Whether or not we believe in reincarnation, we can each live a purposeful life if we spend our time doing something beneficial for ourselves and others. At the very least, we need to find a way to lead our lives joyfully. But if we do the opposite – what a shame! If we only create misery, we have wasted our lives. What’s more, all the trouble that others have gone through to feed and clothe us becomes pointless.
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17th Karmapa
from the book The Future Is Now: Timely Advice for Creating a Better World
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- Just for the fun of it
- Aspire to great things
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- Lighten up
- Guidance on the own path
- Why not support others
- Serving the common interest
- Dialogue
- Impermanence
- How to decide
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- Advice
- Experiences
- Assessing a religion
- Coexisting in delicate balance