Instructions by Dhalai Lama

INSTRUCTIONS FOR LIFE

• 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, 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 realize 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, honorable 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.