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YOUR RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT (ZT)! J* r% Z' ^' d( g9 Y, M
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A brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist " o/ a/ L6 j7 }+ L* y
Leonardo Boff
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In a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama
# B+ |5 J# C, X, H& ~! rand myself were participating at recess I maliciously, and also with interest,; v6 m: h# N/ E3 t0 h
asked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?”
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) S3 F: I0 r; l! G7 B& `# wI thought he would say:
2 [* m: f+ E/ c% E T- T# {“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 …. . Y7 a: V" R$ l2 J m% L
which surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question.
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“The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God.
3 P, V o9 l0 r f1 m) f It is the one that makes you a better person.”6 {8 v |7 z: q! m) b/ T0 U
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To get out of my embarassment with such a wise answer, I asked:
1 m( w" c4 r/ g7 a- V“What is it that makes me better?”! y2 t/ h4 q0 y! l0 W# Q
1 @3 g2 z8 B( vHe responded:0 k" ?2 R) n% h* n+ z" `
“Whatever makes you , h4 {$ j( r. T+ _& w
more compassionate,
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more humanitarian,2 ]! `. u8 \( m4 Q# b
more responsible,$ g+ G: ~% H, {( g# ^2 q, X
more ethical.” 7 v8 [/ ~* D: N( h& J% Z3 E9 f* g
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“The religion that will do that for you is the best religion”
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- P: e9 X) q8 L& wI was silent for a moment, marvelling and even today thinking of his wise and irrefutable response:
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* C7 k8 l9 \8 ]. n! ~"I am not interested, my friend, about your religión or if you are religious or not.' V) }; t# {( I, W
7 ]( c6 U# r/ h' V; ?. i: d( p/ o“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.”
% n( a* k, j" M$ r4 n2 u4 y6 U( V“The law of action and reaction is not exclusively for physics. It is also of human relations.
- z) j D- ]: ^6 @; `- dIf I act with goodness, I will receive goodness.
" \, M; T1 g/ L% rIf I act with eviI, I will get evil.”
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- Q7 M& h1 W8 c9 R$ l, P8 @6 q& \“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth.
& N' x* \1 G8 e* K! D% tYou will always have what you desire for others.0 f2 B1 }' } z: b
Being happy is not a matter of destiny. / A2 U( r% z; E' ~4 _ b
It is a matter of options.”' H! w% X: ]" p4 q! r* r( A- Y
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+ Y/ m$ J; ~4 Q3 W# k% qFinally he said:
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Take care of your Words because they will become Actions.
9 }0 m- K" Q# N4 C; }Take care of your Actions because they will become Habits.- t3 }, r% E( U, { Q! o
Take care of your Habits because they will form your Character.2 r8 k1 c; Z. @2 B
Take care of your Character because it will form your Destiny,- n/ g, X6 p4 Z
and your Destiny will be your Life 8 W* Y8 n1 G* Q
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“There is no religion higher than the Truth.” |
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