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YOUR RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT (ZT)
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+ D5 h) p8 F0 z/ P1 qA brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist
* }7 I4 T# y( M& }+ XLeonardo Boff & z! D% A w4 y$ i/ M' K2 _
and the Dalai Lama.
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In a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama! h% W9 ?) E6 v7 V
and myself were participating at recess I maliciously, and also with interest,
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I thought he would say:" L1 c! O y$ z. D! Q- b
“The Tibetan Buddhism” or “The oriental religions, much older than Chritianity”- z6 T( H5 U8 o% b! G, P
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Dalai Lama paused, smiled and looked me in the eyes ….
$ Q2 @! u* ]" y1 D" u3 Hwhich surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question. ( F5 K% s& u+ x1 X4 J/ D- c
He answered:9 _7 K' l. r4 |+ B& ?1 E7 R/ ^ y" o
“The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God.
* ~2 c/ M+ e: q% ? It is the one that makes you a better person.”4 l+ }( B6 a7 a& y' R
/ I- ^1 Y- X7 a' KTo get out of my embarassment with such a wise answer, I asked:
7 l( ]% P% s% Q9 d& V& q9 S1 h“What is it that makes me better?”
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He responded:
3 ~" i5 k0 Q i3 Y* D/ J“Whatever makes you
/ a7 w$ S }, B; H1 j6 f9 V+ Y more compassionate,
( J( E& l& G2 y0 c$ m& P2 g, M more sensible,
' y' V9 O9 @$ n more detached,
; e& D1 G0 I& q more loving,
! U' J4 L J2 N" y3 X3 }; F' L more humanitarian,
8 }3 Y% R8 i" H1 Y8 V" v" q3 F9 c more responsible,
2 t+ N6 w# n9 w9 F; E; p) q% W' _ more ethical.”
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“The religion that will do that for you is the best religion”( _8 U7 e* Z' j4 T. T* A
& @! }& r0 D! R( ?. WI 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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“What really is important to me is your behaviour in front of your peers, family, work, community, and in front of the world.”0 a) |2 ?7 b4 I6 x! }% x5 g# D
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“Remember, the universe is the echo of our actions and our thoughts.”9 Y6 x: K( L/ {- ~
“The law of action and reaction is not exclusively for physics. It is also of human relations.
) W1 w& k9 S5 F5 d, {& h8 dIf I act with goodness, I will receive goodness.
7 L2 }, m7 ?* m aIf I act with eviI, I will get evil.”
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, l/ ^/ l1 m; q1 a“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth.
4 o# o8 C# S5 G6 J/ Z, U" [4 h/ zYou will always have what you desire for others.
4 x5 t) c9 e1 v- A2 m, vBeing happy is not a matter of destiny.
0 b9 q% R/ N; ] It is a matter of options.”! N9 N+ ]- B3 `' W; G
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9 @( z( w* ~0 v6 c% n" wFinally he said:( L# \" R& \/ X7 `. E0 Z
“Take care of your Thoughts because they become Words.
; x0 i- d2 S* ]# G' r3 M# H( [. j- rTake care of your Words because they will become Actions.% Z, z c4 _9 x" x4 F1 a. l
Take care of your Actions because they will become Habits.( T4 A+ i3 G) a* ]7 x3 I o
Take care of your Habits because they will form your Character.
; l" ^: S' m4 {Take care of your Character because it will form your Destiny,% |- O5 }8 s7 y8 \: Z5 l
and your Destiny will be your Life ~5 c% d, u- K8 D, }# k
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“There is no religion higher than the Truth.” |
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