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YOUR RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT (ZT)& E) J& N& I5 Y! B, O0 J& D+ Y
$ V& U$ _: v# k7 G* TA brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist ' T: s, ?/ [7 o( n% V
Leonardo Boff
9 U0 g: q/ b$ gand the Dalai Lama.
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In a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama
" f3 K+ C. @% C1 q9 p6 x6 K* F1 sand myself were participating at recess I maliciously, and also with interest,
+ C, r) i( B5 ]1 y, E8 a( Wasked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?”6 x- I D' W: g& T" U6 B: g3 l" r
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I thought he would say:
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Dalai Lama paused, smiled and looked me in the eyes ….
3 |7 Z* l- B3 }7 w( _( S5 Nwhich surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question.
$ ?# N0 T2 z7 E/ Q) iHe answered:2 c v5 p5 B& D, D5 Y! E3 x
“The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God. * {. s9 f$ s) l0 D/ I
It is the one that makes you a better person.”; p% ~3 l |; N( Y1 U- E
+ [" @+ s! U" U# D% [To get out of my embarassment with such a wise answer, I asked:
4 U3 A- K4 l$ Q. N2 f$ b. `“What is it that makes me better?”
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He responded:
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more compassionate, l6 o* x, P1 K$ g; c
more sensible,
5 q+ m: }6 Z: {& v more detached,
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more humanitarian,1 ^+ o, M" C" v( L
more responsible,5 J5 P: U+ ]: G* \9 ~! O U, O
more ethical.” . u2 @2 |0 @1 C
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“The religion that will do that for you is the best religion”9 t+ H$ _+ g( \
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I 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.
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- _7 X6 z8 v: {1 u+ I% i n$ s: M“What really is important to me is your behaviour in front of your peers, family, work, community, and in front of the world.” e" }0 Q$ J* ?9 J; @1 G
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“Remember, the universe is the echo of our actions and our thoughts.”
4 _5 i. u9 L8 i( u“The law of action and reaction is not exclusively for physics. It is also of human relations.: |/ A& W$ W* q0 Q [$ I B0 X, l
If I act with goodness, I will receive goodness. . J9 z" r; M' J+ ?- H0 T
If I act with eviI, I will get evil.”
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' [5 x5 _$ e' T“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth.
2 E& Y; X: y( T2 l& K. R; ^! M5 ^7 f1 CYou will always have what you desire for others.7 t( j' c; R- B# a, m4 {* g
Being happy is not a matter of destiny. ) z: x1 d0 U1 {! v
It is a matter of options.”) W- s1 ]% J: a. e' S
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! d% C$ U' y2 N3 i0 RFinally he said:" \2 g8 ]3 b) `5 i+ |( m3 c
“Take care of your Thoughts because they become Words.$ d; b, [! z8 F$ m) Y$ m7 y% |6 ~
Take care of your Words because they will become Actions." J0 B; z [5 ` _% i0 X
Take care of your Actions because they will become Habits. `3 c' [ m0 I1 h0 ]5 f) w
Take care of your Habits because they will form your Character.
7 D8 t7 }: c, a" y4 fTake care of your Character because it will form your Destiny,+ R0 V. d$ p0 j2 W" |1 s# M* a4 r2 D
and your Destiny will be your Life
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; ~& z& `! s9 W P; @“There is no religion higher than the Truth.” |
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