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YOUR RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT (ZT)1 b+ R9 ], G& O1 V/ E
# u4 J. j$ F q2 bA brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist
1 R* h5 Z- @3 | V) ^ ALeonardo Boff
9 Y) c/ B$ F2 |" w3 x* Wand the Dalai Lama.2 J7 P' ~: h+ w& K* W9 o" K$ Z
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+ F2 {$ U. o- V8 r# \0 S1 I4 D3 qIn a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama
8 |7 n$ g( W, ], P5 C. vand myself were participating at recess I maliciously, and also with interest,
* ^. g( d# t/ n; Casked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?”
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) Z. I! W* D" Y% i; s- x' HI thought he would say: ]% D8 K( j4 h$ H) U5 _, a" Z" e7 a
“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 ….
" i; A d* K, R+ [which surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question. 7 P& K; W- O6 O2 r# p) ?3 D9 D
He answered:
0 E. O2 j! i$ u “The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God. # N6 \' k L. K% S! _
It is the one that makes you a better person.”) C" Z9 v9 X# u3 M9 O1 L6 G
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To get out of my embarassment with such a wise answer, I asked:
* R1 z; Z A8 k“What is it that makes me better?”
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8 L8 e: v2 f A6 QHe responded:
$ w( a& C* m$ ?“Whatever makes you ( e2 B+ i( a9 [
more compassionate,) s8 l: ?, F+ F% Z3 n, X# M1 Y
more sensible,
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9 n0 X2 W7 K" R* x, {- t* f( Q; _ more loving,
1 _8 m$ A/ \2 t7 I) ]$ n, K4 ^! R more humanitarian,! _2 Q, z6 L1 l3 U6 {
more responsible,
3 M' {# b1 O& }' F& L. D* I 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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"I am not interested, my friend, about your religión or if you are religious or not.
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“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.”
2 ^3 X0 n, z T: r2 D“The law of action and reaction is not exclusively for physics. It is also of human relations.
! n" f* U, d: tIf I act with goodness, I will receive goodness. ! t, u$ ^) g4 r1 e
If I act with eviI, I will get evil.”. f* J B% a# f, P8 n. ?8 }
+ \4 e s8 M& P% Z1 a+ b“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth.
+ m4 ^9 _! r2 s+ i9 o! M6 gYou will always have what you desire for others. J$ T1 E+ q$ Y5 ^
Being happy is not a matter of destiny.
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4 W2 G+ T% M. C; J. H% _0 gFinally he said:
( X' J2 v* k: f “Take care of your Thoughts because they become Words.
# _& Z$ C0 w" E3 u) F$ WTake care of your Words because they will become Actions.
& t x" J7 C, n3 u+ [0 iTake care of your Actions because they will become Habits.: j6 J4 k; x! T( Q# H1 q( C
Take care of your Habits because they will form your Character.3 F5 C: F, q, k, {9 z9 R; ~
Take care of your Character because it will form your Destiny,( R- `! v$ o+ f- f
and your Destiny will be your Life
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; J; V& K' w7 [/ n; S- k“There is no religion higher than the Truth.” |
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