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8 n4 J# l1 R5 Y( h0 n; u6 |' lYOUR RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT (ZT)
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+ P4 F2 l Y8 ~A brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist
8 Z' t5 W _; X- g+ BLeonardo Boff + m8 K; [2 _* x
and the Dalai Lama.
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In a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama8 G ~7 s% Y- n
and myself were participating at recess I maliciously, and also with interest,
. j! }/ v( h& t# X% }asked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?”8 y Z: X. j, O0 c5 L) S7 s4 u+ H
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I thought he would say:
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4 z0 M9 `; ~, D1 ?. [1 S Dalai Lama paused, smiled and looked me in the eyes ….
1 a, l: W! f$ K+ }- U+ \' Owhich surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question.
& r: n. c5 H9 h* B( UHe answered:5 ]: ~8 [3 X `6 X
“The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God.
4 h! p" E8 ^0 `8 h& p: R 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:! `' b4 p( z4 @) o- E2 t2 a V- \7 X
“What is it that makes me better?”
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He responded:8 J$ X5 C: t ]5 x8 f
“Whatever makes you 2 o% Z! U0 {2 E1 L) {
more compassionate,
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more loving, ) g, Y/ S* v- Y% }" v% L6 m4 d
more humanitarian,
8 P4 l2 V5 _8 m; k, z2 J% o4 h more responsible,
8 ^& b l; p1 i/ c' ^* b1 G more ethical.”
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; b8 ?) G6 H1 y0 S! g, K. I3 u“The religion that will do that for you is the best religion”5 Z" f$ k1 v( z. ~; G
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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.& D* m7 `: H" a7 L4 M
0 W! e" S6 A% D/ M# F4 H0 x“What really is important to me is your behaviour in front of your peers, family, work, community, and in front of the world.”; \0 [) l9 l) ?
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“Remember, the universe is the echo of our actions and our thoughts.”- B+ @5 t7 Z2 e. y& R/ W8 C
“The law of action and reaction is not exclusively for physics. It is also of human relations.
% D5 X( ~. t x. c0 q' d4 U/ T% XIf I act with goodness, I will receive goodness.
7 T7 h4 U1 Z/ }- d- r3 `If I act with eviI, I will get evil.”# F1 l& a, y, Z/ q
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“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth.8 [9 ^* Q3 n3 p
You will always have what you desire for others.
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It is a matter of options.”
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' s/ V0 V+ _; |5 Y( `7 W; |" mFinally he said:
+ y1 e$ F: ^% t- h! d “Take care of your Thoughts because they become Words.
* X1 U0 }( L9 l/ ]$ @6 \3 f! c9 |Take care of your Words because they will become Actions.5 {) ]* ?* C0 {7 M6 f
Take care of your Actions because they will become Habits.
# K1 m4 K& B/ [$ xTake care of your Habits because they will form your Character.
& y: k0 |5 T0 C# \* tTake care of your Character because it will form your Destiny,
9 n [8 r& B& J) f. Wand your Destiny will be your Life & @; ]! ]6 ~4 y7 A- U5 o
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“There is no religion higher than the Truth.” |
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“The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God. . p9 g) ^% y8 m2 \
