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" s+ T. p/ B2 N7 b4 L: d6 WYOUR RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT (ZT)
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e: B" @/ O( B7 f6 C# H, k+ J, aA brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist
0 j& V% S; g5 `/ ?Leonardo Boff / X9 G. n- e E
and the Dalai Lama.
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2 y1 P- ?4 z+ O; S* v2 G: _1 B* pIn a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama
! E% y! b0 N; E0 n# T5 L# E {% Mand myself were participating at recess I maliciously, and also with interest,0 \& u6 ^: {' k) G3 w8 G
asked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?”5 W$ T8 |' d' ? h$ D
. K9 q5 }% ?+ F* yI thought he would say:
9 z. b: Y4 s( c* ?& f“The Tibetan Buddhism” or “The oriental religions, much older than Chritianity”% ^# M B* \/ ?
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Dalai Lama paused, smiled and looked me in the eyes …. 3 I% L( v: x k5 w5 h3 r& v- g- Y
which surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question. 1 X: G/ L# w& }" S7 ~) `
He answered:
6 T l) I6 L& j% N; l1 C% n" j" H “The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God.
6 ~) }4 T! U7 x8 p7 u It is the one that makes you a better person.”* W/ e3 I( F/ {6 |* E# k
8 R$ O6 P' R A G& l/ mTo get out of my embarassment with such a wise answer, I asked:
* S: [( F# K# D) w) U“What is it that makes me better?”
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He responded:4 Y E3 Z& Y* M) `* X
“Whatever makes you
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more detached, ) E7 F& N5 G z6 K
more loving, ' b& O- y5 h* t+ V
more humanitarian,
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9 l9 u8 X, F3 D- h/ g7 a1 O more ethical.”
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8 i# ?& m# S6 j) t$ X“The religion that will do that for you is the best religion”
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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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"I am not interested, my friend, about your religión or if you are religious or not.
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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.”
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“Remember, the universe is the echo of our actions and our thoughts.”
5 J! o) E! H# ^ Z/ {+ z“The law of action and reaction is not exclusively for physics. It is also of human relations., g# Y% F* L/ K- F
If I act with goodness, I will receive goodness.
' u W' T9 r6 d$ w$ J) ^) s. jIf I act with eviI, I will get evil.”
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“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth.( r" W2 u: f' N3 F$ h
You will always have what you desire for others.
. `7 t6 F( v5 D# L- r' KBeing happy is not a matter of destiny.
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Finally he said:7 A' \' `- {6 P% b. g
“Take care of your Thoughts because they become Words./ }+ Y6 D+ \, V; q! `# K" A: ^. R' x
Take care of your Words because they will become Actions.
4 E6 n L: x" [7 @* BTake care of your Actions because they will become Habits.. B( D( \5 Z, Q7 u# C2 E
Take care of your Habits because they will form your Character.* X, }4 P. S v: E
Take care of your Character because it will form your Destiny,
8 U& y0 J. S$ N+ band your Destiny will be your Life
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