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YOUR RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT (ZT), G4 S0 N& R9 k/ y, o! z/ k6 |
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A brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist 4 M& ~9 p$ t; ]
Leonardo Boff
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In a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama1 |+ r# t; U0 x
and myself were participating at recess I maliciously, and also with interest,
0 z) A" D3 S( ?) ~: I; Jasked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?”+ ]# }; F: S6 H: n
: G% y$ Y- V8 c; ?: i" F2 F, sI thought he would say:
. p% L2 u9 h I( @1 B“The Tibetan Buddhism” or “The oriental religions, much older than Chritianity”
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9 ] |6 p, g& c: ]9 Y9 p( K# ]7 Z Dalai Lama paused, smiled and looked me in the eyes ….
) A- K* ?- i$ V1 Y- Cwhich surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question.
, ~) i+ B" v; S5 KHe answered:
6 e. l' u; Y% d1 x! |! ]! r “The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God. 4 m/ N+ p* Q7 A3 w
It is the one that makes you a better person.”
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) P/ m& r4 Q% |: A0 U; M; p5 q% q. DTo get out of my embarassment with such a wise answer, I asked:; L* q( u, d- Y5 I0 {1 w6 I
“What is it that makes me better?”
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! G9 S) o1 n' W7 q2 ]. wHe responded:
( I+ `+ C: v2 W“Whatever makes you
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more sensible,
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# Y: x$ O4 d, S, n more loving, + L: T6 W$ a% M6 Z$ N$ h
more humanitarian,# O" v: f; J; I4 n
more responsible,
) I( {% \+ f$ k* ~) M! U3 Q; u more ethical.” ( q4 f1 E5 `! [& E
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“The religion that will do that for you is the best religion”. l, X# a. U3 O: k% j- m% t
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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.% U" D1 g* u0 E" A" W+ ~. s
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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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3 r/ H" s* V' I R; a“Remember, the universe is the echo of our actions and our thoughts.”
4 f8 d, b! m5 G9 V4 Z6 ?: M! J“The law of action and reaction is not exclusively for physics. It is also of human relations.8 l7 _; q" j5 p( T
If I act with goodness, I will receive goodness.
6 C1 D/ u& z6 B) H2 m2 QIf I act with eviI, I will get evil.”9 f; C3 K, M+ z, W
; a+ ~. H' v* c" ]8 p% E“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth.
- R6 ~( m' J, E0 TYou will always have what you desire for others.
3 R5 P- s; c( b% bBeing happy is not a matter of destiny. ( Q/ x" n; } i5 _
It is a matter of options.”7 H. e* h# l3 b! a; @* o
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Finally he said:) a8 d$ {* a7 o8 y1 g/ Q& m
“Take care of your Thoughts because they become Words.
: m7 O) r* L- a- tTake care of your Words because they will become Actions.
5 v7 X- i. o" D: y6 K. d& p2 ~. RTake care of your Actions because they will become Habits. m. `, m/ }8 m' T" ~+ W5 D" A
Take care of your Habits because they will form your Character.& {5 `$ V5 ^) |4 k* a. w7 t
Take care of your Character because it will form your Destiny,3 [" W( K$ V5 E; o6 l+ _$ K
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“There is no religion higher than the Truth.” |
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