4/29/11

The 18 Rules For Living from 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
  •      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 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.

17 comments:

  1. great adivce!!!!!!!!!

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  2. Motivating for me :)

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  3. The Dalai Lama is a brilliant man, I'll remember this one...

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  4. This is very good stuff!

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  5. Wow, truly brilliant rules. I can't decide which one is my favorite, but I think it's 3 or 6.

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  6. so many rules to follow

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  7. really awesome, always found him an great example of person.

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  8. good advice to follow no matter what you believe in.

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  9. #16 is something I've been trying for a bit now, good words/reminder.

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  10. I feel soo calm just from reading this.

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  11. Always been a Dalai Lama fan

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