Monday, February 14, 2005
Kung hee fa choi
Instructions for Life according to the Dalai Lama:
1. Take into account that great love and great achievements, involve
great risks.
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 relationship
7. When you realize you've made a mistake, take immediate steps to
correct it.
8. Spend some alone time every day
9. Open 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 of 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 someplace 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
¶ 2/14/2005 10:39:00 AM 
1. Take into account that great love and great achievements, involve
great risks.
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 relationship
7. When you realize you've made a mistake, take immediate steps to
correct it.
8. Spend some alone time every day
9. Open 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 of 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 someplace 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
¶ 2/14/2005 10:39:00 AM
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