*Good Karma*
from the Dalai Lama on the eve of the millennium
Instructions for Life
- Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great
risk.
- When you lose, don't lose the lesson.
- Follow the three R's:
Respect for self
Respect for other's and
Responsibility for all your actions.
- Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke
of luck.
- Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly.
- Don't let a little dispute injure a great relationship.
- When you realise you've made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct
it.
- Spend some time alone every day.
- Open arms to change, but don't let go of your values.
- Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.
- Live a good, honourable life. Then when you get older and think
back, you'll be able to enjoy it a second time.
- A loving atmosphere in your home is the foundation for
your life.
- In disagreements with loved ones, deal only with the
current situation. Don't bring up the past.
- Share your knowledge; it's a way to achieve immortality
- Be gentle with the earth.
- Once a year, go someplace you've never been before.
- Remember that the best relationship is one in which
your love for each other exceeds your need for
each other.
- Judge your success by what you had to give up in
order to get it.
- Approach love and cooking with reckless abandon.