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Tag Archives: Dalai Lama
11. Live temperately
Most people I know, when they think of temperance, imagine crowds of people, mostly women, protesting the sale and consumption of hard liquor – usually proceeding and following the passage and repeal of the 18th Constitutional Amendment, which prohibited production, … Continue reading
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Tagged Dalai Lama, Franklin, moderation, Montaigne, My Life Around Art, Saint-Exupery, temperance, warm-heartedness
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A Drop in the Bucket
His Holiness came to visit the Big Easy: a mixed race culture. He spoke to thousands: they lined up for hours to hear his message of peace. His smiling face shone on all those who assembled; what great energy! Practice … Continue reading
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Tagged compassion, Dalai Lama, haiku, irony, New Orleans, poetic forms, poverty
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The Art of Happiness
The question was, “How can I be more compassionate; how can my efforts to be compassionate be more effective?” His answer, politically careful, was that it was an individual question; that each person’s contribution was different, that one’s answer was … Continue reading
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Tagged action, activitism, compassion, Dalai Lama, peace, service, thought
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Wanting what you have vs having what you want
I paraphrase the Dalai Lama a bit here, but the gist of it is that most of the world focuses on having what you want— which is a constant state of acquisition, of needing to augment with more, of rampant … Continue reading
Posted in Conversations, Statements
Tagged acceptance, Dalai Lama, desire, happiness, illusions, ownership, presence, substance
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Thought from the Dalai Lama
Perfection is not perfect actions in a perfect world, but rather, appropriate actions in an imperfect one. Share This: