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YOUR RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT (ZT)
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: E$ }; q) I7 v: U ~; JA brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist 4 z$ f+ \( d- P7 T) N2 t
Leonardo Boff
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N- c; x: H) s' w7 Y: T$ oIn a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama
5 h1 ]: L% n# uand myself were participating at recess I maliciously, and also with interest,# c+ V4 t1 a+ h# O7 R
asked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?”
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I thought he would say:3 X, n: _7 l. {3 q9 ?- d6 A
“The Tibetan Buddhism” or “The oriental religions, much older than Chritianity”0 y g& [ @+ v5 d1 y4 V) s3 y
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Dalai Lama paused, smiled and looked me in the eyes …. # O8 O% v, Y- R! W' }& ^
which surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question. 0 |/ Z$ I8 P( A/ x; |+ a4 V0 F' J
He answered:
% R+ y! s3 t# e: ]3 l- c “The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God. % O, H$ Y! `7 C: s/ s
It is the one that makes you a better person.”
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7 W) T! d" N+ m- Y# mTo get out of my embarassment with such a wise answer, I asked:" T [0 j/ C8 A
“What is it that makes me better?”
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; C" k0 t5 }# \/ }' ~* yHe responded:; P. K7 G+ q) R1 I
“Whatever makes you 7 s6 q4 t: w5 T' d) u0 ^0 i# ~
more compassionate,- y9 p/ p5 F: \7 K
more sensible,
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more loving,
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1 I& T: p4 M" E) }2 Z“The religion that will do that for you is the best religion”4 S C8 ^1 b# ?- l1 C I' d) B" @
/ P9 k7 c5 K9 g( j0 R$ b: D% V' VI was silent for a moment, marvelling and even today thinking of his wise and irrefutable response:) p( E- ~6 M% F2 s3 X, X0 Y
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"I am not interested, my friend, about your religión or if you are religious or not.! i$ i8 h, c8 F& G" M
s+ f# P" O+ f* b“What really is important to me is your behaviour in front of your peers, family, work, community, and in front of the world.” q8 P* G- V+ U: B) E0 \$ [- V, M
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“Remember, the universe is the echo of our actions and our thoughts.”
7 X' h) c8 m* t( `/ R“The law of action and reaction is not exclusively for physics. It is also of human relations.
9 A' D/ O" l4 }3 ~4 l2 I" iIf I act with goodness, I will receive goodness. 1 {3 [; r& t6 H: X5 ?) J4 I T+ t' ]
If I act with eviI, I will get evil.”% v* x/ @7 w: y+ ~3 ?
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“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth.
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4 |" X; ]+ I! \5 X- PBeing happy is not a matter of destiny.
* E x y7 w4 L2 H It is a matter of options.”
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Finally he said:% Y b. K: Y0 G9 D
“Take care of your Thoughts because they become Words.; R/ D/ a. {5 m& s1 Z1 R
Take care of your Words because they will become Actions.% y# \2 L+ `3 e5 N% l* J2 @
Take care of your Actions because they will become Habits.- i3 p! Q! y/ B& C$ S' O1 D! d, I& X. E
Take care of your Habits because they will form your Character.' V! F& `4 S$ g0 [' T2 d4 C
Take care of your Character because it will form your Destiny,
( I2 S6 {- ]# M$ b7 l( _and your Destiny will be your Life
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8 ]* D. i8 y' E& d4 k/ G; l$ P3 Y“There is no religion higher than the Truth.” |
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