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4 h3 D L$ o8 t8 d6 [YOUR RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT (ZT)
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A brief dialogue between a Brazilian theologist 4 j9 n1 y5 a v4 n6 a& Z; M: q
Leonardo Boff
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In a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama
$ f* A! H Y$ Q; L7 j [- Cand myself were participating at recess I maliciously, and also with interest,
& l3 f# M. n0 x( O( W% ?+ ^+ N' {asked him: “Your holiness, what is the best religion?”5 x9 f9 U) @- ~- @- Y. F0 f
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I thought he would say:
* x( b& ]: B' p* [6 p“The Tibetan Buddhism” or “The oriental religions, much older than Chritianity”( |( b" L% e$ m& j7 z7 k
1 R; O% h5 T2 Y0 B# s* J/ d9 B Dalai Lama paused, smiled and looked me in the eyes ….
6 L) F- p* C$ y0 `which surprised me because I knew of the malice contained in my question.
: x7 m+ ]$ d. f' jHe answered:
* g) o/ c/ z. D& l$ V/ A" B. c “The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God. 7 ?: O7 N' v- Q! d6 z
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:
; t( P; l6 b0 ?' m; q6 n9 S4 g9 s" s1 }“What is it that makes me better?”
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) F& E7 s" ^0 nHe responded:! R& l2 K5 v5 s+ R6 U$ m" H/ I
“Whatever makes you
3 C% |+ D+ r$ r more compassionate,
# J: P$ E2 k3 e* F! G more sensible, 8 \/ X; b9 A4 k* X Q) k
more detached, 4 A8 g$ F( j( I1 N+ ]
more loving,
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6 @- t4 I: g F8 }+ A! X+ z more responsible,6 q, p8 z" F6 {* R; V- p ?8 Q
more ethical.” 4 U7 y& M8 c5 m: z" O/ V) s
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“The religion that will do that for you is the best religion”: D- h1 p1 R$ a
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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." C1 y" S! X0 ^: c
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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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9 N0 |! W+ @# [/ s( r“Remember, the universe is the echo of our actions and our thoughts.”
- u* L( q# F; ~( b+ ^! a“The law of action and reaction is not exclusively for physics. It is also of human relations.
+ t; [+ h' J/ H% M$ T9 t7 nIf I act with goodness, I will receive goodness.
! `1 _7 Y- N" c) @5 |9 LIf I act with eviI, I will get evil.”
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; c. F1 f2 `- \# }! d# U“What our grandparents told us is the pure truth.$ q8 N4 K$ ~, O
You will always have what you desire for others.
7 X/ {2 u: y+ A7 d, \2 z+ U' GBeing happy is not a matter of destiny.
! H* S# i" ?3 K! b7 j8 C It is a matter of options.”
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6 |5 j7 {$ W; YFinally he said:
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Take care of your Words because they will become Actions.
0 e; G( {" t; U! K7 z4 S% ?Take care of your Actions because they will become Habits./ H# R' h4 b3 V! e
Take care of your Habits because they will form your Character.
- Z5 Z( C0 z4 h. j# F8 L% bTake care of your Character because it will form your Destiny,
6 z' y7 N8 E" Q/ k$ j" W' ] q* oand your Destiny will be your Life
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! k+ Y( y) w3 y R“There is no religion higher than the Truth.” |
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“The best religion is the one that gets you closest to God. 
