This may be long, but well worth the read:
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 R's: 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 can 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)In disagreements with loved ones, deal only with the current situation. Don't bring up the past.
12)Be gentle with the Earth.
13)Remember that the best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other.
14)Approach love and cooking with reckless abandon.
2006-09-03 06:28:56 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
anthonyinkc: Could you please cite your source?
2006-09-03 06:34:44 · update #1
Above all, I believe his greatest lesson is kindness which, from what I've seen from some of the posts here, is sorely lacking.
2006-09-03 08:41:14 · update #2
I didn't mean these particular posts; I meant in general...
2006-09-03 08:42:21 · update #3
Words of the Wise. ; )
2006-09-03 06:34:36 · answer #1 · answered by Helzabet 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Whatever/whoever D Lama is/was, what he teaches are noble and true.
Every other religion teaches the same. I just wish those who embrace their religion, practice the true teachings, and only by then will the world be a better place, with peace and harmony -
As he appropriately put it:-
3)Follow the three R's: Respect for self; Respect for others; Responsibility for all your actions; and
13)Remember that the best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other.
2006-09-03 16:15:37 · answer #2 · answered by annmohdali 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are going to get a serious answer out of me. It gave me a couple points to work on relationships. He is a very gifted and kind person.Thank you for sharing the quotes. They are actually quite inspiring.
When you lose don't lose the lesson.
Learn the rules so you can break them properly. Too Funny, but true!
2006-09-03 06:37:50 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Can't say anything bad about the Dalai Lama. He does a great job for his people, and his words are wise
2006-09-03 06:48:57 · answer #4 · answered by Sage 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
WONDERFUL! I love these. Every one is a truth we should follow. Thank you.
I really like the statement "Learn the rules so you can break them properly." That's one I've never heard, but a very good point.
2006-09-03 06:36:54 · answer #5 · answered by loryntoo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I read the first 2 quotes, then got bored, but i still like the Dalai lama, Anyone with LLama in there name is ok with me!
2006-09-03 06:34:27 · answer #6 · answered by Leon K. 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A very wise man and he is real. We should all pay attention to him and forget about a particular mythological being from 2000 years ago.
2006-09-03 06:32:35 · answer #7 · answered by tomleah_06 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He was also a ruthless dictator when he was the supreme ruler of Tibet. He keep the slave system alive, and the Lama priest were the only ones with any money.
You didn't add that.
2006-09-03 06:32:19 · answer #8 · answered by Villain 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
extremely wise...some ones i particularly agree with are:# 10 and #9 and #8..
ok.
peace.shanti.om...
2006-09-03 06:32:57 · answer #9 · answered by coppecoppiloppioppa 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All good concepts but nothing new. These ideas are milleniums old.
2006-09-03 06:42:39 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋