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YOUR RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT (ZT)
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/ L- H0 ~) m: FA brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist
! ~7 O4 j$ I5 L: \Leonardo Boff
' c2 t4 v3 @+ i8 ^and the Dalai Lama.! Y5 Z1 P. l5 y, c5 s
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In a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama+ B3 z: O+ w% ?8 ~# @7 p3 N4 h
and myself were participating at recess I maliciously, and also with interest,
6 ?0 F& e/ |1 ?: b3 R# \/ A/ kasked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?”
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0 Q( u5 p0 l' e& Y# m% V, OI thought he would say:
. Z1 ~7 P8 ?/ i3 ]' M/ g5 E“The Tibetan Buddhism” or “The oriental religions, much older than Chritianity”
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_" Q# f# G& }$ W Dalai Lama paused, smiled and looked me in the eyes ….
8 {. b4 F9 n, x4 k) c2 t. u" twhich surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question. ; A5 B- K) a: o/ Y/ @
He answered:: c! j( o6 s+ P5 \
“The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God. 3 M' W7 M% T2 n
It is the one that makes you a better person.”
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To get out of my embarassment with such a wise answer, I asked:' k0 e9 l* r/ c w3 x
“What is it that makes me better?”
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, U6 X* P6 E& i' g0 R6 [He responded:
. T8 z0 M' E' B4 R9 V! O8 v' a“Whatever makes you
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more sensible,
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more loving,
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more responsible,$ `4 T n( L7 o! |% [* g
more ethical.” 4 a! ~0 H) l a7 y Z
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“The religion that will do that for you is the best religion”
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I was silent for a moment, marvelling and even today thinking of his wise and irrefutable response:6 {' j: D7 l0 G) ?- r: I4 J1 N: a
" }& M _0 O" B' E' s"I am not interested, my friend, about your religión or if you are religious or not.' \& Z% x- Y( D7 \: x
* G# j1 l F) y! w“What really is important to me is your behaviour in front of your peers, family, work, community, and in front of the world.”' ]* Q' E7 g5 @4 H+ q) k
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“Remember, the universe is the echo of our actions and our thoughts.”
8 B8 k1 s5 L6 Q* E4 `, ~“The law of action and reaction is not exclusively for physics. It is also of human relations.8 w% a6 g r! m' @/ ]
If I act with goodness, I will receive goodness.
' C4 [% h6 @. J9 m+ b" @3 ?) IIf I act with eviI, I will get evil.”- ^; n+ y Y. a5 D1 `& {
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“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth.
% b5 T6 G4 O' [, pYou will always have what you desire for others.
6 R) S q* ?1 FBeing happy is not a matter of destiny. 2 L$ \/ [9 R! ?% W' ^
It is a matter of options.”
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4 c. f C! h3 D! f, c/ B: ~Finally he said:4 X- ?/ ]6 f& k' N3 I- r
“Take care of your Thoughts because they become Words.
- X, w" p% l5 c0 E$ R" X4 WTake care of your Words because they will become Actions.
8 H- Q" g1 N C9 f9 h( N% Y3 X$ b# xTake care of your Actions because they will become Habits.& c" Q6 B# w% | B8 n! a& y
Take care of your Habits because they will form your Character.8 z r2 d+ |3 V+ D6 T1 l
Take care of your Character because it will form your Destiny,
3 n9 Q; m0 d U( w+ Iand your Destiny will be your Life
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: V* u: I4 y/ U/ F“There is no religion higher than the Truth.” |
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