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YOUR RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT (ZT)
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A brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist
6 _$ v8 F$ ?( C. mLeonardo Boff $ Z2 K& @% q4 R" }4 u3 ~
and the Dalai Lama.
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( L. ]4 ^/ D. o; fIn a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama' |, b7 k- u q5 W" `7 `; f
and myself were participating at recess I maliciously, and also with interest,
. }9 v- }# Q( [7 M( l3 G) ~6 k. [asked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?”- a ~$ G) T8 ^: |. b$ W7 i
7 M2 i. T! x7 HI thought he would say:1 u2 Z; R9 D4 p0 H% }
“The Tibetan Buddhism” or “The oriental religions, much older than Chritianity”% V( e& e' D! y9 `
% y; O- j: } X& X: C4 v( L Dalai Lama paused, smiled and looked me in the eyes ….
$ ]# V7 m# R! \4 |, Y. @# P/ x: twhich surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question. % ~8 ^7 g" Z& o
He answered:
m# h* G3 O8 n1 b5 f “The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God.
" E8 @7 x9 A1 Y It is the one that makes you a better person.”
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- P5 @8 {3 }- c5 HTo get out of my embarassment with such a wise answer, I asked:
. S; q- U% h7 G. W/ h0 O% b“What is it that makes me better?”$ g& j% g: P) h3 L6 @ Y: [; g" s
! d( d1 s0 e+ w ^- K( P, W( oHe responded:
2 W; a; n q8 J; q% @“Whatever makes you + Z! l4 a+ L- S c6 w1 w* Y! y7 v% k& m
more compassionate,
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more detached, * a3 B2 S! S2 E @# \% K! t
more loving, 8 q2 n L+ g+ u; V1 p
more humanitarian,
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more ethical.”
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“The religion that will do that for you is the best religion”
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* c. K5 p3 U6 d/ oI was silent for a moment, marvelling and even today thinking of his wise and irrefutable response:
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6 A& C. K' a9 V/ z0 y' o, x% F6 l"I am not interested, my friend, about your religión or if you are religious or not.! P5 y% C7 }; ^, m3 D
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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.”
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: B+ O5 x, H2 S“Remember, the universe is the echo of our actions and our thoughts.”
1 W' q } v/ p; @1 k1 C“The law of action and reaction is not exclusively for physics. It is also of human relations.1 T1 i) V+ V9 ~- ~- V; Y; r
If I act with goodness, I will receive goodness. " `- j0 B8 [! y* g) g8 H
If I act with eviI, I will get evil.”1 Z$ T! U* P' k( n1 D2 F: N! P
# {1 V9 Z& x( J& P“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth.
+ c4 p, ], m; \3 K$ Z8 qYou will always have what you desire for others.; ?8 f) H2 c8 m6 t! c! h
Being happy is not a matter of destiny. 2 v! V: c! N' h7 F
It is a matter of options.”
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Finally he said:
, D' l- U& ~ p3 J9 b) l+ e' m “Take care of your Thoughts because they become Words.
( _6 J1 U' B0 \0 ?) k3 \. J/ M. mTake care of your Words because they will become Actions.
7 l3 @4 y2 `, y# k8 LTake care of your Actions because they will become Habits.: T0 n" f1 D2 f0 J* s
Take care of your Habits because they will form your Character.
( T7 x {( J) Y; e7 y! mTake care of your Character because it will form your Destiny,
4 R6 G& h$ s5 b' |0 M6 f, q4 Jand your Destiny will be your Life
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# q5 {; [! y/ L' \) Q: `8 W, [0 V“There is no religion higher than the Truth.” |
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“The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God. 
