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YOUR RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT (ZT)- V) m3 K$ A& s+ E
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A brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist
3 ^. A* D, r: _0 ~0 a1 x% S8 BLeonardo Boff 0 g0 i* v* _* K1 I$ m+ X& |
and the Dalai Lama. }7 T4 d; i$ q2 i' E" j) i8 b
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. I) Q2 J3 {1 t$ b$ ?2 K3 \% W* Q: [In a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama
. C/ K& F0 u. r% C: S1 [. sand myself were participating at recess I maliciously, and also with interest,- ?! d: }; P7 [+ ?+ y
asked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?”/ E( Z- I" v' p1 F- p
9 g: u1 u7 O; ^I thought he would say:" l$ e4 R8 m1 Z6 K, l$ F
“The Tibetan Buddhism” or “The oriental religions, much older than Chritianity”. w2 h" L! k2 ?% g- J* |+ n
& ?4 H5 K. I/ F8 u/ a Dalai Lama paused, smiled and looked me in the eyes …. $ a0 [2 p, c' _! _9 L$ @
which surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question. s5 w( p8 d# V/ e2 I
He answered:5 j( G8 {( x: P4 K) O$ g5 K+ W
“The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God.
+ O1 W, f, }+ u5 E3 T It is the one that makes you a better person.”# L5 S. V5 s% Y4 c
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To get out of my embarassment with such a wise answer, I asked:2 T' f" _: D, W# L* M, _! u3 A5 C
“What is it that makes me better?”2 m' {3 P \. V% T
: z' ^8 _6 B- t2 C. p6 _. W8 }He responded:* f, l, v. ]7 ]1 Z B3 k, a
“Whatever makes you
/ T9 y, K$ v: B, c2 T& q2 _ more compassionate,
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more detached, / x' N) p" Q' C" _$ \- c7 r: F
more loving, 0 @" H. Z( j4 ^5 F+ e% w3 m
more humanitarian,
+ o2 {) G5 x @6 J7 g" E1 j% a" O more responsible,& ^$ M) V* W( m3 a3 _
more ethical.” % b- u9 U- L& [0 ^) @4 P6 R
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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.”$ }& ~3 r2 D. ?9 M B
“The law of action and reaction is not exclusively for physics. It is also of human relations." |8 \$ P0 _5 t$ W# j. E" {4 @
If I act with goodness, I will receive goodness.
, a9 \' d" H4 a$ F1 a8 {If I act with eviI, I will get evil.”
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# J1 x. {7 ?- O4 D7 ]“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth.& Y7 [, L" \; v4 v
You will always have what you desire for others.) f# f' H; M% M& ~+ k
Being happy is not a matter of destiny. 9 ], X7 ^4 q i U4 y
It is a matter of options.”" V" S% V1 v; W; B
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: A/ a1 ]( `. n4 T' sFinally he said:! n2 f, @1 t# s3 ~
“Take care of your Thoughts because they become Words.
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Take care of your Actions because they will become Habits.) p8 R, q, V5 y q* F
Take care of your Habits because they will form your Character.3 \0 `/ g i! `4 Q
Take care of your Character because it will form your Destiny,
; L& D; i5 x, t0 ]1 S Zand your Destiny will be your Life
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" l8 q$ v9 W5 Y; S: M" N“There is no religion higher than the Truth.” |
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“The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God. - ?. b1 w& s# {& |- B" O
