Beyond Religion by Dalai Lama: Blackmans Book Report

"An eye for an eye makes a nation blind."

Pg 15 "The Sanskrit word Karma simply means "action." So when we walk about our karma, we are referring to all our intentional acts of body, speech and mind, and when we talk about the fruits of our karma, we are talking about the consequences of these acts.

Pg 47 "Men who make disproportionately frequent use of first-person pronouns such as "I" "me" "mine" are much more likely to suffer heart attacks than those who do not. Such people are likely to be more prone to the stress and anxiety that accompany self-centeredness. Stress and anxiety are bad for the heart.

Pg 48 "When pursuing our own self-interest we should be "wise selfish" and not "foolish selfish". Foolish selfish is pursuing our own interests in a narrow, shortsighted way. Wise selfish means taking a broader view and recognizing that our own long-term individual interest lies in the welfare of everyone.