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2 H5 H2 O% ]: T, N& V$ wYOUR RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT (ZT)
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7 R5 G! `& {4 PA brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist ; h; L9 y% |/ | ~3 o
Leonardo Boff
0 N6 a6 Y4 j+ A' jand the Dalai Lama.
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In a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama
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, f; o/ N6 ^# E0 }* i+ Easked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?”
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I thought he would say: {9 e, J: ^/ m, _$ \8 @, d/ C& X
“The Tibetan Buddhism” or “The oriental religions, much older than Chritianity”
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5 a5 k" o7 X. i8 F Dalai Lama paused, smiled and looked me in the eyes ….
/ z$ C H2 D" i: N: s: }5 \+ swhich surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question. 5 t% e5 ]/ H1 l3 c, H
He answered: x3 `0 |. o! p9 ?3 ?0 R
“The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God.
& \! q% Z4 l4 ~ It is the one that makes you a better person.”
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2 p5 A) i# \7 j- B2 s: F% gTo get out of my embarassment with such a wise answer, I asked:8 f/ B3 D0 p4 m; O' R( _/ o
“What is it that makes me better?”
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; J" q* }+ ]; h$ SHe responded:
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more compassionate,7 I' \3 S; e" F1 a5 f+ v7 U5 i# `
more sensible,
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more loving, + j1 e: _* a( g* }8 {# u
more humanitarian,
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0 U6 p( T" c6 b# B: Q“The religion that will do that for you is the best religion”" a. Z* ~, y! H$ S) f$ n$ N
8 E( R$ \) o9 t- q$ e9 F) W5 ~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.* y, t& [4 Q5 C- T2 ^
% @. _* {( B g0 @+ y$ n“What really is important to me is your behaviour in front of your peers, family, work, community, and in front of the world.”% X) [ ]6 N! J) v
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“Remember, the universe is the echo of our actions and our thoughts.”1 z: w, k. S: W' n' v
“The law of action and reaction is not exclusively for physics. It is also of human relations.' D d6 {. F, v6 m
If I act with goodness, I will receive goodness. - y, y# N. D% f7 [: e
If I act with eviI, I will get evil.”
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“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth.
+ O8 t* L1 H+ b% fYou will always have what you desire for others.
: l; C* X' U& z, c3 s8 s4 OBeing happy is not a matter of destiny.
/ ?* m9 v. M; Y U' W! |3 x It is a matter of options.” e9 v b8 |* b
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5 y% m: ` L* W: @" v5 ~0 R2 ?Finally he said:
5 n$ o' s4 X$ n: i2 M6 C5 G( L1 V8 _ “Take care of your Thoughts because they become Words.8 }2 k6 A/ D/ _2 N; g
Take care of your Words because they will become Actions.* H( f: U) W! d
Take care of your Actions because they will become Habits.
0 r1 O0 ^0 l* |& h) G$ ~Take care of your Habits because they will form your Character.
" K. f; ~1 f1 V8 ZTake care of your Character because it will form your Destiny,! J$ s' n- n# a: R# T
and 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. ) \' H: k: |) K8 B: W% E
