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A brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist 8 s. @' t/ ], n
Leonardo Boff 7 n; G) C+ C( l6 p( p+ d- `% q
and the Dalai Lama.
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6 ]9 J% N6 B1 B* r8 a7 nIn a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama
; j4 D, A) d# }" y, C. s, z8 V- Rand myself were participating at recess I maliciously, and also with interest,
% W ^9 ^. z+ Y: Pasked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?”' o. \3 ~$ N( p+ e
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I thought he would say:# T& y N* U: I: d4 n
“The Tibetan Buddhism” or “The oriental religions, much older than Chritianity”
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/ m2 ?# v* {9 T* [6 L/ p Dalai Lama paused, smiled and looked me in the eyes …. 5 ]! K( x' `! M; `
which surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question.
, \" Z, m' _9 b; S+ V6 Z7 u! XHe answered:! h6 H' o: j+ ~" ~5 Q+ `" F6 y" m" |
“The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God.
! l' x2 O- F) e7 K5 V3 Z- p7 ` It is the one that makes you a better person.”, D W, y+ w& J$ h+ K3 d" C
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To get out of my embarassment with such a wise answer, I asked:" k9 V% ^+ a1 o2 p; G S0 v" {
“What is it that makes me better?”/ o5 L! I$ R6 B9 K6 c
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He responded:; X) V7 O* |* N! S! D- B3 x( j }) g
“Whatever makes you 5 j; O" J, A+ J0 Z J( h
more compassionate,
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more loving,
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more responsible,
" }; T i5 a% [/ Y2 d ?; U more ethical.” $ i! |/ p3 Q9 M! E8 p) d, m3 Z6 O
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“The religion that will do that for you is the best religion”1 V$ X. Y- V; N2 }' @4 Z
" b- v1 z" z2 s7 V# lI was silent for a moment, marvelling and even today thinking of his wise and irrefutable response:( M0 T& [+ d- K$ r" W, Y0 A( p1 K
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"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.”; n' w; [# X! m
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“Remember, the universe is the echo of our actions and our thoughts.”, C* H' _/ E5 x: Y& D7 z
“The law of action and reaction is not exclusively for physics. It is also of human relations.
+ z) Y7 g7 m. v; Y" Z4 Z i; ^If I act with goodness, I will receive goodness.
8 I" a9 \$ [$ K7 e5 NIf I act with eviI, I will get evil.”
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“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth.
8 N9 a8 H3 @5 j8 O# dYou will always have what you desire for others.7 `1 ~; `/ z1 F3 X3 O$ N
Being happy is not a matter of destiny.
8 G& U2 V. f9 d- \$ ~. |+ \ It is a matter of options.”
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7 _0 z/ k4 @8 SFinally he said:
' o0 ?2 v) W/ X3 Y5 v. j2 ?5 j- r “Take care of your Thoughts because they become Words. C! w |9 S7 z0 H5 q* y
Take care of your Words because they will become Actions.! l- Q u& d7 o
Take care of your Actions because they will become Habits.+ Z8 j) h" o" V2 U- e2 p
Take care of your Habits because they will form your Character.
~ u9 H7 C; X2 G8 BTake care of your Character because it will form your Destiny,# o* k# |" R, G* c* G$ i4 _) [! F
and your Destiny will be your Life - s+ `; j" u7 v" V' ` i! Q
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“There is no religion higher than the Truth.” |
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“The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God. 2 U6 a8 ^6 z. m; Q2 S ]) C
