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Advice of the Dalai Lama

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Hello,

The Dalai Lama’s advice for living your life

  1. Keep in mind that great love and great achievements involve great risks.

  2. When you lose, don't lose the lesson.

  3. Follow the three Rs: Self-respect, 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 small quarrel hurt a great friendship.

  7. When you realize that you have made a mistake, take immediate action to correct it.

  8. Spend some time alone each day.

  9. Open your arms to change, but do not let your values fly away.

  10. Remember that silence is sometimes the best response.

  11. Live your life in a good and honorable way. That way, when you grow old and look back, you will enjoy it a second time.

12. A loving home is the foundation of your life.

  1. In the disagreements you have with those you love, concern yourself only with the present situation. Do not stir up the past.

  2. Share your knowledge. It is a way to achieve immortality.

  3. Be gentle with the earth.

  4. Once a year, go somewhere you have never been before.

  5. Remember that the best relationship is one in which the love each person has for the other exceeds the need you have for the other.

  6. Judge your successes by what you had to sacrifice to achieve them.

  7. Approach love and cooking with carefree abandon.

Marylena

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