Slideshow for Dr Christopher J Smith "Last Lecture," Texas Tech University, 2.17.2010, Wall-Gates Fine Arts Community

1. Dr Christopher J Smith

2. We are all going to die someday.

3. a set of practices

4. gathas

5. Intentions and realizations

6. make something, play something, teach something.

7. how do we live a sacred life?

8. Energy, intention, and a direction.

9. Find a spiritual path.

10. Sit quietly. Visualize possibilities.

11. Find a physical discipline.

12. Seek and experience alternate roles.

13. Accept loneliness.

14. Develop self-reliance.

15. Follow your breath.

16. Observe rather than question.

17. Listen rather than speak.

18. Practice tolerance.

19. Don't back away. Don't fade away.

20. Face things.

21. Admit error.

22. Follow through. Finish what you start.

23. Walk a lot.

24. Learn how to: cook, change a tire, diaper a baby, use a push-mower, sew, peel a potato, deflect a punch, plant vegetables, draw, sing, carpenter, dance, tell a story.

25. Memorize poetry.

26. Observe your breath.

27. Maximize resources.

28. Learn the plants and the landscape.

29. Write a lot.

30. Choose the kinder path.

31. Offer help.

32. Ask for help.

33. Teach.

34. Start over.

35. "Control your demeanor."

36. Let go of things.

37. Engage with the present moment.

38. Read a lot.

39. Resist buying things.

40. Engage with suffering.

41. Reduce your footprint.

42. Pay attention.

43. Recognizechange as inevitable.

44. H.H. the Dalai Lama said: "If you see (experience) something wonderful, don't cling to it. If you see (experience) something horrible, don't cling to it.“

45. Accept death.

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