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& ~' `: w% U6 s/ l3 IYOUR RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT (ZT)
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$ R( p" s& ?) ?A brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist " G2 N' }; q0 u
Leonardo Boff + G9 I: B) D2 F% d) z+ C
and the Dalai Lama.6 b2 |5 O; Y5 Q6 `: U( [; O0 o
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1 e# N8 ~+ q4 {5 [$ lIn a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama
0 n+ T8 j U" F ]* j. m: hand myself were participating at recess I maliciously, and also with interest,
8 x! }9 Y# v9 c' Y- r6 Basked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?”. [* P. H" I4 R h, c' q' a
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I thought he would say:
, ?# |) g1 k7 I“The Tibetan Buddhism” or “The oriental religions, much older than Chritianity”
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Dalai Lama paused, smiled and looked me in the eyes ….
9 h, _5 K5 e3 U) r; pwhich surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question.
- y$ P- @5 R3 a0 w& u7 x6 VHe answered:5 Q' _" T$ Y2 a- R r: Z, X9 W
“The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God. e2 s; h9 y2 I9 J
It is the one that makes you a better person.”3 H( f. [+ ^- k, h
4 V$ ~9 H3 L$ Z' n4 vTo get out of my embarassment with such a wise answer, I asked:/ n: }- Q5 l& Q4 k
“What is it that makes me better?”
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: ^5 {0 b& ~9 D5 \. }$ F) FHe responded:& x: O' m0 S5 ]% l" s; ]
“Whatever makes you
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more sensible,
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more loving, . ?, `( W5 m6 z! N
more humanitarian,
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, v$ F3 t, p5 U, K4 p" H! { more ethical.” * b5 }7 j7 b& O* H- s& o9 \: `
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“The religion that will do that for you is the best religion”2 e) Y# |1 k5 Y1 }4 ? u' {
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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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a6 B" K: N# k5 m' C) F& N"I am not interested, my friend, about your religión or if you are religious or not.$ u2 y2 z3 u0 R3 l6 Q0 h2 f* g% e
. K. y! A7 ?2 U- N( v“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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x7 G% J$ U' Y: z9 c9 k8 ^/ ?' O( Q“Remember, the universe is the echo of our actions and our thoughts.”
* M! G1 g" Y, I$ v$ S$ X2 J/ E“The law of action and reaction is not exclusively for physics. It is also of human relations.0 u: x {" _1 n
If I act with goodness, I will receive goodness. $ @# @! _. @5 X, \8 T* ~& I# |
If I act with eviI, I will get evil.”6 ^, i" f! |( P; C" m( G+ [
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“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth.
d" N) D( d6 _, {4 GYou will always have what you desire for others.
0 j4 x) ?; C# g2 zBeing happy is not a matter of destiny. , K3 G3 o# M5 r0 d' G3 T; m
It is a matter of options.”
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Finally he said:
0 E& N& {$ c# w “Take care of your Thoughts because they become Words.
% A- y4 `" e" H' V( [/ x8 xTake care of your Words because they will become Actions.
' G+ n8 B {, ZTake care of your Actions because they will become Habits.9 l) `5 l+ W3 [3 R. u& f& A% I
Take care of your Habits because they will form your Character.
- k) {% p m5 @' K+ _0 |3 E$ \: ]- FTake care of your Character because it will form your Destiny,: n1 o; @% ^/ A, N6 |: c
and your Destiny will be your Life 2 A, u* `( r3 u+ x
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“There is no religion higher than the Truth.” |
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