[ No. 1 ] Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risks.
[ No. 2 ] Follow the three R’s: respect for self, respect for others, and responsibility for all of your actions.
[ No. 3 ] Spend some time alone every day.
[ No. 4 ] Open your arms to change, but don’t let go of your values.
[ No. 5 ] Sometimes silence is the best answer.
[ No. 6 ] Live a good and honorable life. Then when you get older and think back, you’ll be able to enjoy it a second time.

The Dalai Lama’s Instructions for Life

The Dalai Lama understands the little and big struggles in our daily life. To help us find our own way to lead a good life in the new millennium, he has made a collection of easy-to-follow “Instructions For Life”.  From this set of rules, I selected 12 and illustrated them. This series was my graduation project at the AKI, Academy of Art & Design, in Enschede, The Netherlands.

The 12 collages are available as postcards (size: DIN A6). You can find the available motives in my shop (soon to open). In the meantime: Just send me a mail, if you would like to get some for yourself. If you are looking for the translation of the instructions, you can find them right here: English | Deutsch | Nederlands

[ No. 7 ] A loving atmosphere in your home is the foundation for your life.
[ No. 8 ] Share your knowledge. It’s a way to achieve immortality.
[ No. 9 ] Be gentle with the earth.
[ No. 10 ] Once a year, go someplace you’ve never been before.
[ No. 11 ] Remember that the best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other.
[ No. 12 ] Approach love and cooking with reckless abandon.