19 Karma Quotes from Dalai Lama

Most people just think of karma as a punishment for bad actions but it's not, karma is simply a universal law of cause and effect that sais every thought word or act carries energy into the world and affects our present reality.

Today's quotes focus on karma, these quotes from the Dali lama focus on putting good energy out into the world which in effect will bring good energy back to us.  If you just take one or two of these ideas and apply them in your life, your life and your relationships are going to be better.

"Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk."When you lose, don't lose the lesson."

"Follow the three R's. Respect for self, respect for others, and responsibility for all your actions."

"Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck."

"Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly."

"Don't let a little dispute injure a great relationship"

"When you realize you made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it."

"Spend some time alone every day"

"Open your arms to change but don't let go of your values."

"Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer."

Live a good honorable life, then when you get older and look think back you'll be able to enjoy it a second time."

"A loving atmosphere at home is the foundation for your life."

"In disagreements with loved ones, deal only with the current situations, don't bring up the past."

"Share your knowledge, it's a way to achieve immortality""Be gentle with the earth."

"Once a year go some place you have never been.""Remeber the best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other."

"Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.""If you want others to be happy practice compassion, if you want to be happy practice compassion."

Thoughts Are Things...

This is one of my favorite quotes I learned from who has become a very influential person in my life who I have been listening to on a daily basis on his website at MorningCoach.co

"Thoughts are things, belief will make them so, and actions solidify those beliefs" ~ JB Glossinger 

Taking action is critical because if we never take action we can never really move forward but the problem is that most people don't take action and never truly get in the game and never take risk.

Life has a risk-reward equation to it, you take a little bit of risk you get a little bit of reward, take a bigger risk get a bigger reward. We have to understand that balance and be able to step outside of our comfort zone. The issue is that we worry that something negative is going to happen or someone is going to say no or something negative.

Every time we take a risk or step outside of our comfort zone we are actually progressing forward. The more action we take, the more success we are going to have, and the better life is going to be.