Scientists say constant fear and anger do great damage to your immune system. This is very bad for your own peace of mind and for your health. Thinking only about yourself-having a very self-centered attitude-creates a lot of anxiety, loneliness, fear, and anger. The ultimate source of a happy mind and healthy body is your own mental attitude. It may appear you are more concerned about others’ well-being than your own, but in reality you get the maximum benefit. There is no conflict, because caring about others’ well-being is the best way to achieve your own happiness. How do you tell people that it is not selfish to be happy, and that they can care about-and benefit-both themselves and others? That conflict between our own happiness and other people’s doesn’t exist in Buddhism, which teaches that dharma practice simultaneously benefits both ourselves and others. They are told that the correct moral choice is to sacrifice their own happiness. Many people in the West have been taught that they have to choose between their own happiness and the well-being of others. Your Holiness, on behalf of myself and our readers, thank you for sharing your wisdom with us. I went inside for an hour of life-changing conversation. As they wept, the Dalai Lama expressed his love and concern for them. I witnessed too his deep connection with the Tibetan people, as he blessed a small group who had made the arduous journey from Tibet to meet their national and spiritual leader. Young and old, Tibetan, Indian, and Westerner, well-off and poor, he opened his heart to everyone, and they to him. He makes us feel it is possible.īefore our interview, I watched His Holiness greet people in the courtyard outside. He opens our hearts and touches our deepest longing for a life of happiness and affection. Why does the Dalai Lama touch so many people, not just those he meets personally but the hundreds of millions around the world who are inspired by his message of wisdom and kindness? I think it’s because he sees past all our differences and connects with the essence of who we are as human beings. As I write this many weeks later, the glow has not worn off. Spending an hour in his presence, talking about life, human nature, and Buddhism, was a life-changing experience. I think everyone who meets His Holiness the Dalai Lama comes away feeling they have been changed for the better. We have everything, we have all conditions to practice Dharma, but we lack of diligence.His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama with Lion’s Roar editor-in-chief Melvin McLeod.Holding a grudge cannot bring victory over an enermy, anger can only creates more enermies.And then he is so anxious about the future that he does not enjoy the present the result being that he does not live in the present or the future he lives as if he is never going to die, and then dies having never really lived. Then he sacrifices money to recuperate his health. Because he sacrifices his health in order to make money. When asked what surprised him about humanity the most, the Dalai Lama replied:.Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito.Remember that sometimes not getting what you want is a wonderful stroke of luck.Happiness is not something that comes ready made.

I am going to use all my energies to develop myself to expand my heart out to others for the benefit of all beings. I have a precious human life, I am not going to waste it. Everyday, think as you wake up: today I am fortunate to have woken up.

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