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( D7 U( W, l% E% {5 ~! GYOUR RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT (ZT)3 r. e v0 ~! h: H5 ]" u/ M, m* U2 ~
7 x' M5 |6 e, ]) l) X( o3 \A brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist
) a0 H& V; {% [+ xLeonardo Boff " `( I4 A1 S3 |: h6 Q, G4 C" n x
and the Dalai Lama.
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( Z9 z' R& F E7 K" S; @- P2 r8 CIn a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama
# X- e, H: T* L6 @" s1 b, A% S, Z4 `and myself were participating at recess I maliciously, and also with interest,( X; _' s" h1 X/ Z! k8 Y- m
asked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?”" `8 M; a3 R; T4 @2 q3 A
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I thought he would say:
$ V; r. z/ h% o* I( K& }" g( u“The Tibetan Buddhism” or “The oriental religions, much older than Chritianity”$ ?: j( Z! h/ p
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Dalai Lama paused, smiled and looked me in the eyes ….
0 l/ t' e6 m- q) ywhich surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question. ' Q/ |+ ]* g- u! j
He answered:
6 J/ x" d- L* z$ o “The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God. : [6 p. ~5 ~. g) B/ i) c$ F
It is the one that makes you a better person.”1 E" n0 E' _5 A6 K
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To get out of my embarassment with such a wise answer, I asked:# s- ?* D; M5 D7 N* \
“What is it that makes me better?”
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; ?% ~, U$ S7 p! K: Q: zHe responded:
, \3 G# G; a" [8 @4 f# V“Whatever makes you ' Y7 O3 E9 f4 K3 |! o# m$ ]7 M
more compassionate," ]' v" q: R0 x! N6 ?' X
more sensible,
+ G1 |: @ O) }& h5 h( K; ^ more detached, + Y( `7 N, ~: C% J! \
more loving,
6 w! U+ F4 _; {. ?* E more humanitarian,
% n- X5 q4 @ w* e5 t more responsible,5 D! J$ v: B6 R7 X
more ethical.” . G( d% b2 @' ?: |9 p
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“The religion that will do that for you is the best religion”
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I was silent for a moment, marvelling and even today thinking of his wise and irrefutable response:3 o$ I4 G% I% B/ y
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"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.”9 I' _- L& g1 d6 |& z# _
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“Remember, the universe is the echo of our actions and our thoughts.”
# v2 @, m% K2 Q, W“The law of action and reaction is not exclusively for physics. It is also of human relations.
1 r5 G. Y( R9 b3 O5 T, OIf I act with goodness, I will receive goodness.
" D) e5 h5 H3 ?* P: KIf I act with eviI, I will get evil.”
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) t$ T2 N. [- Z9 O9 d. ^“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth.
} l! e% [! f. bYou will always have what you desire for others.
9 S( A1 Y# e& `# K5 z3 L" }: ?7 {Being happy is not a matter of destiny.
f$ h5 P9 u' g$ m! o2 p, L6 I It is a matter of options.”' ]/ U# |6 m3 L- I. Z2 p
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8 ]! r- X$ w; J1 @6 F9 q! dFinally he said:
7 c0 K5 r6 a4 m1 g “Take care of your Thoughts because they become Words.
+ N4 F$ Z9 B& |" C& [( T: rTake care of your Words because they will become Actions.( r0 h( q2 x. I7 L8 j) u
Take care of your Actions because they will become Habits.0 D/ E" x5 G" P
Take care of your Habits because they will form your Character.1 s. |, J- E5 d
Take care of your Character because it will form your Destiny,
1 a1 w L! n/ A7 m) C4 land your Destiny will be your Life
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“There is no religion higher than the Truth.” |
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“The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God. $ W5 u( I% e3 D( G0 ~8 w, D& F5 }
