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3 A% t. M7 V! \9 L. mYOUR RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT (ZT)
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. W! |2 I3 u( U5 Q( {& i/ Y$ }A brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist $ I# d6 u- d7 z3 ^* e
Leonardo Boff
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In a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama
. E9 V& ?; ~! l" f' U- P3 {and myself were participating at recess I maliciously, and also with interest,- ~% @, C/ S' F# V+ l
asked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?”. j# G8 Z- Z+ q1 Q1 f) t' d' ^
9 ~) B; \% F' v& XI thought he would say:0 E. k2 V8 ~5 ?/ j& X% H, ]
“The Tibetan Buddhism” or “The oriental religions, much older than Chritianity”) j5 G! e3 L0 I) j! r/ B
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Dalai Lama paused, smiled and looked me in the eyes …. ) @$ _+ r' N5 D2 D7 a3 d
which surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question. $ v/ y. U9 }& I% s( f& j* N
He answered:
( u. ?7 v/ h" e6 l! i: a “The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God.
, O, K+ j4 y: l& Z6 x# r It is the one that makes you a better person.”$ u& J7 o) |9 B, m0 G+ O
& j' N# V+ ]$ l# dTo get out of my embarassment with such a wise answer, I asked:
, M l% H) b T, C$ F- \- `# R“What is it that makes me better?”
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4 [" ~; X" b O! VHe responded:
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more compassionate,
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more detached, 1 Z3 }% _* g4 H, y; X3 O2 R
more loving,
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more responsible,
# Z- ?; i! \( ]$ ~/ |3 K b more ethical.”
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1 @/ r8 j: `: Y“The religion that will do that for you is the best religion”: M7 m( L! U8 ~8 Q7 r. ]) K" k. `
0 g& X) M) k/ V2 p" n/ O( dI was silent for a moment, marvelling and even today thinking of his wise and irrefutable response:
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+ R# c- {& R) V6 ^2 r0 f! u"I am not interested, my friend, about your religión or if you are religious or not.4 k, ?& y% C% Y4 D$ P. I9 V0 W
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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.”) z- U, o1 H4 O
% ]4 H2 Z! ]9 ]% I; z“Remember, the universe is the echo of our actions and our thoughts.”$ H# ^( w% k' h: J+ N4 b8 ]8 O
“The law of action and reaction is not exclusively for physics. It is also of human relations.
7 N$ E4 v/ I; QIf I act with goodness, I will receive goodness. - m1 z3 J- _/ H
If I act with eviI, I will get evil.”
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“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth.8 L) T9 K. }- m t! \- y, u' K
You will always have what you desire for others.
1 o; J% z7 r( q* E$ _Being happy is not a matter of destiny. , Z: K7 V9 n4 L8 S: R
It is a matter of options.”
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Finally he said:, B+ a# P4 g( e4 D& d/ B
“Take care of your Thoughts because they become Words.! }' J7 B) G* Y* v% N) W
Take care of your Words because they will become Actions. _& e+ o5 L' A' n& v/ }" c0 G. ?
Take care of your Actions because they will become Habits.1 p- h: s. v' X
Take care of your Habits because they will form your Character. Q/ A. k q/ C' j
Take care of your Character because it will form your Destiny,9 M; v' n" S# @- ]! O# t1 P
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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. " \7 V# K8 p& m) I, I# _
