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: Y8 L* g& |/ o+ A9 BYOUR RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT (ZT)& w h/ K2 q+ ?) `
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A brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist 9 w0 L4 W* |% r/ d4 w: e! @- x: |- t, T
Leonardo Boff
8 ^6 w4 L* }9 X3 ]% w: Uand the Dalai Lama.# K- j2 I% p; B, [
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In a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama" a0 x3 _1 p5 x5 v) a7 S+ G
and myself were participating at recess I maliciously, and also with interest,1 l$ B; J( M+ Y) m0 k9 I( {
asked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?”
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3 h" j# g* t# m2 ]4 OI thought he would say:
+ Z$ Z8 ?: Y. Z+ @2 H! V% M, V/ t“The Tibetan Buddhism” or “The oriental religions, much older than Chritianity”
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Dalai Lama paused, smiled and looked me in the eyes …. 9 E+ F; r( y3 F j: V/ H! z
which surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question. - {+ g7 b/ G5 x2 t# a! T. P0 c
He answered:
8 v1 S4 T- T! M* g: n4 C) Z6 |+ C “The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God.
1 @& ]' c& R3 |! u4 \ It is the one that makes you a better person.”
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8 h3 |% m# T/ `: vTo get out of my embarassment with such a wise answer, I asked:. I6 s: S g% B
“What is it that makes me better?”
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He responded:: I9 ~7 z! Z1 n1 D4 b$ g/ o
“Whatever makes you : l* G, S! M/ F
more compassionate,
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more loving, , p# R m: c4 X; I% Q Z
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more responsible,, M' r# O# q* |1 l7 s, Z2 G7 w
more ethical.”
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0 o7 ^) q' ~1 ^7 V“The religion that will do that for you is the best religion”5 t: t! S. m! Q( \) A
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I was silent for a moment, marvelling and even today thinking of his wise and irrefutable response:. \# O* V5 I$ y, p$ b. H' o4 j
5 p& i. L# B4 U" f"I am not interested, my friend, about your religión or if you are religious or not.
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0 n1 B! I x1 b. k) e) a“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.”8 c# Q8 H# R& k# t
“The law of action and reaction is not exclusively for physics. It is also of human relations.7 R# d& {5 |5 ]6 D7 C; X
If I act with goodness, I will receive goodness.
. ~, Z' e3 Y/ Z& u7 l* aIf I act with eviI, I will get evil.”2 I+ Z. B- ]7 ]! h h
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“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth.
; K" v6 Y3 ~ m2 T. D2 _You will always have what you desire for others.
( S- I) b; B$ P5 l( @Being happy is not a matter of destiny.
# d+ Q% l$ m$ [- u' m. Z' i9 C It is a matter of options.”
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6 P: P+ D. `& B! ^8 G2 CFinally he said:% q; w8 W$ @; y- U6 x c
“Take care of your Thoughts because they become Words.% h$ \- O& O4 |) b" G7 `: `
Take care of your Words because they will become Actions.
1 W2 ~3 \# N$ @( gTake care of your Actions because they will become Habits.; n. R3 i8 L. S' m7 |& G2 i
Take care of your Habits because they will form your Character.. z2 _* G, q/ [& g* p3 S1 u
Take care of your Character because it will form your Destiny,
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0 U5 P( y; r+ D' W [5 t. X“There is no religion higher than the Truth.” |
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