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YOUR RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT (ZT)
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4 }9 m* v7 ~+ [1 _* x, WA brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist / B, t# g6 ~/ U9 A7 U. B! j) k
Leonardo Boff
. ]- z7 c+ W: q* P- e2 _" C+ ~and the Dalai Lama.# B/ Z- s1 O1 K0 @% t; X9 M" t
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& {0 z3 l- Y3 b! n- z, \- uIn a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama. K5 l. T9 @- d) X$ s3 |" V
and myself were participating at recess I maliciously, and also with interest,- m) c% c& m4 H
asked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?”9 S1 {: y) S) j, x
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I thought he would say:
' i- u1 `6 g6 K% y+ G b% Q9 S4 z; P“The Tibetan Buddhism” or “The oriental religions, much older than Chritianity”9 D; U1 }- x/ b/ [1 E- {4 Z0 q
0 h2 R) e& H0 Z$ Z4 e/ @3 d8 c. E Dalai Lama paused, smiled and looked me in the eyes …. " \8 [* U% H$ F* J5 T9 @9 W2 H# c
which surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question. 0 Z d5 I/ v! P: S/ C& w" L0 g# B
He answered:
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2 A2 |, Y' X$ q* N3 k/ J* k+ V" j1 { It is the one that makes you a better person.”8 P) ~0 k7 b" R
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To get out of my embarassment with such a wise answer, I asked:0 ` S* \& y- x7 ^* R& G
“What is it that makes me better?”9 I3 S/ G2 F% \' |
@4 I1 A$ t+ I' q2 F. ?8 vHe responded:1 `8 p! v2 p& ?# }/ H
“Whatever makes you
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0 ]$ b5 x0 T0 T. u9 M$ \. v& A more detached,
# N7 b' E; {: | more loving, " p8 r7 t ^5 N& y6 D: z/ Y3 \
more humanitarian,
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more ethical.” : L" M- g6 Z# |
5 ^4 Q6 f. C2 y2 |$ q# R; f; N“The religion that will do that for you is the best religion”* I$ @- J2 z- K5 Z# O4 k! U
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I was silent for a moment, marvelling and even today thinking of his wise and irrefutable response:& p; W! `, Z1 J7 i
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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.”
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5 _, S4 C8 ?. b8 D7 b$ a6 R2 S“Remember, the universe is the echo of our actions and our thoughts.”
Z8 f* P) Z; f, t% |1 I _5 J( M# q“The law of action and reaction is not exclusively for physics. It is also of human relations.
$ }3 Q" j( L A% FIf I act with goodness, I will receive goodness. ! t! t3 Q6 F. a7 {1 J: y/ d% L
If I act with eviI, I will get evil.”
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“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth.
4 o% N5 {1 o) C3 F- d( yYou will always have what you desire for others.3 v A, S" ~) ~# b6 y
Being happy is not a matter of destiny.
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“Take care of your Thoughts because they become Words." M. Z5 `5 z* ?8 @
Take care of your Words because they will become Actions.
0 P# g- y% G2 P4 y) V+ `& TTake care of your Actions because they will become Habits.: [% `# S, m( J" R0 ]0 ]
Take care of your Habits because they will form your Character.4 Y6 @, S$ E$ M9 e* Q2 r
Take care of your Character because it will form your Destiny,* @, S% o0 X1 t0 O
and your Destiny will be your Life ! a) R$ J, { ^, A; ^
… and …
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