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+ G: C: j3 o2 QYOUR RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT (ZT)
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0 e8 y4 i8 U! H% PA brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist ' b5 W9 {7 H& c$ ~4 m m V
Leonardo Boff - k8 c/ W8 k1 [" Q& x3 B, V
and the Dalai Lama.
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In a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama( y% P, p K" d$ B; i
and myself were participating at recess I maliciously, and also with interest,
/ ?; E: O- I) Q$ n8 lasked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?”" V7 { J3 X' R+ c. \# p# _. A
/ d z! G" b; l1 K9 _I thought he would say:$ u2 k) y! h8 ^
“The Tibetan Buddhism” or “The oriental religions, much older than Chritianity”5 F/ W& m4 E4 s& e) d, b) s2 x5 L; q
4 b0 n L, h) B @5 l0 x: s Dalai Lama paused, smiled and looked me in the eyes …. 4 g3 F$ U. y: Q. ], @
which surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question.
' w- q" b3 B% P6 C# ?( J2 z# \ MHe answered:
+ {7 F+ N2 [0 S% _ “The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God.
0 n* G4 m( r0 C5 ? 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:
: ~- m4 ]$ T; y+ M! w0 I5 w( p“What is it that makes me better?”+ T( L0 ]* F! U6 Z( {6 Y1 Y- m
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He responded:5 X1 {3 D' O, g g! n- j* Z
“Whatever makes you
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more sensible, ? M$ }, L( l
more detached,
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more humanitarian, a ^. P. P8 B& M+ u- Z1 J
more responsible,
- ~- J% ^( ~0 O more ethical.” - ]4 \0 C$ H1 i. B+ d# S* |# l# V
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“The religion that will do that for you is the best religion”5 i, h# `" U" ~2 p- o
3 g% M- a* L: sI 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.* n# r& [# s* y% b* }
3 o1 M# y* V/ w& D“What really is important to me is your behaviour in front of your peers, family, work, community, and in front of the world.”6 V2 K# s) O1 w, t$ ~8 i5 Y; N5 k
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“Remember, the universe is the echo of our actions and our thoughts.”
: |9 \; _9 _7 ?* R. ^6 e7 h _$ P“The law of action and reaction is not exclusively for physics. It is also of human relations.
' u" h1 N0 |- j" Z+ UIf I act with goodness, I will receive goodness. 2 F, x1 w3 \9 n! D5 y# A/ G
If I act with eviI, I will get evil.”
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+ `# Y1 `/ H% I1 ~6 V. s“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth.
4 T2 X5 i- W2 f6 ^You will always have what you desire for others.
- ~$ X, S* J; s1 a- v- m+ B9 tBeing happy is not a matter of destiny.
7 F8 k9 E+ M. g( Y5 R8 _# H4 ?" h It is a matter of options.”5 [+ ]& F$ x) _6 U/ H( b
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, o' \) |# R" NFinally he said:
5 j' A3 v9 e- Q4 F6 w) ` “Take care of your Thoughts because they become Words.
8 A3 N5 N4 ~" ATake care of your Words because they will become Actions.* r: @7 k9 F( ^ w* b3 F
Take care of your Actions because they will become Habits.) t% X2 [& U$ U% ~7 p+ x7 D
Take care of your Habits because they will form your Character.$ |1 g( k( S! X. Z8 q& |/ c
Take care of your Character because it will form your Destiny,. j+ |: J* [ o# {
and your Destiny will be your Life 1 X6 l( r) R/ J7 e/ |4 b
… and …
/ B( f: ?5 U# K- J6 O7 N“There is no religion higher than the Truth.” |
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“The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God. 
