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YOUR RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT (ZT); |: n/ S7 L: ~# M$ E0 P. r
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A brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist
/ ~+ U( q$ B, Z$ U/ xLeonardo Boff / ~1 T; l8 _5 ~$ n/ ?( {7 V4 B. _
and the Dalai Lama.$ e, m2 z' d4 e5 H+ E
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9 t) O# D# W9 q1 [ Z6 xIn a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama
6 C. H: v, ^: i5 kand myself were participating at recess I maliciously, and also with interest,
' p' k- J$ G |9 [$ Gasked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?”
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( F& V# T! o) q6 m7 qI thought he would say:: f* Q3 z V7 k& i/ _* {
“The Tibetan Buddhism” or “The oriental religions, much older than Chritianity”7 P) R% S" G- F4 u3 M( R" b
- s9 Y4 P( b- P( b$ z, E6 @0 B4 H/ { Dalai Lama paused, smiled and looked me in the eyes ….
; x! @! t4 e% \which surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question. * q) l, f& r4 `( b, J" `
He answered:
! z" k/ F4 l& \1 p( p “The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God.
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" v! W! B6 G" b9 m9 lTo get out of my embarassment with such a wise answer, I asked:
5 X; x$ X. S4 t. v“What is it that makes me better?”
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He responded:- l8 `5 T! G6 }2 j1 }3 A3 T" d
“Whatever makes you
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7 V4 F" _5 _( t; E: ?1 k/ K more detached,
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more humanitarian,
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! m" Z: S* F+ n2 d, W+ U1 K more ethical.” 1 z' H% \0 B# _3 ]0 x9 a
. z- A( K `+ b“The religion that will do that for you is the best religion”
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1 {! m! J6 B& g/ |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.
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& a# o3 d, E; J! J) E# j# I“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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, Q2 d8 {$ N" ~# Z$ m$ ~“Remember, the universe is the echo of our actions and our thoughts.”
+ ~/ a9 Q( q2 n“The law of action and reaction is not exclusively for physics. It is also of human relations.
, h) x' D" J8 G8 oIf I act with goodness, I will receive goodness.
1 O. ~; A A! |If I act with eviI, I will get evil.”6 H1 S/ r: Z' |+ g. W$ A
' `' N. g j& G/ m“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth.
' {0 `% \# ^0 S" }! }You will always have what you desire for others.
2 z3 W7 ~% H4 p6 Q0 _1 Q; QBeing happy is not a matter of destiny. " V/ z/ p6 Y5 w+ R7 ^) |9 f% s
It is a matter of options.”& C* X, Q$ g5 E2 w
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Finally he said:. s* g/ l n6 B" d
“Take care of your Thoughts because they become Words.
* F+ b/ C. ^8 L0 `) K, F+ X# T2 f* eTake care of your Words because they will become Actions.
3 Q! u: N/ g4 w; S- }" }% I' \Take care of your Actions because they will become Habits.1 j. H" M4 L3 T4 R! l c5 I
Take care of your Habits because they will form your Character. J2 }3 L0 I/ U9 Q Z/ L- R
Take care of your Character because it will form your Destiny,: u/ l5 C; ?, U/ H5 ^2 g' C' N
and your Destiny will be your Life
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“There is no religion higher than the Truth.” |
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