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* B6 t/ _9 s7 F/ Z W4 R) YYOUR RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT (ZT)3 P5 Z9 P' n4 Y }3 A
8 z7 ?- Q2 p5 c$ \A brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist 8 {) R# m7 `" e$ ^2 x! L
Leonardo Boff
# H2 N- I( o9 H: s+ @' Gand the Dalai Lama.
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In a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama# b$ m; J4 t( F
and myself were participating at recess I maliciously, and also with interest,* p1 |0 H$ I* o: u. {
asked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?”9 u) E: B& p; y$ C7 w
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I thought he would say:2 C8 ]0 _$ j5 m4 T! W
“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 ….
1 z4 G {3 s3 ~. O9 C2 {( Dwhich surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question. : f8 h$ V' m# j& T
He answered:
( f& [( x5 N8 D' u( L4 A- u: t “The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God.
' a7 L! Z! }& I. P3 U% } It is the one that makes you a better person.”1 _7 M1 K) s. T, Y! b
. ?0 h V# _& l- ?' m; iTo get out of my embarassment with such a wise answer, I asked:
+ X: h" O2 t/ @1 D+ Z8 o; O- e( L2 W“What is it that makes me better?”
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He responded:0 i) Y3 @& b$ C5 H
“Whatever makes you
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more sensible, / f4 E% {. \( u* W9 E
more detached, % l' C" H$ }3 ]5 C/ Y
more loving,
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more responsible,
6 x6 w# H; }! p more ethical.” . o& z: S0 z2 V7 x5 M
( \; K) V6 w7 X/ Q/ `“The religion that will do that for you is the best religion”$ w$ g! K2 W- ]3 L0 }
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I was silent for a moment, marvelling and even today thinking of his wise and irrefutable response:' C. m4 y9 C' l, c, N
: m. L3 S/ l. C) \7 O"I am not interested, my friend, about your religión or if you are religious or not.4 Z7 x0 _; `* q& d* V6 S) h6 P
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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.”+ B; y! H8 |$ T4 I
8 i/ m/ o, G; h( r/ X7 L3 t“Remember, the universe is the echo of our actions and our thoughts.”
( f3 p( B. f$ B0 G9 F“The law of action and reaction is not exclusively for physics. It is also of human relations." n5 Q$ Z. b( J- O
If I act with goodness, I will receive goodness. 8 l. `, N: m5 h& t4 t
If I act with eviI, I will get evil.”
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“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth.
% ^: V/ r& Z1 eYou will always have what you desire for others.+ a4 T+ ]9 N3 C4 C* e
Being happy is not a matter of destiny.
) ]9 X5 X' Z/ t/ b3 Q& K2 P It is a matter of options.”
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Finally he said:9 {6 z& a& v' N+ e8 J
“Take care of your Thoughts because they become Words.3 i. Z ~, s3 @! x( F% _( @6 h
Take care of your Words because they will become Actions.
, t7 R! @8 U3 \* \ ]$ n7 @Take care of your Actions because they will become Habits.: ]6 E2 R* u- J8 n
Take care of your Habits because they will form your Character.$ ~7 l& {3 p9 e5 H2 Q
Take care of your Character because it will form your Destiny,; t/ e) \' n k, g5 _
and your Destiny will be your Life ) u4 B. I6 @0 J0 e5 r5 R
… and …
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