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0 t* `3 \5 F0 v* SYOUR RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT (ZT)) _' x) v' A0 R
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A brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist ]/ O( k" I9 _0 A8 `/ I+ c9 o
Leonardo Boff * \ |) O- @6 V8 ~
and the Dalai Lama.. D3 F/ A* {; A9 S1 q
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, Z. r+ O3 ] m$ h2 R" qIn a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama4 j5 e- f/ K) r; Y* X& C
and myself were participating at recess I maliciously, and also with interest,
+ E1 R# y" y* d& p) K% pasked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?”$ Y) u+ S0 F4 k2 d3 J6 E0 K5 D
/ O% ]2 K+ P$ j+ ~" NI thought he would say:: J- T P9 ~ `5 `, b" f; ?0 S* W8 |
“The Tibetan Buddhism” or “The oriental religions, much older than Chritianity”- Q- H# }' b: v/ V
7 Y$ g) I" n$ u/ x Dalai Lama paused, smiled and looked me in the eyes …. 3 d- `$ y3 X2 ~3 f3 E v/ X
which surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question. , O' k. p' i& J) u7 r+ x" t) w
He answered:
5 Y3 ~5 B$ ]6 Q “The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God. ; J9 B6 r% b4 U2 u
It is the one that makes you a better person.”# w% d3 g3 t7 @9 R+ _* Y
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To get out of my embarassment with such a wise answer, I asked:+ p4 e6 M* X* x! o# Q3 [
“What is it that makes me better?”3 H" Y: m& n. i5 N& H( X
$ z0 B' l. a& y; [3 g% c ?3 J' `He responded:$ D; {/ p" }: Y- |$ t6 X
“Whatever makes you 4 a, {0 ?2 ?. n W- y; `9 m3 \
more compassionate,
+ a8 r# L3 l# s' a( a p% R! H1 ^' ^ more sensible, 2 t( _, U q5 ]
more detached,
/ \& ~% M- D7 x: n more loving,
; [# m6 X( f9 q% ~" e, R more humanitarian,
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more ethical.” 3 I5 i- i6 _+ {1 w$ @
" v8 V) E# N# i& B- `“The religion that will do that for you is the best religion”2 J. ?+ ~! }: b& O; P. O
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I was silent for a moment, marvelling and even today thinking of his wise and irrefutable response:
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$ ?1 i9 I; \7 W9 C, b"I am not interested, my friend, about your religión or if you are religious or not.! T2 u P( c& ?4 \1 @9 {4 G1 h
" V1 F! x6 O3 d. \“What really is important to me is your behaviour in front of your peers, family, work, community, and in front of the world.”" r$ g1 {% Z* o" g
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“Remember, the universe is the echo of our actions and our thoughts.”
+ \2 m# G# {) ] R+ v“The law of action and reaction is not exclusively for physics. It is also of human relations.
, d; w! l! A% F: t% @9 H6 c, _If I act with goodness, I will receive goodness.
8 C4 w4 z W# x- J0 ?If I act with eviI, I will get evil.”
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“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth.4 M7 I+ C* _) L2 S" K
You will always have what you desire for others.5 r e" ~) C' @( p- A: F
Being happy is not a matter of destiny.
9 |) G" H3 b9 u. e! f It is a matter of options.”
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0 C$ L9 K2 d& Y- c2 _6 B- qFinally he said:, c4 R9 v. a8 G) |6 r$ u% B$ s
“Take care of your Thoughts because they become Words.
" j7 w0 L. y1 W) Q8 s6 _Take care of your Words because they will become Actions.' y: I8 K9 q# G- t. X. D
Take care of your Actions because they will become Habits.( w7 H& B3 V1 j( A' d
Take care of your Habits because they will form your Character.' J" E8 O! [$ B2 q# `. j, h* ^
Take care of your Character because it will form your Destiny,
, b* R, D* e- U& H) {6 oand your Destiny will be your Life
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) U/ Q* {# V3 g/ J$ U5 r“There is no religion higher than the Truth.” |
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“The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God. 
