Off topic - Dalai Lama's ways to live

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Hi group,

Apart from the instructions to pass on the message (note I'm hedging my

bets by passing it on anyway the Dalai Lama's suggestions are worth

reading.

Chris.

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A message from the Dalai Lama:

THE FOLLOWING IS TAKEN FROM A NEPALESE GOOD LUCK MANTRA. YOU'LL FIND IT TO

BE WORTH READING AND WORTH SHARING:

Do not keep this message. The mantra must leave your hands within 96 hours.

You will get a very pleasant surprise. This is true, even if you are not

superstitious

I N S T R U C T I O N S - F O R - L I F E

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 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, 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.

FORWARD THIS MANTRA E-MAIL TO AT LEAST 5 PEOPLE AND YOUR LIFE WILL IMPROVE.

0-4 people: Your life will improve slightly.

5-9 people: Your life will improve to your liking.

9-14 people: You will have at least 5 surprises in the next 3 weeks.

15 people and above: Your life will improve drastically and everything you

ever dreamed of will begin to take shape.

I also know that dreams really do come true and you have my Best Wishes and

my best efforts in those.