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# p# Z% S0 z7 M; F2 K+ r/ |5 AYOUR RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT (ZT)' S# d- `9 n. ^5 ~2 r+ {8 w
* Q4 P7 a' W, g! MA brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist
% O0 Y# ]; _' s( S5 E: M6 ILeonardo Boff
0 r3 A- X4 F( n' x9 X7 g) [and the Dalai Lama.
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In a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama
/ o$ q! S n) j/ L9 A! X8 t9 ^and myself were participating at recess I maliciously, and also with interest,7 {* Z' P: [% Z7 @; y; E
asked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?”3 X, l$ W2 C1 p& ]* I
2 ]+ r* G+ S1 nI thought he would say:
9 J' l- c j) r' D$ ~“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 ….
$ h( }1 i* `1 K0 Mwhich surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question.
1 t, A/ x# g; o' V1 U$ K/ qHe answered:
7 Y( j2 [- W# M4 ~3 ?7 n/ R" J “The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God. 7 l+ n. G* F) G" ?* G/ u
It is the one that makes you a better person.”# i: _ `2 o% q4 }$ S4 Y
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To get out of my embarassment with such a wise answer, I asked:
( v/ E5 b# U4 j/ s“What is it that makes me better?”
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He responded:) i# f) f+ ]) a8 ?+ k; w8 a
“Whatever makes you
" D; x8 c7 i, ~! x& t2 p9 L4 v0 S8 Y more compassionate,
. f u6 m. i' f. ~0 P% @# p more sensible,
+ y; c0 A9 J6 p: `$ a( R more detached,
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; T4 ^% h! w w/ l/ Y; K more humanitarian,' @5 |: h7 k( S; e2 c' c/ S
more responsible, x+ w5 z/ W, b7 j5 o- B
more ethical.”
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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:
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, `' o6 [6 j# V+ H1 B2 @6 t"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.”
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: f" W: W7 e, V( L* I" U“Remember, the universe is the echo of our actions and our thoughts.”
) t: Q! A( E2 o1 q% F“The law of action and reaction is not exclusively for physics. It is also of human relations.0 @" F5 [* {- t8 i: O$ w; _
If I act with goodness, I will receive goodness. $ U ?* I1 C% w W
If I act with eviI, I will get evil.”- U b f* n" G/ V
: l, W+ v! P& Q2 G/ u% ]“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth.5 m( e& A3 w5 z
You will always have what you desire for others.4 e' Z5 a; _; `
Being happy is not a matter of destiny. : ~% A: z @; X$ M, E" C: m
It is a matter of options.”6 \' I- Z3 C/ s. g5 W" g- `
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8 ?9 B0 l! [0 f, x$ O# PFinally he said:4 a1 w1 }1 H: `0 E6 Y$ L. w
“Take care of your Thoughts because they become Words.$ I9 X3 X4 [! d+ k2 m! h
Take care of your Words because they will become Actions.
; ?! D& m1 c4 P) `Take care of your Actions because they will become Habits.4 d1 k4 R9 |# d1 f# U+ Y
Take care of your Habits because they will form your Character.. u. z+ j, I+ v5 S. b
Take care of your Character because it will form your Destiny,* q. H2 X" i: i% b
and your Destiny will be your Life " ~6 ^( `" q) G, E
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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. ' H A8 @. k; S+ ?+ Z" A
