#lama

I meditate, and when I do, Prince Harry appears in my subconscious and meditates with me. It's a little strange but I don't think there's anything I can do about it. Sometimes he's not the only one; the other day it was me, Prince Harry, the Dalai Lama, Mr. Rogers, Coco the gorilla, and George Clooney. We were all floating above the earth looking down at the continents as they passed. George Clooney suggested I visit Providence, Rhode Island. The Dalai Lama sighed deeply and said he'd like to visit Tibet. Poor Dalai Lama. ↗

— Kristin Cashore

#humor #meditate #tibet #humor

In order to lead a meaningful life, you need to cherish others, pay attention to human values and try to cultivate inner peace. ↗

— Dalai Lama XIV

#human-values #inner-peace #meaning-of-life #life

Dangerous consequences will follow when politicians and rulers forget moral principles. Whether we believe in God or karma, ethics is the foundation of every religion. ↗

— Dalai Lama XIV

#gyatso #karma #religion

Gary nips my finger and starts clawing his way up my shoulder, hissing like an angry kettle. It's just not natural for something so cute and fluffy to be so nasty. I look at Nick in distress. "Why is he spitting at me?" "Maybe he thinks he's a llama. ↗

— Holly Smale

#kitten #llama #nature

Avoiding me, Quen downed a swallow of wine. "Trent is a fine young man," he said, watching the remaining wine swirl. "Yes... " I drawled, cautiously. "If you can call a drug lord and outlawed-medicine manufacturer a fine young man. ↗

— Kim Harrison

#quen #rachel-morgan #trent-kalamack #medicine

Whatever joy there is in the world Arises from wishing for others' happiness. Whatever suffering there is in the world Arises from wishing for your own happiness. ↗

— -Shantideva

#selfishness #selfishness

I can't wait to play the Hammerstein shows. Things have been exploding in the last week, and that's going to be the exclamation point. ↗

— Trey Anastasio

#exclamation #exploding #going #hammerstein #i

We only live once, but once is enough if we do it right. Live your life with class, dignity, and style so that an exclamation, rather than a question mark signifies it! ↗

— Gary Ryan Blair

#dignity #enough #exclamation #life #live

People are surprised at how down-to-earth I am. I like to stay home on Friday nights and listen to 'The Art of Happiness' by the Dalai Lama. ↗

— Carmen Electra

#art #dalai #dalai lama #down-to-earth #friday

You don't have to be the Dalai Lama to tell people that life's about change. ↗

— John Cleese

#about #change #dalai #dalai lama #lama