31 Tibetan Wisdom Tips
What are we looking for in the world? Health, peace, money, love? The Tibetan wisdom of the monks gives us the answer: we seek satisfaction with ourselves in order to achieve that pleasure with others.
Tibetan Buddhism developed in the Himalayas, spreading and being of great importance in areas such as northern India, Nepal and Bhutan. So, the Tibetan sages give us some advice to have a happier and fuller life. Here are the tips that Tibetan wisdom teaches us that we should introduce into our lives.
The advice that Tibetan wisdom gives us
Tibetan monks have always been very wise, that is why today we collect and present these 31 tips with which Tibetan wisdom aims to enlighten us :
1. Speak slow, but think fast.
2. Don’t judge people by their family.
3. When you say “I love you”, say it really, with your heart and without being inertia.
4. When you say “I’m sorry”, do it by looking into the eyes of your interlocutor. A pardon needs to be felt.
5. Never laugh at other people’s dreams or discourage them from pursuing them.
6. Give people more than they expect of you and do it with gusto.
7. Always keep in mind your favorite poem or a phrase that tells you everything.
8. Do not believe everything you hear, or spend everything you have, sleep like there is no tomorrow.
9. Great loves and great achievements always require great risks.
10. When you lose, try to learn your lesson.
11. Respect yourself, respect others and take responsibility for all your actions.
12. Don’t let a little dispute ruin a great friendship.
13. When you know you made a mistake, don’t try to hide it. Rather, face it and try to find a quick solution.
14. Spend at least a few minutes alone each day reflecting on your actions.
15. You must remain open to changes, but never put aside your values.
16. Sometimes silence is the best answer.
17. Read more books.
18. Trust men, but always lock your door.
19. When you disagree with your loved ones, do not remove past events.
20. Read between the lines to people.
21. Share everything with the children, especially your knowledge. This is the only way to achieve immortality.
22. Be kind to the earth. She gives you everything you need every day.
23. Never interrupt others when they are praising.
24. Do not meddle in other people’s affairs and do not give advice in vain.
25. Don’t trust someone who kisses without closing their eyes.
26. Visit, at least once a year, a place you’ve never been.
27. If you make more money than you need, use a little to help others.
28. Always remember that not all wishes can come true.
29. Respect your elders, they have already gone through where you have to cross now.
30. Judge your success by what you have had to sacrifice to achieve it.
31. Your “I” is the end point of your journey, that is, reaching a deep knowledge about yourself.
Our inner search
Gabriel García Márquez has already said that wisdom comes to us too late… I think it comes early in our life but we don’t know how to access it. We spend half our lives trying to find answers for everything and get everything we want based on other people’s experiences, what to do or looking at others.
If we put these Tibetan wisdom tips into practice, if we directed our actions according to these values, we would achieve an inner tranquility that would greatly facilitate our lives. We live in a world that does not allow for spirituality and cultivating ourselves, so it is extremely important to explore.
It seems that we do not have time to dedicate ourselves to ourselves, due to the obligations and responsibilities that we have. Sometimes it is not that we do not have time, it is that we are afraid of finding something that we do not like inside of us. But therein lies our great wealth. Searching within is difficult but worth it.
