Investigate the situation properly before taking action, whether in public or in private matters. Consider the long-term implications of your deeds. What is the best way to achieve your aims? What problems might arise and how can you avoid or overcome them? In the face of an insurmountable obstacle, what alternatives exist? The more you tap into your own and other people’s experience, the deeper into these questions you can go.

17th Karmapa

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

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• Human life
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• Why not support others
• Serving the common interest
• Dialogue
• Impermanence
• How to decide
• Reactions
• Our impact on the world
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• Using discernment
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