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/ O4 Z, R4 K0 i4 [* K; o$ |YOUR RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT (ZT)2 `* e8 [7 a& o1 z' x9 T
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A brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist ( l* g7 h B) `' K. u0 I& s# A
Leonardo Boff " }' M v% H K/ e3 a3 L/ e
and the Dalai Lama.
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3 m& _8 {6 s& M( i* E' c: sIn a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama
0 K; _: l c( k! Y7 W6 Wand myself were participating at recess I maliciously, and also with interest,
L( N- X" B; M, hasked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?”
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I thought he would say:
0 i( T* d. R: y$ {: V* Q) T: Q“The Tibetan Buddhism” or “The oriental religions, much older than Chritianity”! {3 b. X6 M; Q! I# {. {
+ P C7 ]8 }' t/ V Dalai Lama paused, smiled and looked me in the eyes …. * w1 n f1 n' _5 Z" w' _
which surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question. - [3 ^, ?& p3 H2 X# }
He answered:" x* T1 y$ u8 T0 W
“The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God. " y2 m7 S" S- i
It is the one that makes you a better person.”2 N( r F* K8 Y ^8 q7 ?6 {
: `2 R# P( @- t* zTo get out of my embarassment with such a wise answer, I asked:
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He responded:& P0 W$ b! I2 \9 A1 U' b1 t
“Whatever makes you ! f! e* h A: ]5 N% P: e# I
more compassionate,4 @% _ B7 s4 E' x
more sensible,
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more humanitarian,( w5 J$ f" N% \* l8 M2 }; B" s
more responsible,
! m( L3 q- f+ h! a/ ^/ j2 f# @3 h5 [ more ethical.” 8 ?* A( E3 J( o+ k% E, [
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“The religion that will do that for you is the best religion”# U! [# z1 g9 s. F9 m
! R4 Y: `" X, Z2 mI was silent for a moment, marvelling and even today thinking of his wise and irrefutable response:& [; J4 L) Y* ~4 R0 Z
: w `6 X/ N; x* `/ K' v9 s- ]"I am not interested, my friend, about your religión or if you are religious or not.
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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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“Remember, the universe is the echo of our actions and our thoughts.”
2 \' p- g! @/ W+ N% }“The law of action and reaction is not exclusively for physics. It is also of human relations.7 d% v& C+ I" I) A% g- @, A
If I act with goodness, I will receive goodness.
r* ~. ~. d5 v9 R0 U @If I act with eviI, I will get evil.”
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“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth.
3 F7 M! Q1 v4 V% ~. p7 RYou will always have what you desire for others.
3 c! K" P) }* o2 F+ NBeing happy is not a matter of destiny. , H) H _2 E8 x
It is a matter of options.”4 |3 ~) {: {$ L J5 |
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Finally he said:* S( N2 ]7 Z1 L% j
“Take care of your Thoughts because they become Words.2 ^/ v8 A7 Y9 A e: o( |
Take care of your Words because they will become Actions.2 r/ ?9 s: s8 o" B V+ T
Take care of your Actions because they will become Habits.2 @5 Y+ _7 J& F
Take care of your Habits because they will form your Character.
0 Q* d) ^# D5 d) bTake care of your Character because it will form your Destiny,
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… and …
4 G0 T' ?0 N! Q2 N# t“There is no religion higher than the Truth.” |
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