Instructions for Life in the new millennium 

from the Dalai Lama  

• Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk. 

• When you lose, don't lose the lesson. 

• Follow the three Rs: Respect for self, respect for others and responsibility for all your actions. 

• Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck. 

• Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly. 

• Don't let a little dispute injure a great friendship. 

• When you realize you've made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it. 

• Spend some time alone every day. 

• Open your arms to change, but don't let go of your values. 

• Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer. 

• Live a good, honourable life. Then when you get older and think back, 

• you'll be able to enjoy it a second time. 

• A loving atmosphere in your home is the foundation for your life. 

•  In disagreements with loved ones deal only with the current situation. Don't bring up the past. 

• Share your knowledge. It's a way to achieve immortality. 

• Be gentle with the earth. 

• Once a year, go some place you've never been before. 

•  Remember that the best relationship is one in which your love for each 

• other exceeds your need for each other. 

• Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it. 

•  Approach love and cooking with reckless abandon.