The document contains advice and mantras from the Dalai Lama for living a good life in 2010. It encourages respecting oneself and others, taking responsibility for one's actions, learning from mistakes, spending time alone in reflection, embracing change while keeping one's values, dealing kindly with others even in disagreements, sharing knowledge to achieve a kind of immortality, being gentle with the Earth, trying new experiences, prioritizing love over need in relationships, and judging success by what was given up to achieve it. It claims forwarding the message to others within 96 hours will improve one's life and bring surprises.