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YOUR RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT (ZT)
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$ j* P9 j2 x% fA brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist [& ?- [9 F* f
Leonardo Boff + a' G8 e2 D) ^
and the Dalai Lama.
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- i; Z# H, H% Y$ E, `7 S) {In a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama
1 A+ ~8 M N0 B- Z1 j4 i+ I1 }# \and myself were participating at recess I maliciously, and also with interest,
0 g- g6 h, ^# aasked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?”& `# O. N/ W$ ?; _5 ~, t1 K
! I2 |$ R3 O! N' ?/ Z" ~I thought he would say:1 C) G+ Z7 A/ o
“The Tibetan Buddhism” or “The oriental religions, much older than Chritianity”
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: n% K( R" A9 H' d Dalai Lama paused, smiled and looked me in the eyes ….
9 k7 P% e. I; k0 D: B, _$ i/ @7 fwhich surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question. + n g1 j1 D" K+ x; ~7 r4 P
He answered:
, A- |5 Q: V: T3 T5 O- S3 K( T “The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God.
! E+ [9 {/ z$ S/ o9 q6 Y+ }: l It is the one that makes you a better person.”" W4 H* K, w+ v
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To get out of my embarassment with such a wise answer, I asked:
7 a. s* c+ [) u _2 Z“What is it that makes me better?”; f& X# K( l; R) G- h# \( h
# J! D' h! ]6 {( QHe responded:3 y+ J( P% C1 H1 N* Q
“Whatever makes you $ N( G5 U; `5 w* v" X' W
more compassionate,
2 v0 B8 _* i5 [0 e% t# q) p! w more sensible,
: O" w) z" _0 e. L8 a ~9 ?0 ]* N more detached,
/ ?, ?, e/ ^$ w: q4 w more loving,
* }" j+ `' |8 y e more humanitarian,
`! e1 _* B7 j8 j1 n$ M2 E more responsible,
) a0 Q2 A c% X8 q0 q more ethical.” , A F$ e) p s0 h" x
U8 {/ L- K3 s! f$ w: F- ~5 S8 X“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:% M( @) F6 x* x' g" V0 b
- P2 p8 ~* Q4 ?# G) P"I am not interested, my friend, about your religión or if you are religious or not.5 j: C" ^# u" A4 a( m
9 u1 O' r$ z6 R“What really is important to me is your behaviour in front of your peers, family, work, community, and in front of the world.”9 d' H' M1 _' p
0 B7 ^3 G9 S; N% X“Remember, the universe is the echo of our actions and our thoughts.”
; j' ]) H; O3 v# `8 P* f+ |“The law of action and reaction is not exclusively for physics. It is also of human relations.2 y3 E5 A) _1 c1 q
If I act with goodness, I will receive goodness.
5 C( V( P- K( g6 O* QIf I act with eviI, I will get evil.”
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“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth.) `9 }' x$ W; N
You will always have what you desire for others.
! l- k% K2 @5 B$ b o# T7 nBeing happy is not a matter of destiny.
9 u/ H4 U' c8 |, ^' }6 a It is a matter of options.”7 S, k- ]4 A1 @! ~& \* a
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Finally he said:
2 w" \- `6 Q: I “Take care of your Thoughts because they become Words.' ~% ^( F: Y2 _2 V. Y1 Y3 s
Take care of your Words because they will become Actions.
/ y! Q$ ], h3 u2 s! J6 q. ^! m& dTake care of your Actions because they will become Habits.
, P: j; U# V; NTake care of your Habits because they will form your Character.0 O% D1 R7 q: S2 v
Take care of your Character because it will form your Destiny,5 N! o9 Q; |4 e( p5 d
and your Destiny will be your Life
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' V% L) r0 o5 V( p3 j9 w“There is no religion higher than the Truth.” |
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“The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God. 
