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8 D; A' j! g2 jYOUR RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT (ZT)4 }" P2 k) s7 h, J* d0 [
! H( [5 F q+ I e/ `1 RA brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist
4 K3 E4 H0 K! ?' z! _; mLeonardo Boff / E; r% [' b3 L6 [: v* c" i
and the Dalai Lama.2 d* |: n1 V3 s; z
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In a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama& g N" f0 p( B
and myself were participating at recess I maliciously, and also with interest,
6 Q+ T( i1 L) ?' u/ _& oasked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?”
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/ A% {! z" Y* _I thought he would say:# N6 i: Q7 b+ t: }$ t R, y2 z
“The Tibetan Buddhism” or “The oriental religions, much older than Chritianity”
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" ?* a# \1 F2 M S Dalai Lama paused, smiled and looked me in the eyes ….
% k9 t! i9 R* P& o+ |0 G1 E! G( I& iwhich surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question. . [% Q$ P' K4 ?+ K
He answered:
, h. ~2 O' }5 V& f0 V0 w7 @ K; H “The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God.
2 N& |% t: J8 ^2 D6 }7 T8 g9 k1 q 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:7 R; T* p4 g7 m
“What is it that makes me better?”
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He responded:
$ o& ?! |0 |# z! q# [2 p! i“Whatever makes you
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more sensible, - ~6 R. g& i9 w* S
more detached, * o# e ]# ~* d; u: H4 |6 {+ D f, e
more loving,
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more responsible,5 e( U' k" J$ F, n
more ethical.”
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“The religion that will do that for you is the best religion”
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. }0 W7 x& n5 y& V; g0 xI was silent for a moment, marvelling and even today thinking of his wise and irrefutable response:
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8 S# s- Z5 \4 R7 o"I am not interested, my friend, about your religión or if you are religious or not.
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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.”: U9 T% E' U% _% m, B6 _
/ Y5 n3 J0 z( x0 |“Remember, the universe is the echo of our actions and our thoughts.”( x4 S# Z* D% }5 J8 [
“The law of action and reaction is not exclusively for physics. It is also of human relations.8 y/ c. q2 t+ b& I" V* N( {$ [+ p
If I act with goodness, I will receive goodness.
9 d& r# a0 G6 H# uIf I act with eviI, I will get evil.”
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“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth.1 v7 Q8 X0 o4 Y2 l) P
You will always have what you desire for others.1 f3 Q! o) Y7 l1 c5 T; Z
Being happy is not a matter of destiny.
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; h$ i& s0 f& T& ?" A N- aFinally he said:
3 K5 j, L# r* o% L! C% b “Take care of your Thoughts because they become Words.
1 M8 @; y* K( n9 oTake care of your Words because they will become Actions.7 o5 s- Y6 M0 z. Q2 s( _" K6 h7 Z/ f
Take care of your Actions because they will become Habits., a' i! a6 y' ]( J
Take care of your Habits because they will form your Character.
$ V+ C3 P" O( _* m5 a2 eTake care of your Character because it will form your Destiny,
) v. M1 {- i( _6 Q+ pand your Destiny will be your Life " n9 M. X& O0 U6 @
… and …
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“The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God. ! |1 [: K2 [& S5 a
