How do you decide whether or not to do something? Ask yourself how much benefit the activity is likely to bring.

17th Karmapa

from the book The Future Is Now: Timely Advice for Creating a Better World

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• The benefits of dharma
• Living harmoniously with others
• Human life
• Lighten up
• Guidance on the own path
• Why not support others
• Serving the common interest
• Dialogue
• Impermanence
• Reactions
• Our impact on the world
• Advice
• Experiences
• Assessing a religion
• Coexisting in delicate balance
• Use your brain
• Using discernment
• Be your own guide
• Friends