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3 F+ W$ K h+ I4 T8 r" FYOUR RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT (ZT)
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A brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist 1 B! u0 R$ Y1 o5 v8 s6 C
Leonardo Boff 8 o: u b$ v* S @* u G% i( v
and the Dalai Lama.
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2 a t& b. h3 Y0 G/ m1 JIn a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama5 j4 V) K4 j+ E7 f& d
and myself were participating at recess I maliciously, and also with interest,
; D: N& f' g. basked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?”
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1 W! `/ y/ s( i# r2 y/ [, F5 Z8 UI thought he would say:
! o! h- ]' Z; u* T! u! f5 K“The Tibetan Buddhism” or “The oriental religions, much older than Chritianity”
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Dalai Lama paused, smiled and looked me in the eyes …. 6 Y: i, Y0 V" B& M! v6 D* }+ l
which surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question.
: F" }0 w& H2 ]4 Z* S: |# OHe answered:# Y5 j d& z! n0 v- T
“The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God. " F% r( l' N8 R/ b# [
It is the one that makes you a better person.”* o* ^( z5 W3 _3 I
$ t% z) m1 m9 y. Q% ^To get out of my embarassment with such a wise answer, I asked:
3 R8 y) C# x# H4 G“What is it that makes me better?”* B2 H" A, i; V$ V# d/ l' K
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He responded:+ X# C+ n1 y9 W3 |( M9 E5 u- R
“Whatever makes you
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more sensible,
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more humanitarian,1 k5 E& ?% M% p
more responsible,
% Y! @* J$ ^$ K3 Q! m$ U& w- x more ethical.”
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E) P# Z+ d2 z# l, M S ~9 g“The religion that will do that for you is the best religion”
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7 e0 P6 h1 `8 c- M. D4 K+ HI was silent for a moment, marvelling and even today thinking of his wise and irrefutable response:3 y* E+ `, z5 b4 y n0 U0 D. W
9 i2 m: c8 `* a3 l3 x5 i; X6 |' D"I am not interested, my friend, about your religión or if you are religious or not.% L8 l( i* H1 m3 ?
h/ K7 f0 a g0 j7 P“What really is important to me is your behaviour in front of your peers, family, work, community, and in front of the world.”8 O7 F) ]2 s2 j) a: C$ e# w
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“Remember, the universe is the echo of our actions and our thoughts.”
r1 P( ? ?' |8 f“The law of action and reaction is not exclusively for physics. It is also of human relations.
0 g& h% K+ [2 z+ |# l1 ]If I act with goodness, I will receive goodness. 8 b6 v# b$ j8 G5 I
If I act with eviI, I will get evil.”
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“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth.. j" Z7 T& I4 T0 L0 U
You will always have what you desire for others.
' C4 V1 A; E6 |6 i3 T, kBeing happy is not a matter of destiny.
4 `2 A$ X0 c4 s5 H It is a matter of options.”
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Finally he said:
6 Z1 U3 h3 E& {; h+ N “Take care of your Thoughts because they become Words.
& b3 c/ W5 q4 g0 f9 BTake care of your Words because they will become Actions.
+ P( w+ h; c. @: ]0 qTake care of your Actions because they will become Habits.8 x# \% S3 J; N4 i, U% p
Take care of your Habits because they will form your Character." `3 p1 h! _0 ^: K6 @: m: f
Take care of your Character because it will form your Destiny,5 I4 U$ @0 w) \& h4 v7 u- I- {
and your Destiny will be your Life - W6 [$ S4 z- b* ^
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“There is no religion higher than the Truth.” |
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“The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God. 5 B" n- P2 B5 ^% f8 u
