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& _4 Q; e7 O9 l; J' A. SYOUR RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT (ZT)1 K c! Z# l( v' g4 E, Y
1 S: V2 o: j& n% p' J, }A brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist * H4 k+ B8 A8 W
Leonardo Boff # U3 S+ |8 D+ {) u
and the Dalai Lama./ R5 k# W. O+ t$ d7 N; W/ H& s
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9 r! s* C9 j% o, K" F, EIn a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama: l, t% s P) s3 y* u3 K2 U% G
and myself were participating at recess I maliciously, and also with interest,! i7 F5 E0 m; G( [. @ s
asked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?”
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0 [5 A3 } R7 ^7 h" O D" i3 N6 W# U, gI thought he would say:* X# {% j# f" ^/ h* W, m5 e
“The Tibetan Buddhism” or “The oriental religions, much older than Chritianity”
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$ d+ D' t9 \5 ^. q, a Dalai Lama paused, smiled and looked me in the eyes ….
3 p% E/ ?. Q& ] zwhich surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question.
9 L" f+ D. l1 W8 qHe answered:- c" ~) S/ ~+ p9 {
“The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God. 9 a# r' ~! j& d- l# Z* q9 N0 Z
It is the one that makes you a better person.”/ O5 W; i, j3 w0 |/ P
6 l s/ s& y' [" ]5 vTo get out of my embarassment with such a wise answer, I asked:
9 S+ S. w6 g. G: u9 i }“What is it that makes me better?”8 T, G% p5 W7 K6 z7 ^
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He responded:1 o+ \6 ]6 L! i
“Whatever makes you
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more detached,
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more humanitarian,' B+ _8 \+ ]2 h# \1 K0 @) ^
more responsible,. k" q) E" E3 N9 a
more ethical.”
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“The religion that will do that for you is the best religion”
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! V% B0 v8 R: U) d j5 XI was silent for a moment, marvelling and even today thinking of his wise and irrefutable response:+ _! o p! C3 U' s. G4 V% D# K! D
7 q4 F# B' d8 J5 a0 t$ S"I am not interested, my friend, about your religión or if you are religious or not.! g: S/ n5 H& [- D& [) X" y
9 U) R' h H5 O; ]“What really is important to me is your behaviour in front of your peers, family, work, community, and in front of the world.”7 G% P4 ~$ L4 A4 e) x
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“Remember, the universe is the echo of our actions and our thoughts.”
+ k J' O; I$ T“The law of action and reaction is not exclusively for physics. It is also of human relations.
! ]( [% f( B" b5 c6 R; C; N MIf I act with goodness, I will receive goodness. ! j$ F$ ~# F% d$ K" G; L0 O+ D+ N( m- p
If I act with eviI, I will get evil.”, W+ k* d* c/ s! V
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“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth. c0 d4 q& v; `. @+ C
You will always have what you desire for others.
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It is a matter of options.”6 S7 v7 e, L! r- a2 _0 y# b. P0 ~
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Finally he said:
, N: x6 o" k/ d5 g “Take care of your Thoughts because they become Words.
. g$ |! ~( n' d! M' _1 g) pTake care of your Words because they will become Actions.( I6 Q! V" X: m z5 M% s( j: `: ^; X
Take care of your Actions because they will become Habits.
2 `* H- _. c, }* h2 Y2 q Z& Y+ wTake care of your Habits because they will form your Character.+ O& d# O" b1 _ ]* d; ]
Take care of your Character because it will form your Destiny,
& L( M1 d+ Y5 [( K0 p' ^2 _, Fand your Destiny will be your Life
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