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The Top 12 Dalai Lama Rules For Living

By Operation-Meditation

When it comes to happiness and contentment, the Dalai Lama is the master. Although he is the spiritual leader for the Tibetan people, his philosophy is known around the world. Here are twelve of his top inspirational quotes designed to help you live a more fulfilling life:

“Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.” ~ This quote reminds us that you don’t get happiness, you make it. You decide how satisfying and fruitful your world is. If you want to be happy, then you have to do things to make it happy.

“Be kind whenever possible. It’s always possible.” ~ There is never any justifiable reason to be rude and unkind to others. If you’ve had a bad day, it’s not their fault. When dealing with others, be kind and pleasant.

“Our prime purpose in life is to help others. And, if you can’t help them at least don’t hurt them.” ~ Even though we all want to make our own life the best that it can be, true happiness comes when we help others up. And, if for whatever reason you can’t help them up, at least don’t push them down. Don’t treat them like they’re worthless. Everyone has something to give.

“Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive.” ~ Often times, people view love and compassion as luxuries. However, without them the world would be lost. Yes, it takes hard work and innovation to change things and make them better, but behind that hard work and innovation is love and compassion because the creator wants to see change.

“In the practice of tolerance, one’s enemy is the best teacher.” ~ Like they say, if you want to be patient, then you have to put yourself in situations where you’re impatient. The same is true for tolerance. The only way to increase it is to test it.

“Sometimes one creates a dynamic impression by saying something, and sometimes one creates a dynamic impression by remaining silent.” ~ There’s a time to speak and a time to listen. It’s often said that a good friend is someone you can sit silently with and then walk away from feeling like you’ve had the best conversation in the world.

“If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.” ~ Being compassionate not only helps others, but it also improves your life as well. It makes you a better person while you help others be better people.

“We can never obtain peace in the outer world until we make peace within ourselves.” ~ Peace is something that is achieved from the inside out. If you want peace in the world, you have to be at peace first. Many people find peace through meditation. It calms them and helps them handle life’s ups and downs.

“With realization of one’s own potential and self-confidence in one’s ability, one can build a better world.” ~ Once you truly understand your own capabilities, you will begin to do great things. Don’t think just one person matters? All great ideas start with just one person. Think about that.

“The roots of all goodness lie in the soil of appreciation for all goodness.” ~ When you are gracious, you attract blessings. Your life becomes abundant many times over.

“The best way to resolve any problem in the human world is for all sides to sit down and talk.” ~ There is never any reason to shout or yell in an attempt to resolve an issue. All problems can be dealt with more effectively and efficiently when both sides make the commitment to sit and talk.

“When you are discontent, you always want more, more, more. Your desire can never be satisfied. But when you practice contentment, you can say to yourself, ‘Oh yes- I already have everything I need’.” ~ Everything you need to be happy is already within yourself. If you approach life from a position of lack, you will never be satisfied.

If you follow the Dalai Lama’s philosophies, you will enjoy a life full of simple pleasures, great contentment and happiness that knows no bounds. Isn’t that the life you want to live?

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