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6 W: {- t1 C7 [" G( d! h8 E+ ?YOUR RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT (ZT)# ^& k' S- A& }! X2 e
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A brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist 7 [* W3 ?/ S. M `: w, M2 J
Leonardo Boff % a& v2 _ c& h9 R
and the Dalai Lama.
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In a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama
; K. ^% Z; o6 d% O8 n3 h* \and myself were participating at recess I maliciously, and also with interest,- a( ~+ j& F7 l Y
asked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?”
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I thought he would say:
# H7 K+ \1 R2 T0 W“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 ….
( d' q5 c7 R. awhich surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question. 7 x6 j d* u5 H! O6 M
He answered:
( S; ?( d- y! _7 d* i% E! q8 x3 D “The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God. ) I P- B- `* y3 K+ M
It is the one that makes you a better person.”8 X" f; R2 R7 @
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To get out of my embarassment with such a wise answer, I asked:
, Y. k% Z* a0 ]* Z“What is it that makes me better?”
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He responded:% O5 |* X ]# E. P5 Q
“Whatever makes you 1 v6 N: Q- P+ P
more compassionate,
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more detached, & @; r7 [' Z$ a
more loving,
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more responsible,
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“The religion that will do that for you is the best religion”. k- s% {+ h U# Z: U
+ d4 j& }. X* } J; iI was silent for a moment, marvelling and even today thinking of his wise and irrefutable response:2 G& q& `; h- x! L
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"I am not interested, my friend, about your religión or if you are religious or not.1 Z5 n7 c! W4 `2 N' k
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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.”0 q' u* r6 s; t7 }9 \
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“Remember, the universe is the echo of our actions and our thoughts.”6 j8 F/ S6 T4 V6 @
“The law of action and reaction is not exclusively for physics. It is also of human relations.
# P3 X, c8 W/ y" @6 nIf I act with goodness, I will receive goodness. ! |9 |4 c! P% s/ g( |& s2 r
If I act with eviI, I will get evil.”/ S" N, U! s* V" x9 I" D& W' H
. X/ V$ ]- H3 `8 M6 Z9 t5 \“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth.
! N9 d8 q/ |" L! J2 mYou will always have what you desire for others.
, E8 `, G8 T7 Y9 W) ABeing happy is not a matter of destiny.
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Finally he said:
& H9 Y) v0 [7 r; X: [8 n “Take care of your Thoughts because they become Words., M! V. s( W# y
Take care of your Words because they will become Actions.
+ D0 L- m H* JTake care of your Actions because they will become Habits.& h5 ^# p% _ U$ \
Take care of your Habits because they will form your Character." U' T2 q0 A H
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. ( B% a3 z) m0 p( \. M. X# `
