10 Life Lessons

10 Life Lessons From the Dalai Lama

  1. The purpose of our lives is to be happy.
  2. Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.
  3. Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.
  4. Well-being comes through action, not through prayer.
  5. Sleep is the best meditation.
  6. Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive.
  7. In the practice of tolerance, one’s enemy is the best teacher.
  8. When you practice gratefulness, there is a sense of respect toward others.
  9. Where ignorance is our master, there is no possibility of real peace.
 10. More compassionate mind, more sense of concern for other’s well-being is source of happiness.

My favourite therapist says it all begins with our inner world, which is generally tangled up in unresolved childhood trauma. He says if we can heal some of the old wounds, we’ll have a much greater capacity for self and others. Just sayin’ :) Hugs. XO

Blessings,

Chatgirl