Although each of us has our own personality, our circle of friends can influence and change us. So it is important to rely on friends who have intelligence and integrity.

17th Karmapa

from the book The Future Is Now: Timely Advice for Creating a Better World

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• How to decide
• Just for the fun of it
• Intelligence
• Lighten up
• Assessing a religion
• Advice
• Coexisting in delicate balance
• Our impact on the world
• Be your own guide
• Human life
• Experiences
• True peace
• Use your brain
• Aspire to great things
• Reactions
• Investigation
• Impermanence
• Why not support others