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* X3 Q" }8 R3 v( h2 XYOUR RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT (ZT). W' z/ `4 t( W% ?* r7 ^! t! t. ?
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A brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist
' e" @3 T1 q3 HLeonardo Boff , j" C- v9 X7 f
and the Dalai Lama.
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9 _, m7 C7 Y" C" l- [In a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama/ x' j, e& h8 b! G0 @# L
and myself were participating at recess I maliciously, and also with interest,1 b- P2 [& f7 r# h/ Q3 J
asked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?”
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I thought he would say:$ M$ _( E- ~, C) M% _8 h) J2 O
“The Tibetan Buddhism” or “The oriental religions, much older than Chritianity”& v( }( o b1 o
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Dalai Lama paused, smiled and looked me in the eyes …. # X) ^7 ]: _9 D: U4 u% N
which surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question. / P' @" N2 S3 }' [) E( ]0 M
He answered:
i2 O* H! ?( g4 q1 i: G) Y “The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God. " v0 }) V. }! Y& Q6 q, n$ N
It is the one that makes you a better person.”
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/ C6 r4 Z# C# f) [4 J& c1 \6 |To get out of my embarassment with such a wise answer, I asked:7 S; ]. C2 Z/ l7 q, U+ U
“What is it that makes me better?”/ `0 W! y6 o- Z, u0 A3 O+ R
" M3 I& x7 z, j- `! UHe responded:
/ B) ~ t c+ W/ R; s“Whatever makes you
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more sensible,
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more humanitarian,
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more ethical.”
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( o6 [* [/ F& S8 X/ w“The religion that will do that for you is the best religion”
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I was silent for a moment, marvelling and even today thinking of his wise and irrefutable response:+ l5 v8 u: [: c" C# Q2 d
- r( t! n- g6 p! v A8 S) t"I am not interested, my friend, about your religión or if you are religious or not.4 s0 \/ _/ m5 X8 I
( `" K* r& B6 J' V' E) ^“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.”
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If I act with goodness, I will receive goodness. 0 @( V1 U& g! D+ a: w
If I act with eviI, I will get evil.”4 |# O; `4 r/ f; b
2 n$ q. k7 E, a3 w7 ]: U# r“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth.9 \/ C3 \3 b- o4 |9 Y6 I* @4 S
You will always have what you desire for others.
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It is a matter of options.”& O3 R! k P( Q8 Q4 t; K4 a
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Finally he said:" x4 y9 W3 J* }# d
“Take care of your Thoughts because they become Words.
. X8 B0 r( k; |* d) }: gTake care of your Words because they will become Actions.
6 m& _7 B2 O+ @6 D3 XTake care of your Actions because they will become Habits.
3 S* s! d% l* u6 LTake care of your Habits because they will form your Character.# ]4 u4 g* w( N' ~
Take care of your Character because it will form your Destiny,+ W: r) [' r$ T/ h9 z- Q
and your Destiny will be your Life ) _4 O, s: \2 c+ c3 f: X
… and …
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“The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God. 
