Instructions For Life
Instructions for life in the new millennium from
the Dalai Lama
1. Take into account that great love and
great achievement involve great risk.
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
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 and honourable 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.
14. Don't bring up the past. Share your
knowledge - it’s a way to achieve immortality.
15. Be gentle with the earth.
16. Once a year go somewhere 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 to get it.
19. Approach love and cooking with reckless
abandon.