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3 k! U: Y8 k9 P) jYOUR RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT (ZT)
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1 d# Q h( E: U' O2 N& G/ q* {# i: pA brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist , \8 e5 b( J, e& r
Leonardo Boff 0 e% W/ u0 H7 ^ [
and the Dalai Lama.. m& u! ?; z- d9 j/ q3 D% |2 Z
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: b1 {$ ~) @9 g, ^- |4 h, `In a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama
$ a0 A7 ]! h5 i) r2 xand myself were participating at recess I maliciously, and also with interest,4 `- ]3 m' |9 f E5 p
asked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?”
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I thought he would say:
& r$ T% O! q8 s; T“The Tibetan Buddhism” or “The oriental religions, much older than Chritianity”. _; @$ Y& N7 ]8 a5 f& U; ^
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Dalai Lama paused, smiled and looked me in the eyes …. / u1 F4 Z% V. O& v
which surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question.
4 u% ^! |5 y0 k- PHe answered:
- c8 B, Z J) U; J2 M/ E “The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God. " _! b0 w- G: n' \3 ]7 H
It is the one that makes you a better person.”
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9 J6 D3 C" d# ^5 x5 CTo get out of my embarassment with such a wise answer, I asked:
1 s* n8 Z" L8 b“What is it that makes me better?”
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He responded:& g3 z; d. ]" O M0 P' i
“Whatever makes you
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more sensible, @6 f6 k4 X6 t! [" J! I
more detached, $ }2 N8 F9 i G0 {1 R: q
more loving,
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more responsible, |$ X% b, I: S* p8 I9 H
more ethical.”
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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:
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# N5 a J( H8 L+ i& @8 l"I am not interested, my friend, about your religión or if you are religious or not.
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7 L" d$ U& `% g' a7 ^) X" y1 K6 q“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.”
1 M2 ?7 F0 L* X“The law of action and reaction is not exclusively for physics. It is also of human relations. _5 d' h6 G q, Q$ K- P5 W
If I act with goodness, I will receive goodness.
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9 N' B n+ q h0 R“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth.
: [# R1 P0 h' Z2 S) cYou will always have what you desire for others.8 a1 U1 v. r8 E1 m! e5 X
Being happy is not a matter of destiny. , g l, }( d3 p. \% M' O- P
It is a matter of options.”
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Finally he said:3 p" h8 X4 X* S3 _7 \( \, w
“Take care of your Thoughts because they become Words.
# V( |7 I5 t9 }7 k: r2 {Take care of your Words because they will become Actions.
7 _, o! W, J: P. t" Q. dTake care of your Actions because they will become Habits.
; q8 t0 K4 O; x' K: o+ aTake care of your Habits because they will form your Character.$ U$ y. P# i" {' h& N4 A
Take care of your Character because it will form your Destiny,
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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. H5 t* q d& \
