good karma
 

Instructions for Life
written by Dali 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 realise 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 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.

wow... those are some words to live by

Very inspiring words indeed

yeah i agree

Hello 1997 email chain letter, I haven't seen you in years!!!! :1orglaugh

Always nice words though :thumbsup

oh boy.....

thats one of the most intelligent things Ive seen posted here if only it was so easy for everyone to live by

Sometimes, I want to be converted to Lamanism.

Yeah, I believe in karma.

Yeah,Karma is just great

Wow Tony,

Just copy and pasted that in email to some family.

Those words are awesome... Thanks.

I just couldn't agree more. That is my philosophy in life right now.

Knowledge iis the most valuable secrets man can own.
You should die with your secrets, you don't want your friends knowing about that time that you...

Amen, Preach on my man.

many in the industry would do well to heed that. it isnt an achievement if youve cheated your way to it and trampled other people on your way to the top.

You mean you don't get emails like that daily from family members? :winkwink:

Good words to live by.

very nice tony.
i enjoy doing #16. :)

Can I get an Aaaaaaaaaamen!