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% I0 C# k# `- V9 o2 ^' A6 C% M* CYOUR RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT (ZT)$ }+ p* T, l) F% I0 m$ v
2 a0 @" f2 i) z9 {& J) EA brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist
( c3 X& P1 W6 NLeonardo Boff 9 N2 K |, J, k- [/ G
and the Dalai Lama.7 h2 w+ N: o: ?$ v/ F- c1 {6 I
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5 [2 J F, Z2 d. G) u* O eIn a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama
- H, G% u0 S/ s6 w- A+ Vand myself were participating at recess I maliciously, and also with interest,
0 c4 p9 N. C! t: Wasked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?”9 N# b/ ?$ n) C0 |" P; F A( q, Z
2 \: x- A4 X% d1 GI thought he would say:& {; B6 ]! ~# w! h5 X! W
“The Tibetan Buddhism” or “The oriental religions, much older than Chritianity”. A6 P; h( G! W/ z+ Y
8 D; ^- K; S0 T+ }4 | _ Dalai Lama paused, smiled and looked me in the eyes …. . ^3 A' b A5 |- q/ h
which surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question. 3 L0 t2 C ^# z
He answered:
. _% E# S8 d: q% F1 P2 ? “The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God. . `4 e F/ O3 n9 G7 ~
It is the one that makes you a better person.”5 M9 Q, V* W& r( ?& T
; e# V1 r+ ~0 K4 [To get out of my embarassment with such a wise answer, I asked:$ [, s) H& L! Y1 M5 @1 @6 K3 a( [
“What is it that makes me better?”
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He responded:
) H4 t# v v2 u- E4 p- ?- z“Whatever makes you
+ j; W7 P) \, r! q6 k; U( [ more compassionate,# n/ R$ |2 j6 `
more sensible,
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3 B1 p; u* h9 N1 y more loving, * W1 L- b! B3 {9 [
more humanitarian,
8 K$ c1 n+ X) C0 O( b. \& m1 h2 I more responsible,7 U* v% u% M L1 z# ]7 v1 e, P9 w
more ethical.”
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“The religion that will do that for you is the best religion”5 z @8 @8 h+ ? o7 W
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I was silent for a moment, marvelling and even today thinking of his wise and irrefutable response:& i1 f% n% e7 k" }; N. }/ D; T
$ B* N, k* m+ n"I am not interested, my friend, about your religión or if you are religious or not.! Y, H" U" i" t. a
- K; d7 d" D# }# m; l“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.”7 ?) C0 g$ o5 {4 @# T4 m: u: ^9 H& [
“The law of action and reaction is not exclusively for physics. It is also of human relations.
. a: o( |" ~) {9 \$ eIf I act with goodness, I will receive goodness. , ~5 o, k( d. y3 h
If I act with eviI, I will get evil.”8 C' y/ f4 V5 X+ S5 X
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“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth.
) u( M! {; k; Z; I& hYou will always have what you desire for others.
" f. ]! {( n! r4 ?; t2 u Q+ n9 MBeing happy is not a matter of destiny. 7 P* N S! n; ~5 ?# L; @6 \$ Q& N/ h
It is a matter of options.”
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Finally he said:$ z$ y" w# Q, j: f
“Take care of your Thoughts because they become Words.
' ]# \2 k6 K: iTake care of your Words because they will become Actions.! ?, u9 [6 a d( i* A( o, r
Take care of your Actions because they will become Habits.0 P+ Q- L' }* F( M( c% d: q1 m
Take care of your Habits because they will form your Character.9 x, s9 Q, w0 y
Take care of your Character because it will form your Destiny,
- R; s/ Z$ g9 P5 `8 aand your Destiny will be your Life
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“There is no religion higher than the Truth.” |
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