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/ K; h" H3 U3 E6 ~) e: l- ?YOUR RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT (ZT)
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" O. T$ _ V \% EA brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist
( I* V) Z3 T. ^4 `- eLeonardo Boff
% `3 {; Z, @# y1 o( f; jand the Dalai Lama.
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' b7 Y! _4 E2 MIn a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama" C6 z5 f0 \1 z L, ~5 O
and myself were participating at recess I maliciously, and also with interest,# ]6 c' V0 s3 N" O$ E
asked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?”
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I thought he would say:4 [, z* G9 \9 Q& R8 q( A9 G/ F
“The Tibetan Buddhism” or “The oriental religions, much older than Chritianity”
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9 ~ z# p3 t; l+ Q: W s Dalai Lama paused, smiled and looked me in the eyes …. , W$ `$ _5 O& C& s K& U' }
which surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question. + c/ ~$ I1 P& k; {7 c4 {6 J4 }
He answered:
% y( _ {: {9 h" e1 P7 g9 q “The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God. & w# y* B2 `- f8 l$ J
It is the one that makes you a better person.”
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0 G5 o' b' l4 O1 e- C3 R8 k+ a rTo get out of my embarassment with such a wise answer, I asked:
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He responded:
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more compassionate,+ \/ a) x9 `0 |/ u* e$ C9 ]
more sensible, , i7 l" e: i0 W4 T% r* l# F' }
more detached, . y4 j' `) K1 Q+ ]
more loving, 2 |7 ?& @( N- R2 M5 i
more humanitarian,, a) G4 V7 i8 t, A+ k$ h: ^
more responsible,
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“The religion that will do that for you is the best religion”
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3 l o7 m/ e D5 ]' a7 JI was silent for a moment, marvelling and even today thinking of his wise and irrefutable response:* h+ N4 x" b( [/ i6 S, R
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"I am not interested, my friend, about your religión or if you are religious or not., W1 t$ n8 R7 g: U ?
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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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6 Z& r6 ?* h0 W# k+ U“Remember, the universe is the echo of our actions and our thoughts.”' X! ~1 ^8 B6 ?) C0 Y' b( v
“The law of action and reaction is not exclusively for physics. It is also of human relations.& G' D! d6 C- y( p, V
If I act with goodness, I will receive goodness.
# T; v$ j+ V* |9 I5 p2 p" oIf I act with eviI, I will get evil.”% j3 X2 U. G6 ~" b! _- @
) I/ H: L' G! R6 r3 f; ?( y% {) `2 @“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth.; N. y0 l: t& Z Z2 ?# G3 z! `
You will always have what you desire for others.
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It is a matter of options.”; g/ @2 m( Q8 x
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Finally he said:& R" Q" i+ V. ~$ n8 S( z2 f8 D
“Take care of your Thoughts because they become Words.9 t; i/ a7 A4 `
Take care of your Words because they will become Actions.0 J+ I+ a+ \2 Q6 ?
Take care of your Actions because they will become Habits.
- }) G/ @1 M, |Take care of your Habits because they will form your Character.
! M% g, {7 U+ z$ cTake care of your Character because it will form your Destiny,
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… and …
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“The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God. 
