Tibetan Buddhist Wisdom   "We are visitors on this planet. We
are here for ninety or one hundred years at the very most.
During that period we must try to do something good, something
useful, with our lives. If you contribute to other peoples
happiness, you will find the true goal, the true meaning of
life.”  Whether one believes in a religion or not, and whether
one believes in rebirth or not, there isn't anyone who doesn't
appreciate kindness and compassion.  All of Buddha's teachings
can be expressed in two sentences. "You must help others," and
"If you can't help, you should not harm others."  The more we
care for the happiness of others, the greater our own sense of
well-being becomes.  Brute force, no matter how strongly
applied, can never subdue the basic human desire for freedom.  I
am often asked about my Buddhist religion. Most simply, it is
the practice of compassion.  Since at the beginning and end of
our lives we are completely dependent on the kindness of others,
how can it be that in the middle