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YOUR RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT (ZT)
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: Q* K0 t; y# nA brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist + j$ H( i( N1 Q" w2 T0 _0 S
Leonardo Boff
8 C9 _' v6 f9 Gand the Dalai Lama.4 m" _, D% K- b8 W; L0 d# S3 C
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In a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama
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asked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?”
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I thought he would say:7 a- J) a7 o0 d" C) z5 B# t# j3 R
“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 ….
" z! I$ x9 L7 i; g: Uwhich surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question. & ~9 Q! K& K. A5 ]$ U4 P
He answered:5 L, o4 [$ p4 Q/ W: b( y6 t# `
“The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God. ; u" C% a& r! e) E6 K! |
It is the one that makes you a better person.”5 P* z0 w6 j. O( q0 t; w
" x5 b! \( N3 A2 ?4 ^To get out of my embarassment with such a wise answer, I asked:$ X( p7 u' c, `6 S \
“What is it that makes me better?”
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He responded:2 N0 G9 c. ~& i! N3 y+ p( m
“Whatever makes you " J3 e+ b7 B/ A1 [# K( w# N/ g
more compassionate,
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& J" f# C6 [. {8 ~ e7 S more detached,
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3 {+ s( a$ M' p* Q. j5 L, @ more humanitarian,
2 e: X0 b6 M* F2 C more responsible,
9 }6 p. P% ]# i$ ` more ethical.”
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“The religion that will do that for you is the best religion”1 ^) q1 b& a" h2 i0 a( L8 _
' t9 F& g$ ~# x+ T( U' ~. B6 S. zI 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.0 B% m$ \# h+ O
5 j, S- Z5 {. ^2 I6 m; Z+ @“What really is important to me is your behaviour in front of your peers, family, work, community, and in front of the world.”( h& I: i9 [: _6 f
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“Remember, the universe is the echo of our actions and our thoughts.” G. Z& e% d! Y3 v9 F# B2 o
“The law of action and reaction is not exclusively for physics. It is also of human relations.9 I$ U' R$ |9 \ _, C( t
If I act with goodness, I will receive goodness.
- t; L+ R$ j0 z0 u0 u! wIf I act with eviI, I will get evil.”
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6 c7 I( U6 T* ]- _6 v: R“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth.5 L; g7 }) Q1 ]9 ]2 ~" [/ R
You will always have what you desire for others.
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It is a matter of options.”
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, b; `, Q4 m0 Z& f! [Finally he said:" N# M0 z' Y* X" H9 j8 w( Y* D. y$ }
“Take care of your Thoughts because they become Words.
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Take care of your Actions because they will become Habits.7 ?6 h5 J% t) [1 r2 \0 B
Take care of your Habits because they will form your Character.
: k* L* c5 L$ U5 s' a' O+ U- U# LTake care of your Character because it will form your Destiny, z' S3 n+ K# Y. ~0 Q5 O, L
and your Destiny will be your Life + ?- m+ Z# s) O, t
… and …
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“The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God. ' Z! ^# k7 @" p" Y- D1 U7 K& e
