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YOUR RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT (ZT)
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A brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist
! n' k! t8 p: `8 tLeonardo Boff
: K0 _( C9 `! z( Cand the Dalai Lama.! H @6 E9 w5 d& }0 S
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In a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama/ h+ ~+ Q. f3 B/ @
and myself were participating at recess I maliciously, and also with interest,7 p% C; @. t5 I' d
asked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?”9 S. U) B+ n0 ^$ F x
1 a: \6 }1 J1 MI thought he would say:0 ?' b+ r0 l+ s3 x* O! o" \
“The Tibetan Buddhism” or “The oriental religions, much older than Chritianity”( q- R5 }( p9 T9 a+ @
/ _" x+ T$ m' p' s9 j Dalai Lama paused, smiled and looked me in the eyes …. 6 a6 z$ n" l# S* n) {* i$ U) h
which surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question.
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It is the one that makes you a better person.”
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6 [3 b- P# _; z- L8 d$ m5 C! OTo get out of my embarassment with such a wise answer, I asked:+ ?. S( S& W v& X$ E
“What is it that makes me better?”5 p% |* q2 Y1 j2 a
7 u7 |6 @& h8 O7 _5 e4 dHe responded:! I/ k7 Y. V Z$ G4 t( n) ~$ j
“Whatever makes you
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more loving,
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more responsible,' x; [1 G+ q& F
more ethical.” 1 q: |: C, k) v1 {& m( z
7 A7 P9 |! g( |9 J$ p“The religion that will do that for you is the best religion”
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9 ~3 p M* P+ Y k7 [' B/ hI was silent for a moment, marvelling and even today thinking of his wise and irrefutable response:: D" G; `; O. j+ ^ G' D
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"I am not interested, my friend, about your religión or if you are religious or not.: `: u) |0 `) O: |; N8 G2 _5 u
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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.”' V x! i; A' L8 c" X
“The law of action and reaction is not exclusively for physics. It is also of human relations.( f1 n( E1 N- }7 Z
If I act with goodness, I will receive goodness. * P/ @3 x9 o% P1 g4 m7 i5 J
If I act with eviI, I will get evil.”
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" N& z! z8 V0 a* i3 G“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth.% b" T+ u! o5 L$ ~# M- J
You will always have what you desire for others.! ?3 u) L) R9 a( r8 V/ m G
Being happy is not a matter of destiny.
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% z9 M& Z- I5 Y2 y" Q7 N: h- dFinally he said:
- R# y" v2 p$ g; m; a3 G& j “Take care of your Thoughts because they become Words.
3 I. ^% W* U. m& F. `( d3 F- X+ ^- q, sTake care of your Words because they will become Actions.6 l8 ]: P5 j' X$ q; a6 {5 j
Take care of your Actions because they will become Habits.
/ z1 ^- e E, P9 U; h6 @Take care of your Habits because they will form your Character.
$ J6 N+ C& U/ S% T/ @Take care of your Character because it will form your Destiny,) c) r/ E9 M! z( b
and your Destiny will be your Life / y3 P3 a( ]( {. m3 P: g, R5 p
… and …
! S" n' g7 B( i0 b+ j* V, Z1 ]“There is no religion higher than the Truth.” |
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