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# Q# C2 ]' G/ u+ |3 d7 v c; }& qYOUR RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT (ZT)5 e& G- \; H- _" b
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A brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist
1 U- a0 v2 y( Y y% W: PLeonardo Boff
9 o" t' Z l3 P, Yand the Dalai Lama.
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In a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama
2 s, z5 k. y# E. {, X* |and myself were participating at recess I maliciously, and also with interest,
u. P, T1 }+ ?0 |! kasked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?”+ p4 |) @: n1 N* [: z
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I thought he would say:
6 w/ |: {5 H+ S( [0 c“The Tibetan Buddhism” or “The oriental religions, much older than Chritianity”- Z! J2 M( t8 [
; a& N& ]1 Y0 g/ A# g Dalai Lama paused, smiled and looked me in the eyes ….
6 P1 F- f& X& ]# B3 i, O; d$ Kwhich surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question.
& R1 t. [& b; Y( aHe answered:/ ~; }* l# t# R* Y: t. r* d
“The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God.
% Q; s9 {$ f A' s5 e/ G It is the one that makes you a better person.”; j/ i$ P0 H. |7 N- W: D
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To get out of my embarassment with such a wise answer, I asked:
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! k% M" T/ L l! ~3 u1 v! pHe responded:' r, L$ \& `6 u* w7 K
“Whatever makes you . k+ b+ s# ~) k8 B: y, z
more compassionate,
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more loving,
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more responsible,
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1 d" c8 N0 P, \“The religion that will do that for you is the best religion”2 c+ r& I/ r4 `4 @
7 B6 x% r" a6 e2 Q k- g tI was silent for a moment, marvelling and even today thinking of his wise and irrefutable response:
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) Y6 C3 Z; D1 W# [8 _8 g2 q"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.”3 ~& r$ s' g9 f+ t
; U& {7 w4 R) I“Remember, the universe is the echo of our actions and our thoughts.”
1 O, A/ z& f) ]. U4 e) V“The law of action and reaction is not exclusively for physics. It is also of human relations.
, h( L, F' L! ^+ Z* [7 [If I act with goodness, I will receive goodness. 6 _5 r3 n( u3 J' @* ?. [
If I act with eviI, I will get evil.”0 D9 F4 t! }$ s
. @9 B; C4 p+ z O5 d“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth." ]' {6 Z9 T! W8 j2 Y5 K5 H
You will always have what you desire for others.
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It is a matter of options.”
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( \1 F1 Q* ~" A8 P8 h+ oFinally he said:$ e1 n8 |: b& E) O) l
“Take care of your Thoughts because they become Words.
+ F$ M3 Y7 w; z. ~Take care of your Words because they will become Actions.4 J1 X# h2 e; a4 H3 S+ k
Take care of your Actions because they will become Habits.' `% \3 v' D% r" c4 x9 y
Take care of your Habits because they will form your Character.
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and your Destiny will be your Life
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U1 X" r" d. n) Z& I“There is no religion higher than the Truth.” |
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