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: _- h) P* _+ BYOUR RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT (ZT)) ]- {9 Y$ p U. ?! d) ?) p* N
; D- @" J- \# N( ?A brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist
' z6 X0 d7 d8 m+ x4 lLeonardo Boff 8 F; N6 j* {2 `( a
and the Dalai Lama./ I6 b0 \+ Y# U; G, f* ?
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, G3 W& ?& Z% I0 a" w9 i- ` SIn a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama$ O" M- ?$ s5 {6 ^
and myself were participating at recess I maliciously, and also with interest,& }, `4 u' b/ d7 @& j3 b
asked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?”/ i& H4 N! U: J
$ n6 z6 J- H8 tI thought he would say:
9 U! H/ D" o8 _“The Tibetan Buddhism” or “The oriental religions, much older than Chritianity”
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0 q5 o9 z \0 ]! m, {; A/ X Dalai Lama paused, smiled and looked me in the eyes ….
& b L3 x9 {, Y! Q2 M1 ^( ~/ xwhich surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question. : F, o1 B8 B+ X& z y
He answered:; U- s7 `1 \- x! x7 m2 j A
“The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God. 0 X: A! E" k8 r4 g8 y) v: b
It is the one that makes you a better person.”
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4 ?6 @( d2 ?9 E* v: M/ ?9 LTo get out of my embarassment with such a wise answer, I asked:1 ?0 d" G) @+ T2 E# G
“What is it that makes me better?”
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- Y7 {$ e2 t! K, K$ L3 _He responded:
' e# \ y7 ^& n8 J& k' h' l“Whatever makes you
4 V) x& \) F" `2 n O2 c$ ` more compassionate,
+ D* f* l# @9 B8 S9 j% W* D; t more sensible, 5 b1 E& f' `# d, K
more detached,
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more humanitarian,
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more ethical.”
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' \( @( ^8 O& w* p1 V# j9 t“The religion that will do that for you is the best religion”: ^1 q: [* m! ~& H
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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.7 E& [7 q0 ~0 V& q
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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.”
' U- G* f1 V0 [“The law of action and reaction is not exclusively for physics. It is also of human relations.
, A0 w3 S9 o q* {If I act with goodness, I will receive goodness.
8 D% X! p- M& ?+ M1 eIf I act with eviI, I will get evil.”+ e, e* |& H0 v
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“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth.7 l0 B8 S3 `3 t3 z8 m) [. K& ]# v s
You will always have what you desire for others.
0 i6 q, X/ |# P$ J0 I8 c# uBeing happy is not a matter of destiny. # \( X; ? }8 v* b# }) ~
It is a matter of options.”
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Finally he said:) Q: {4 e% j5 N
“Take care of your Thoughts because they become Words.! @: q+ G% C6 B1 b5 B) k& x. C. `
Take care of your Words because they will become Actions.2 a& S; Y' y$ _0 U. Q
Take care of your Actions because they will become Habits.
O/ ]3 s4 X, r" aTake care of your Habits because they will form your Character.
4 d7 }3 k8 ^% V: q5 M$ V# g+ RTake care of your Character because it will form your Destiny,
1 b/ r( W0 C% Iand your Destiny will be your Life 5 s3 f4 X& {$ Z$ q$ b5 g9 t; M3 V6 C3 B
… and …2 i, j' i8 M: N" o8 E6 ]& K; i
“There is no religion higher than the Truth.” |
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