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9 J- U; T, A! L4 hYOUR RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT (ZT)
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A brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist 5 p z( D* W( ]* f: A
Leonardo Boff
5 {: @3 u0 s3 l/ |0 G9 i) dand the Dalai Lama.
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$ q P- q" C2 F2 xIn a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama5 v; X, L W; I& q: Z
and myself were participating at recess I maliciously, and also with interest,
. ]5 ?0 L' `) j* K8 F' Y& M5 ]8 Xasked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?”
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I thought he would say:& c) c; ]4 h+ R& A. l$ U
“The Tibetan Buddhism” or “The oriental religions, much older than Chritianity”
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/ J2 M% C6 k% A; g Dalai Lama paused, smiled and looked me in the eyes …. . r! L- l& W' p, F
which surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question.
/ b, B, ]* a" c! k% |9 SHe answered:
' W& r& t: A/ }( ^% E e w0 X “The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God. ) y. n7 V0 A( O5 G/ a+ k8 K8 Y v
It is the one that makes you a better person.”' z1 }+ N6 {3 \5 p+ Y# x' m
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To get out of my embarassment with such a wise answer, I asked:# L: E8 T0 _# Y8 X) ]
“What is it that makes me better?”
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$ ~; e% n9 j+ E2 W/ UHe responded:
% d$ A P: n ^" O# f2 s6 ?“Whatever makes you
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more sensible,
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8 b: b5 U+ B8 q; W. N+ y more loving,
4 N9 Q z0 S" ^1 X more humanitarian,
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more ethical.” 3 d* V* Y l1 a$ ?5 p' X
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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:
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"I am not interested, my friend, about your religión or if you are religious or not.
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. _! `, K8 A4 p i6 r q“What really is important to me is your behaviour in front of your peers, family, work, community, and in front of the world.”7 r! [( O3 C% I
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“Remember, the universe is the echo of our actions and our thoughts.”
7 v- J) ]8 ]% l/ o$ y/ ]“The law of action and reaction is not exclusively for physics. It is also of human relations.& |3 N, Y5 T4 U; y
If I act with goodness, I will receive goodness. / v; ]3 s1 O7 Y! i
If I act with eviI, I will get evil.”7 n# T Y& f" b- a( C" L
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“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth.
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Being happy is not a matter of destiny. 0 V' Y% P6 A5 x$ r
It is a matter of options.”# \# D, f5 \5 ^ s) D% [
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$ q) ?! T5 Q; H8 J$ c" T$ P0 OFinally he said:' |- Q7 D- ^# I
“Take care of your Thoughts because they become Words./ ^- o$ y7 W+ g% v* a5 [% M5 L
Take care of your Words because they will become Actions.
& i( X7 j& M+ e2 a3 |3 ?3 {6 MTake care of your Actions because they will become Habits.; B5 p0 @# S8 \* X
Take care of your Habits because they will form your Character.
- a6 Q& E8 k" Z, a5 L, Q, dTake care of your Character because it will form your Destiny,+ N) @+ D. \+ L
and your Destiny will be your Life ( J) ?+ H7 h$ h' U9 A
… and …
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