* i
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I thought he would say:; R" Q* j7 o7 g" z
“The Tibetan Buddhism” or “The oriental religions, much older than Chritianity”
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' L( R4 J5 E; |* f! E2 H Dalai Lama paused, smiled and looked me in the eyes …. 8 K/ {9 i: S. U3 Q
which surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question. 6 v/ b& l- x4 h& q% a) P$ O
He answered:1 `# }" G) p, X: N
“The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God. & z: W, _6 ]6 F* d3 {
It is the one that makes you a better person.”
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0 K1 a" ^4 Z/ }. F: p1 u2 Z& |! I% F9 e7 }To get out of my embarassment with such a wise answer, I asked:
" c* H9 W) O. t8 J“What is it that makes me better?”7 c7 O0 K9 [5 L
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He responded:
3 u3 Y H/ m3 O7 R“Whatever makes you $ S$ C1 L& O# p% L" |
more compassionate,
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more detached,
+ [4 h! p! |% G more loving,
, x# ~3 G. J; T6 r6 ~ more humanitarian,7 M$ B- T% e8 y. W0 f/ e& n
more responsible,) m4 {, c" p' l
more ethical.” S O2 `9 U' v9 O6 e6 `" ]
% J. K9 `: ?% X/ X“The religion that will do that for you is the best religion”- G" R2 [& b" g2 I5 C( G! Z
4 g& U/ X, |( g3 U7 WI was silent for a moment, marvelling and even today thinking of his wise and irrefutable response: t/ T2 |9 I. f
8 P) T3 z; g a) b) t: L! W"I am not interested, my friend, about your religión or if you are religious or not.
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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.”
+ g/ t% E/ \5 j5 L2 C. i“The law of action and reaction is not exclusively for physics. It is also of human relations.
8 @7 A% \( G8 q/ RIf I act with goodness, I will receive goodness.
x6 ]: J% m5 o# z4 vIf I act with eviI, I will get evil.”
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3 k" C5 T- h/ O9 v/ ?3 S& Q1 m“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth.$ t5 R% ]! h) X8 {( n
You will always have what you desire for others.1 x7 | \1 Y g4 e6 X# q3 L+ S
Being happy is not a matter of destiny.
7 A6 Y T; F6 I# ~( |' J It is a matter of options.”
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Finally he said:" I& Q! Q2 {% f/ j1 q9 D
“Take care of your Thoughts because they become Words./ v9 B0 c; x8 L {' I( h. t- e; f! W
Take care of your Words because they will become Actions.0 q7 d+ K' k0 r1 u
Take care of your Actions because they will become Habits.
: T# I2 [7 n. w8 G, _8 ATake care of your Habits because they will form your Character.
" q! h* v, Z2 A5 {* y- CTake care of your Character because it will form your Destiny,& R. g/ P$ w# C& b7 [1 a6 o, Q
and your Destiny will be your Life
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! \' F. Q6 M: B7 i& z3 c0 M“There is no religion higher than the Truth.” |
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“The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God. 
