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6 R/ @6 g3 H& KYOUR RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT (ZT)
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4 I" P$ r/ i: aA brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist
2 q( l$ b2 A; m ?$ cLeonardo Boff
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( R3 a3 A7 }/ a& Z! S1 N4 B- NIn a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama8 s2 J, R& R) i7 k
and myself were participating at recess I maliciously, and also with interest,: p( ]2 b, `, i7 k7 L
asked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?”
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I thought he would say:
; Q, |, u3 F& G; I& C- b& E& s# F“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 ….
3 K( u8 z- W( { x& F( q7 @which surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question.
9 [6 [- C' T4 h5 UHe answered:
& e- D# c2 h) w “The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God.
- k+ q- I! P6 A3 L0 x4 T It is the one that makes you a better person.”
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To get out of my embarassment with such a wise answer, I asked:* @9 A# Y0 A: a. A8 L+ d
“What is it that makes me better?”: @3 A4 Y/ R8 c! \( r
' b7 d% M/ l2 G' N0 ?He responded:
& Z! Z) X# Q% Q: l- \“Whatever makes you
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more sensible,
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more loving,
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“The religion that will do that for you is the best religion”( A$ W. @( v1 e% G4 M
& q: J/ U& x- |$ _" W: i' C k; ~I was silent for a moment, marvelling and even today thinking of his wise and irrefutable response:+ P O9 \7 E4 l) e, \5 h7 m
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"I am not interested, my friend, about your religión or if you are religious or not., s6 v% y0 r/ x5 Z
. a" w( a4 b) V- l4 ]“What really is important to me is your behaviour in front of your peers, family, work, community, and in front of the world.”& ~* a' B5 X, n; K( R) ~
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“Remember, the universe is the echo of our actions and our thoughts.”6 U( i; n1 U c' h% c
“The law of action and reaction is not exclusively for physics. It is also of human relations.4 }5 ~, ~' o1 Y) s, n# |) O
If I act with goodness, I will receive goodness.
, F" ^2 \9 w, Y$ r8 NIf I act with eviI, I will get evil.”! D# E. ^% f4 B9 T1 @9 i/ g7 A' P
" \) U! j" g0 v# m1 s0 N" `“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth.. u6 ?9 N( F3 m8 u& c0 u' Z
You will always have what you desire for others.1 q. ]5 S; T2 [( a
Being happy is not a matter of destiny. 7 h7 j' j* O! Q& f& d+ _$ l: o
It is a matter of options.”
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Finally he said:- V$ f7 S: [. ]" z: t
“Take care of your Thoughts because they become Words.
% ?. d" M9 J9 p+ X xTake care of your Words because they will become Actions.
1 k5 V0 F- F2 j7 J5 a- D2 {Take care of your Actions because they will become Habits.
4 g1 ?# O& h) V; C' l0 H4 VTake care of your Habits because they will form your Character.' Y) C) F) L6 b+ R3 M- v
Take care of your Character because it will form your Destiny,
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“The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God. 
