To walk down the same old path and find a new stone is to open your mind.
JAY SHETTYTracking my fear of exam results and the other branch fears that appeared led me to the root: fearing I couldn’t make my parents happy
More Jay Shetty Quotes
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A monk mind practices detachment. We realize that everything—from our houses to our families—is borrowed.
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When you try to live your most authentic life, some of your relationships will be put in jeopardy. Losing them is a risk worth bearing; finding a way to keep them in your life is a challenge worth taking on.
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We say things to ourselves that we would never say to people we love
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Negativity is a trait, not someone’s identity.
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Never trust a spiritual leader who cannot dance.
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When the fear of staying the same outweighs the fear of change, that is when we change
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When we bluff our way through life, pretending to be who we are not, we end up looking worse than we truly are.
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Location has energy; time has memory. If you do something at the same time every day, it becomes easier and natural. If you do something in the same space every day, it becomes easier and natural.
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Our values are influenced by whatever absorbs our minds.
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Strengthened my resolve.
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A layperson who is consciously aiming to be continuously alive in the Now is a monk.
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When you’re brushing, just brush. When you’re showering, just shower.
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Monks understand that routine frees your mind, but the biggest threat to that freedom is monotony. People complain about their poor memories, but I’ve heard it said that we don’t have a retention problem, we have an attention problem.
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But when we look for the good in others, we start to see the best in ourselves too.
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It is impossible to build one’s own happiness on the unhappiness of others.
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