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YOUR RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT (ZT)
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- J( `" X6 @: j; }! Z' {A brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist , a: ?, t3 d/ c: N6 N& g) J0 g8 u
Leonardo Boff / A. _3 f( s* N+ ]: U
and the Dalai Lama.
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8 K0 u }( @4 ]In a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama7 s1 s6 e) n8 U: w
and myself were participating at recess I maliciously, and also with interest,/ X. E B& i/ l
asked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?”# p( ]7 @7 Y$ e
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I thought he would say:
& t/ s7 \9 |/ f5 U) T( ?/ W“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 …. 9 K9 [/ Q* |- G' V" a9 Y. k
which surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question.
* s' _/ b' _3 d0 uHe answered:7 f. k2 W( D; O# Y' l; g/ }
“The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God. 9 }, S' @& O& D. ?- U) t# N
It is the one that makes you a better person.”
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" ^ b1 |* k; b8 ?To get out of my embarassment with such a wise answer, I asked:& j; N1 Q4 ]7 k3 [; W* N9 C* X
“What is it that makes me better?”
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He responded:
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more compassionate,
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more detached, 6 C! l. h% E/ e4 a i- C
more loving,
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more responsible,
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“The religion that will do that for you is the best religion”" r9 _* O* v1 P
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I was silent for a moment, marvelling and even today thinking of his wise and irrefutable response:2 w/ U# ^( f: r! ~# h
) a* H* }) T; D: D9 F9 t7 B"I am not interested, my friend, about your religión or if you are religious or not.0 x! [% X Z8 v
: f' [+ s! z3 L( P; F/ r+ f2 W“What really is important to me is your behaviour in front of your peers, family, work, community, and in front of the world.”3 s' U' l5 r1 c. B1 e6 g
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“Remember, the universe is the echo of our actions and our thoughts.”
/ r4 {; Z8 D8 T2 G7 G! {" ~“The law of action and reaction is not exclusively for physics. It is also of human relations.3 y: X# k0 ]/ h; L5 v
If I act with goodness, I will receive goodness.
, N- i. f! J+ E6 r) E! z: r. tIf I act with eviI, I will get evil.”
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7 z% {7 B5 U. [: k( p: S“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth.4 x- D+ u9 v$ T! S% a& X
You will always have what you desire for others.
' ^5 ]7 c& z- D' iBeing happy is not a matter of destiny. 3 F# J. S. e1 U9 B- t
It is a matter of options.”- g7 h% j& `" K
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/ A# C5 G1 R L+ U, r5 T; HFinally he said:- c: I j* G9 h$ b7 U% C' d/ h2 r
“Take care of your Thoughts because they become Words.
8 A8 t2 A+ c0 E& b( UTake care of your Words because they will become Actions.
4 |, @+ m* m* t$ iTake care of your Actions because they will become Habits.' y+ J6 Y5 M$ J9 L( S, r
Take care of your Habits because they will form your Character.$ {3 [) R. o6 w+ z/ ~6 r
Take care of your Character because it will form your Destiny,
, a5 _ l* k: w; Y2 E1 i# \- w Gand 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. 
