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Volume 8, Number 2
 

Addressing the Goo

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Instructions for Life

by his highness 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 R’s: 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 all 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 somewhere you have never been before.

17.

Remember: 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.

From: Ethics for the New Millennium

 
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