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: B t, _: X# }YOUR RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT (ZT)" I7 K" K0 J+ F. {' V: M
- i+ Z p2 m: p; H$ _& DA brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist
$ A, c. i M: C6 oLeonardo Boff
) H1 t: X) i# m' m, tand the Dalai Lama.
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) Q# G j, A0 u r5 o( F1 _In a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama
% [! P Q/ [/ E$ `and myself were participating at recess I maliciously, and also with interest,6 x. {, _) f) `) B1 g
asked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?”
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) {+ M& ?1 b1 Z- |1 eI thought he would say:4 H U: U9 U0 A n6 d: u0 x
“The Tibetan Buddhism” or “The oriental religions, much older than Chritianity”+ d8 e% T" ?) z& }7 {+ B4 f: R- N
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Dalai Lama paused, smiled and looked me in the eyes …. . Q0 M% m$ A. l: p! s( a, f' \
which surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question.
0 e) I* Y7 _2 k% N% h% sHe answered:
, i" e) S6 i; A4 `% T$ g5 @' ^ “The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God.
) f, W% M/ W. x- H It is the one that makes you a better person.”! U# U. Q0 ~5 {
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To get out of my embarassment with such a wise answer, I asked:
: w& N5 r. I/ _! F. o# ^6 b% x“What is it that makes me better?”" ?: O( h' {! [1 S0 N
% G4 A0 z* \ Y% \4 z) GHe responded:
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more compassionate,
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more detached, ! A0 m5 E2 Q8 Y1 t# B) r
more loving, ! X [) B5 l. h! _& D8 J Y
more humanitarian,
6 j" {7 ?( j4 H c! v1 P more responsible,
% }0 i3 K( i! e+ H7 s more ethical.” " j9 c6 b& G0 L3 c4 m& o- V4 W7 k
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“The religion that will do that for you is the best religion”
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I was silent for a moment, marvelling and even today thinking of his wise and irrefutable response:7 G+ O1 u5 H5 }5 g
) B3 ]0 c; a- u; e' ~"I am not interested, my friend, about your religión or if you are religious or not.8 H( K( G# P- Z6 c& X2 s
9 G# E( U7 p, h3 f“What really is important to me is your behaviour in front of your peers, family, work, community, and in front of the world.”7 F4 }. I3 Z* _7 H. K' ^
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“Remember, the universe is the echo of our actions and our thoughts.”+ z y2 ]9 o' B/ c; {' l6 ^
“The law of action and reaction is not exclusively for physics. It is also of human relations.
' o# X9 p4 w2 W! zIf I act with goodness, I will receive goodness. , t+ U0 q$ p0 X
If I act with eviI, I will get evil.”
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“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth.5 q, e. @ k$ b3 s k* S7 }
You will always have what you desire for others.% j5 Z' V0 z) P3 ]; `7 k/ z3 \
Being happy is not a matter of destiny.
- b' g4 }& S2 ?, ?; H. ]4 a8 ~8 L It is a matter of options.”& |5 I9 ~4 ~6 w. K$ ]
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$ ?7 v/ y7 p) U) Z6 ~/ F, j0 KFinally he said:
9 l6 S9 l; Y0 E4 q “Take care of your Thoughts because they become Words.0 w4 k( r) [0 r" N; d' I, D
Take care of your Words because they will become Actions.
+ t* |. L3 m+ {8 M( GTake care of your Actions because they will become Habits.- F, E0 q( @2 A# a0 `7 ~
Take care of your Habits because they will form your Character." R/ b9 `) ?5 z
Take care of your Character because it will form your Destiny,
: ?, w; p* ~" c% Sand your Destiny will be your Life
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Y1 h: J- y; }8 z“There is no religion higher than the Truth.” |
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