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YOUR RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT (ZT)
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A brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist
. F5 n0 _$ z- TLeonardo Boff
4 n' u2 ]% U+ T1 f4 q/ D( @and the Dalai Lama.
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In a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama
1 q7 ?6 T* j. F4 E' ^4 W# o& aand myself were participating at recess I maliciously, and also with interest,$ w5 O& e/ s3 A4 ~
asked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?”* S6 F( z: Z( @3 H
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I thought he would say:
2 ]* Q8 h. a6 |( I& S; T) T“The Tibetan Buddhism” or “The oriental religions, much older than Chritianity”! _) o. l7 Y+ `: ?
( X: M4 r6 _# M6 h1 t Dalai Lama paused, smiled and looked me in the eyes ….
S& b1 F9 p+ V$ V) c! A& g* ]which surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question. 3 Y; ]5 u+ y/ e2 Y
He answered:! X3 T. u! a1 b$ ^' I/ i# s* P
“The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God. & o: B* V% C: h& C
It is the one that makes you a better person.”4 ^% z. k3 J$ {+ W9 o( A
% ^( v& C( F! y/ k4 e% w' nTo get out of my embarassment with such a wise answer, I asked:
8 a: m5 A; N# L8 ]+ W7 m“What is it that makes me better?”
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He responded:. r" c/ Y5 C$ i( T5 r4 h/ ?# t
“Whatever makes you 8 c. z% a e8 \+ v0 L9 t1 a! I9 \
more compassionate,
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more detached,
; d5 P0 q# u$ a/ s more loving,
3 B& h* p/ ]% P' i% N4 {! {' \ more humanitarian,
; ]2 @: y/ V3 r5 f) q9 Y- p# w more responsible,
' c* r" Y/ E# M% ` more ethical.”
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“The religion that will do that for you is the best religion”
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5 g% v4 n% w; W; yI was silent for a moment, marvelling and even today thinking of his wise and irrefutable response:3 x( p$ u8 B/ y" g* n) P4 t- v
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"I am not interested, my friend, about your religión or if you are religious or not.% `6 {' x0 @4 _0 n$ W
6 f( F. P/ A% K8 f& w; [$ r( X3 g“What really is important to me is your behaviour in front of your peers, family, work, community, and in front of the world.”: U' S; P! c3 ` F6 i
! G0 P& Y1 T9 \- {+ L3 g“Remember, the universe is the echo of our actions and our thoughts.”
' C. u/ t& q' |. S, |“The law of action and reaction is not exclusively for physics. It is also of human relations.
4 x3 A$ H l q" T" \If I act with goodness, I will receive goodness.
# i& q7 r+ @2 ]$ n' z0 \% g! B5 \8 MIf I act with eviI, I will get evil.”
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“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth.
2 U9 _+ B6 R9 L" ~) t& A: wYou will always have what you desire for others.
- x! X. ^5 x0 \ `, c/ X1 v+ hBeing happy is not a matter of destiny. : V4 H* j( d6 n: C3 b
It is a matter of options.”& J- {+ o! j7 T4 `8 l1 }
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7 \1 j: q2 ?, Z: RFinally he said:5 O; ]- l* i& h1 O' m" H* A3 w
“Take care of your Thoughts because they become Words.0 r+ Y, r) e( Y! ^: ]1 M! l
Take care of your Words because they will become Actions.1 G7 W9 v6 ^! R1 [: p: P) G
Take care of your Actions because they will become Habits.
7 P# w5 o) v* [4 S" `6 A# ZTake care of your Habits because they will form your Character.& ^6 {7 K( ~% a+ |0 r
Take care of your Character because it will form your Destiny,
- Y3 s* O1 k7 G% f# R; S# yand your Destiny will be your Life 9 S3 x* ~% e2 D6 r
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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. " P; i' T ^3 V, K$ {5 T, m* s$ c
