A Message from the Dalai Lama

A Message from the Dalai Lama


(Or perhaps another source. Good thoughts, in any case.)





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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 our 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 relationship.



7. When you realize you�ve made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.



8. Spend some time alone every day.



9. Open arms to change, but don�t let go of your values.



10. Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.



11. Live a good, 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 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.



We hope the message brings you happiness and joy.













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Perennial Wisdom




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Truth alone wins, not untruth. By Truth is established the path that leads to the Divine, by which the seers, who have fulfilled their desires, reach to the Supreme abode of Truth.



- - Mundaka Upanishad III.1.6









Throughout history wise and discriminating people of all lands have sought a Truth which is Universal and Eternal. Yet this has been the main quest not only of philosophers and mystics but of all of us in life's more profound moments. Deep inside ourselves we all long for an Absolute Truth through which we can transcend suffering and death and gain bliss and immortality. Many great thinkers, looking beyond the names and forms of the various religions and philosophies which have existed through history, have looked for tradition of knowledge which reflects the Universal Truth and allows people of every generation to connect with It.



More importantly we should recognize what is universal in the different teachings of the world - which is to discard that which is not universal. The real unity is self-existent at the core of who we are. It cannot be fabricated by validating the differences that exist at the surface. The unity of the ocean exists at its depth, not at the level of the waves, which must ever remain turbulent.



There are others who want to create a universal tradition anew by discarding the religions of the world, recognizing that all the religions we possess have become limiting identities. Yet this would be like trying to create a new science by discarding all that science has previously discovered. We must take what is universal in the teachings of the world, neither validating them at the level of their surface differences, nor discarding all that they have to offer.



As such a tradition always exists in the cosmic mind we only need to restore its outer functioning. To do this we must recognize the tradition which has existed and the forms it has created.



Excerpts from writings by David Frawley







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In the pursuit of learning every day something is gained.

In the pursuit of Tao, every day something is dropped.

Tao Te Ching