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YOUR RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT (ZT)
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: Q7 D' f( i" eA brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist
# }( I" g- q" u+ MLeonardo Boff 6 S! E; B; K% D1 E" t- Q5 S+ e8 r
and the Dalai Lama.
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g. u: Z3 U- |& OIn a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama
2 I# t$ s& t) v4 [9 c9 b1 Mand myself were participating at recess I maliciously, and also with interest,, {7 U* O4 G) G- _/ C! y3 ~/ S( {
asked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?”
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I thought he would say:
% T% h% U: P" c% I“The Tibetan Buddhism” or “The oriental religions, much older than Chritianity”* Q# O8 r( ?: d- U4 s1 j$ ]
$ B* M& K# S$ O! s7 J) r- j, D7 F Dalai Lama paused, smiled and looked me in the eyes ….
) i) E5 [! L; D. E* W; _9 Ewhich surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question.
; [7 y" Z# U% I1 FHe answered:1 O5 [8 O ]7 Z0 S y
“The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God. 6 C$ R. |$ f% {
It is the one that makes you a better person.”
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To get out of my embarassment with such a wise answer, I asked:
+ ~! @" D9 i; N8 ^9 r# _“What is it that makes me better?”
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+ i) ^# G. ~/ ]/ M3 K# [, gHe responded:
* T4 F5 L% V2 S* C' i! V0 J/ N$ P“Whatever makes you
/ q# W& p! i T* G, k more compassionate,
! I8 H( Y: b& }3 w) o more sensible,
& D" r; H- A3 W$ a" ` more detached, 0 u2 y; y5 K& Y0 g: z/ i5 g- u) U
more loving,
& u" X+ a: N' s% A% A+ [) I more humanitarian,( F) V, b7 I8 x2 a& m
more responsible," A5 i8 F; s6 J+ H+ I7 e9 h1 g/ B
more ethical.” : l5 b; o3 k! i% v
4 V& r6 V1 U9 N# a1 l1 d r“The religion that will do that for you is the best religion”& I+ {' a6 n9 T; S& Q
8 W$ r+ X( \4 o# h) F6 XI was silent for a moment, marvelling and even today thinking of his wise and irrefutable response:; ~, A- _# S" R7 v! }+ B
) |+ T* \6 m+ i5 A0 B' ["I am not interested, my friend, about your religión or if you are religious or not.3 P& p# j) R! ]
0 |: x9 a4 x- E) p! y, [4 C4 w“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.”
$ d* [" e, u8 Q' j$ H3 x“The law of action and reaction is not exclusively for physics. It is also of human relations.
# L; s4 V" M3 z+ ?- VIf I act with goodness, I will receive goodness.
: a% n3 h6 i. j) B" VIf I act with eviI, I will get evil.”8 O% i7 R8 ^- [1 r. f9 V' D
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“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth.
$ z7 r1 N5 {! I# f+ u4 C3 V' VYou will always have what you desire for others.
: _) @( h' ]/ V7 w7 t/ Z5 QBeing happy is not a matter of destiny.
8 G2 W6 W" q( a) F It is a matter of options.”
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Finally he said:$ I, D% }1 a4 O) A- Q- g3 ^* o! B3 t) `
“Take care of your Thoughts because they become Words.1 T3 A7 P3 g1 `0 n
Take care of your Words because they will become Actions.
5 H% c9 h) u( I0 @Take care of your Actions because they will become Habits.
# Q+ A0 Q8 S8 U6 q$ g: \% x& n; kTake care of your Habits because they will form your Character.
' D3 Y- P' G' [" h, {# t) QTake care of your Character because it will form your Destiny,' h: e5 n! U6 ]( v- m
and your Destiny will be your Life
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9 p2 Q' z/ ~" ]7 S6 j“There is no religion higher than the Truth.” |
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“The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God. 
