| As we move through life, it is important to take an | | | | it is observed. The Buddha himself taught differently |
| accounting to figure out where we are and if we are | | | | according to the place, the occasion and the situation |
| on the correct path. The following advice by the Dali | | | | of those who were listening to him. |
| Lama applies to anyone anywhere and can help you | | | | Just 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 the | | | | extend that same kind of attitude towards the natural |
| elevation of your spiritual practice, provided you are | | | | environment. |
| 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 your | | | | saying 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, take | | | | imperfections 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 human | | | | Since form is emptiness and emptiness is form, then |
| beings or animals are here to contribute, each in its | | | | instead of a hand grasping at nothing, it is better to |
| own particular way, to the beauty and prosperity of | | | | grasp at someones nose because this is closer to |
| the world. | | | | reality. |
| Learn the rules so you know how to break them | | | | Wisdom is the best guide and faith is the best |
| properly. | | | | companion. One must try to escape from the |
| Samsaraour conditioned existence in the perpetual | | | | darkness of ignorance and suffering, and seek the light |
| cycle of habitual tendencies and nirvana genuine | | | | of Enlightenment. |
| freedom from such an existence are nothing but | | | | Destruction of nature and natural resources results |
| different manifestations of a basic continuum. So this | | | | from ignorance, greed and lack of respect for the |
| continuity of consciousness us always present. This is | | | | earths 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 which | | | | any other. |