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YOUR RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT (ZT)
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/ ]5 c m2 R! u9 g- P n3 WA brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist 3 Q/ Y, t5 T% y9 Q/ E- j. n
Leonardo Boff 2 V4 U/ D8 B/ j( h0 }: B4 @
and the Dalai Lama.0 f% d7 F- {' u+ B
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In a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama
* c- I6 G+ ?; C3 s6 V$ dand myself were participating at recess I maliciously, and also with interest,
% m' F- }# z4 H r& ~! ]- ?asked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?”' D3 n" o2 `9 G( N; `& v! i& B
2 P0 e) e L$ B* qI thought he would say:9 w9 E0 ^/ \' \) q" o( h
“The Tibetan Buddhism” or “The oriental religions, much older than Chritianity”
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# v- E' i2 M" J! u! T! a Dalai Lama paused, smiled and looked me in the eyes ….
! l( i. G% q2 e$ Wwhich surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question. / o, F" W+ d' _# ^/ ], }5 B' z6 z4 {
He answered:4 s! `9 v0 j' k/ H+ S) F: }
“The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God. / i; @& P+ S$ q& d
It is the one that makes you a better person.”
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. Q" G7 w9 g+ `3 M L3 @7 NTo get out of my embarassment with such a wise answer, I asked:
" A5 F7 r$ [0 |+ j“What is it that makes me better?”: v& @% L Y, x. ]4 A
9 ~( f, z9 ^+ R+ SHe responded:" R# V- m7 f/ Q8 y& {9 a. a" e
“Whatever makes you 0 o# G) \6 n' [/ O" B1 t2 m
more compassionate,6 y+ B& p$ E3 d, V: K
more sensible,
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more loving,
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+ E1 ~3 E: |+ T more responsible,) R; p# v2 N3 K0 |: U& f! _) d, Z
more ethical.” 5 r( e; F& w M& y9 B/ {8 D
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“The religion that will do that for you is the best religion”5 h/ c9 v o3 v; W( e" ?6 e
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I was silent for a moment, marvelling and even today thinking of his wise and irrefutable response:+ y: X5 O6 I K
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"I am not interested, my friend, about your religión or if you are religious or not.
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4 x* o- B3 W" S' u“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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" x* P" E* c7 _9 q, h% W% |“Remember, the universe is the echo of our actions and our thoughts.”8 h; x+ S" B5 [. x5 B: i/ A6 r+ o% ~- s
“The law of action and reaction is not exclusively for physics. It is also of human relations.
8 S; n6 P, y; t3 _& ^If I act with goodness, I will receive goodness.
2 h7 ?* T1 B# ?/ X5 H9 c, }; MIf I act with eviI, I will get evil.”
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“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth.9 _" d$ A) `% o q
You will always have what you desire for others.
9 y: O$ `" l! W, `Being happy is not a matter of destiny.
6 t8 Z8 v0 R: y1 A0 J It is a matter of options.”
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1 l- {* B C: eFinally he said:
9 _7 I. M: w+ J$ m B “Take care of your Thoughts because they become Words.
8 u3 t* t$ z1 G8 v+ Z* Y& _ sTake care of your Words because they will become Actions.
5 s! y0 T" p; K, X1 nTake care of your Actions because they will become Habits.5 Z6 }! D# w& s# t) D
Take care of your Habits because they will form your Character.1 C& Q- @% [& u6 B; p8 Y5 t
Take care of your Character because it will form your Destiny,- ?/ W$ Q4 z; l8 g z l$ K! w9 I
and your Destiny will be your Life * z7 W1 s! t9 U2 I* }* |
… and …
+ ], U0 W' T4 o! k+ V, E8 ~5 M“There is no religion higher than the Truth.” |
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