Dalai Lama Wisdom

[frank1538]

I debated whether to post this, but then decided to go ahead.

 

Pretty difficult to argue with his logic.

 

Instructions for life in the new millennium from the Dalai Lama:

 

1. Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.

 

2. When you lose, don't lose the lesson.

 

3. Follow the three Rs: Respect for self, respect for others and responsibility for all your actions.

 

4. Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.

 

5. Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly.

 

6. Don't let a little dispute injure a great friendship.

 

7. When you realize you've made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.

 

8. Spend some time alone every day.

 

9. Open your arms to change, but don't let go of your values.

 

10. Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.

 

11. Live a good, honorable life. Then when you get older and think back, you'll be able to enjoy it a second time.

 

12. A loving atmosphere in your home is the foundation for your life.

 

13. In disagreements with loved ones, deal only with the current situation. Don't bring up the past.

 

14. Share your knowledge. It's a way to achieve immortality.

 

15. Be gentle with the earth.

 

16. Once a year, go some place you've never been before.

 

17. Remember that the best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other.

 

18. Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.

 

19. Approach love and cooking with reckless abandon.

 

 

Supersition holds that sending the mantra to others brings you good life. I wonder if posting it counts for sending it to +700 people

[Robert S.]

Not that I am arguing, but I wish you would have given the particulars as to how you acquired these, in other words the attribution.

[Mick]

Thanks for posting this Frank. I have read all the Dalai Lama's publications. Really like his teaching and thinking, even though he is considered Satan incarnate in mainland China. One of the things that I missed most while living over there was having access to some of his material, which I found to be inspirational and an aid to my own personal development. I don't want to get into the politics of Tibet. All I know is that he is a profoundly intelligent man who has a peaceful spirit. I met him in person twice during the time I lived in Miami. Once at a lecture he gave and again at an interview. I wrote an article about him for a local publication.

 

Another person I respect greatly is a Viet Namese Buddhist teacher who is also in exile. In fact, he was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize back in the sixties by Martin Luthor King. His name is Thich Nhat Hanh. He is founder of Plum Village, a spiritual community in France (that's right Eric, France ) He has some very profound things to say as well. I admire both these men greatly and their teachings have had a major influence on my life and my thinking.

[frank1538]

Not that I am arguing, but I wish you would have given the particulars as to how you acquired these, in other words the attribution.

That's kinda why I debated posting this. A buddy sent this to me and said it came from:

 

http://www.rising-dragon.co.uk/articles/bu...nstructions.htm.

 

I just checked the site and couldn't tell you if it's legit or not, but I did notice no number 19).