words of wisdom

“Every day, think as you wake up, today I am fortunate to be alive, I have a precious human life, I am not going to waste it. I am going to use all my energies to develop myself, to expand my heart out to others; to achieve enlightenment for the benefit of all beings. I am going to have kind thoughts towards others, I am not going to get angry or think badly about others. I am going to benefit others as much as I can.” ~ H.H. the 14th Dalai Lama 

wonder |wander | women choose this holy living saint and sage as our beacon of light to ward off the dark. So we are happy to break down these choice words and do our bit to spread and grow this sacred light. 

Every day, think as you wake up, today I am fortunate to be alive. . . . What is the first thought that enters your head? As you yawn and stretch awake? Do you greet each day happy and eager? Delighted at the present of yet another day in a life well lived? 

I have a precious human life, I am not going to waste it. . . . All senses alert and fired up? All limbs and digits present and accounted for? Few aches and pains? Fewer fears and worries? Less cares and concerns? Challenged yet able? 

I am going to use all my energies to develop myself, to expand my heart out to others. . . . What daily routines and habits feed my body? Clarify my mind? Enliven my spirit? Soften my heart and let it glow? 

. . . .to achieve enlightenment for the benefit of all beings. . . . Come to love more? Passion with compassion? Let that love light up lives? Be delighted and delightful? Share wisdom in silence? Scream and shout with joyful laughter? 

I am going to have kind thoughts towards others, I am not going to get angry or think badly about others. . . . How do I honor and respect all? One and connected? Weaving the web of life? Swimming in the ebb and flow of the earth? Dancing to the rhythm and pace of the universe? 

I am going to benefit others as much as I can. . . . Do I see joy and seek purpose? How do I shine? Am I of service? Where can I make a difference? 

His Holiness the Dalai Lama will talk on Compassion in Medical Practice followed by a Q&A session to the Global Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (GAPIO) and Yoga Scholars PGIMER by video link from his residence in Dharamsala, HP, India on July 23, 2020.