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. U/ a. p" b' N) ~2 ^YOUR RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT (ZT)
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, S6 X2 y. w7 H! h( z& I+ hA brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist
, I5 J; E8 z9 BLeonardo Boff & \7 V+ p7 s/ w+ ]0 n' c
and the Dalai Lama.
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) |+ h* H1 F! j, p a* ~In a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama
5 I0 x# I7 L' c. B$ g& f$ N/ `and myself were participating at recess I maliciously, and also with interest,
7 b; w: V+ L& L8 q. H6 S6 }asked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?”
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) X# W( _) U9 W! f8 f& bI thought he would say:
! V+ S! b# G- ~5 \“The Tibetan Buddhism” or “The oriental religions, much older than Chritianity”
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, G3 ]+ z# Z0 u/ f Dalai Lama paused, smiled and looked me in the eyes ….
+ U3 Z7 M, V, h6 Ewhich surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question. & N4 ~# x& P: \1 }* s; |7 P `! x
He answered:
2 B3 B. ~+ T) V' v& b3 N4 p; S “The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God. 8 {- o0 R2 e7 s3 i0 N
It is the one that makes you a better person.”, w" q8 g5 r# J' }+ P
* Y5 E( L% m% {6 _) R/ I( wTo get out of my embarassment with such a wise answer, I asked:
# H/ N' A5 }6 Z* A“What is it that makes me better?”9 m9 Z1 g% x: |4 _. ?- V
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He responded:
1 G. v& o" u6 |3 o( |# @* k* I$ k$ z“Whatever makes you
9 K' Z& l# H' W more compassionate,+ z; K+ N, Q* K: p$ V6 W% p
more sensible,
7 U) Q4 C; D [: `. k$ n more detached, 5 I6 w7 g* M, B- W+ R
more loving,
1 V: V6 q$ j( R1 R more humanitarian,
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more ethical.”
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“The religion that will do that for you is the best religion”8 C @6 B% d6 C0 \; i4 ~# y
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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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& t W3 i& x% y% N"I am not interested, my friend, about your religión or if you are religious or not.( d' T0 l9 [0 c/ A" {
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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.”" @: O6 T! j3 a" w- Y- K
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“Remember, the universe is the echo of our actions and our thoughts.”
: V" \) h5 o2 T6 G7 _“The law of action and reaction is not exclusively for physics. It is also of human relations.
% `9 x3 u! ]3 @ ]- v. qIf I act with goodness, I will receive goodness. 3 d. U) Z# {. L- z, {; O' }# P
If I act with eviI, I will get evil.”4 M3 Y* u' @7 `
5 @0 S3 s- L2 k“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth.' j- G4 R0 Y; z
You will always have what you desire for others.
0 R0 c1 T, q6 u& G1 S, vBeing happy is not a matter of destiny. # q- K1 T# H0 e% ?" J
It is a matter of options.”; G& B( Z8 c" v% c2 B: @
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4 [+ o- H% z5 `8 b1 I7 ]Finally he said:% m( t5 {7 U/ ]7 v$ k. k
“Take care of your Thoughts because they become Words.1 Z) \1 g- W& t% Z7 M9 i8 |
Take care of your Words because they will become Actions.3 n# y4 R' w9 {& G3 Z h
Take care of your Actions because they will become Habits.
$ Y! I# N, @- @6 R' d& LTake care of your Habits because they will form your Character.
/ \5 }" n0 |6 `5 G, m! b* H6 KTake care of your Character because it will form your Destiny,* a- N0 |- V2 O9 H& i
and your Destiny will be your Life 7 U$ R/ ]5 K A/ M7 g! g0 N1 p; G
… and …
* M3 O/ H; k! i/ j/ @! X“There is no religion higher than the Truth.” |
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“The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God. $ T# `- W; D( y8 C* P
