24 Jul 2017

According to the Dalai Lama, Love brings self-confidence. Anger brings fear.

Self-confidence, he says, comes from generosity, from thinking and caring about others. He calls this warm heartedness.

If you live your life with a genuine concern for the well-being of others, you will feel better about yourself, and in turn, feel more confident, says His Holiness the 14^th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism.

Kindness and compassion give rise to self-confidence, which in turn empowers us to be honest, truthful and transparent.

Self-confidence is then the key factor in developing the all-important traits of determination, will power and optimism.

Life is not easy, he says, so determination, willpower, optimism are very essential.

By contrast, if you live selfishly, concerned only with your own gain, then you will sully the energy around you and bring yourself down, says the Dalai Lama.

If you have a self centred attitude, then you will have more fear, hesitance, distrust.

Instead, he says, combine warm-heartedness and this brilliant brain. Combine these two, then, firstly, individuals themselves will be happier, more calm, more relaxed. And then, others also. You see, that kind of attitude automatically bring more friends. BGCIS