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5 ^9 f, @+ o* b; i5 k" [YOUR RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT (ZT)
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A brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist
Z3 S4 I3 K8 G: C) ?Leonardo Boff
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In a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama' |( E' _( x% ^" y T }3 |* y5 n' P! M
and myself were participating at recess I maliciously, and also with interest,3 x% p" y( V: f5 H6 r. h- _* k
asked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?”( N+ c* C0 _6 W% d! h$ z
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I thought he would say:
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Dalai Lama paused, smiled and looked me in the eyes …. : A% e( |7 B9 v( v( B, U' H3 Q
which surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question.
" ?& A/ N% x+ u2 f2 [ v4 r# S' u F- zHe answered:
. }% j0 P) I! c' Z “The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God. / F! W/ o' f5 Q1 W* {
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:
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) ?* i+ ?' h* d' J0 W+ f. G- }He responded: d. }+ D" M( q! X
“Whatever makes you * U- X6 }: L, }! a3 i! J
more compassionate,
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more detached, ' ^+ o; A9 D" B; z( ^# B3 { r) @
more loving, ' ]2 r7 Q+ m9 i8 [
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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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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“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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“Remember, the universe is the echo of our actions and our thoughts.”( v% ^6 T4 S) U2 d
“The law of action and reaction is not exclusively for physics. It is also of human relations.
1 Y' ?) E8 g3 R9 W( e' P0 m% P0 YIf I act with goodness, I will receive goodness. 9 e! Q; x I9 ?
If I act with eviI, I will get evil.”
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) H+ Y) W: e3 V1 ?3 {“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth.
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Being happy is not a matter of destiny. ' A- J$ ]3 j5 G$ o( o1 Z
It is a matter of options.”
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Finally he said:" V* K( @ Z T, ~
“Take care of your Thoughts because they become Words.
6 L {9 Z6 ]: o# B5 I% w0 qTake care of your Words because they will become Actions.4 e5 H9 X+ M- C E9 k1 Z
Take care of your Actions because they will become Habits.
$ o6 \0 x) X6 GTake care of your Habits because they will form your Character.
7 ]1 S! U1 w- n0 qTake care of your Character because it will form your Destiny,! t/ C- j/ G5 t0 H9 G Z
and your Destiny will be your Life # D: D' }. U4 c8 l" [
… and …
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