Inspiring Words From the Dali Lama

As we move through life, it is important to take anit is observed. The Buddha himself taught differently
accounting to figure out where we are and if we areaccording to the place, the occasion and the situation
on the correct path. The following advice by the Daliof those who were listening to him.
Lama applies to anyone anywhere and can help youJust as we should cultivate gentle and peaceful
mark your path.relations with our fellow human beings, we should also
Encountering sufferings will definitely contribute to theextend that same kind of attitude towards the natural
elevation of your spiritual practice, provided you areenvironment.
able to transform calamity and misfortune into the path.Sometimes one creates a dynamic impression by
Open your arms to change, but don't let go of yoursaying something, and sometimes one creates as
values.significant an impression by remaining silent.
Spend some time alone every day.A good friend who points out mistakes and
When you realize you've made a mistake, takeimperfections and rebukes evil is to be respected as if
immediate steps to correct it.he reveals the secret of some hidden treasure.
The creatures that inhabit this earth be they humanSince form is emptiness and emptiness is form, then
beings or animals are here to contribute, each in itsinstead of a hand grasping at nothing, it is better to
own particular way, to the beauty and prosperity ofgrasp at someones nose because this is closer to
the world.reality.
Learn the rules so you know how to break themWisdom is the best guide and faith is the best
properly.companion. One must try to escape from the
Samsaraour conditioned existence in the perpetualdarkness of ignorance and suffering, and seek the light
cycle of habitual tendencies and nirvana genuineof Enlightenment.
freedom from such an existence are nothing butDestruction of nature and natural resources results
different manifestations of a basic continuum. So thisfrom ignorance, greed and lack of respect for the
continuity of consciousness us always present. This isearths living things.
the meaning of tantra.As people alive today, we must consider future
When ever Buddhism has taken root in a new land,generations: a clean environment is a human right like
there has been a certain variation in the style in whichany other.