A layperson who is consciously aiming to be continuously alive in the Now is a monk.
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
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Everything you do is your spiritual life.
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So people who come to this place, stay here for a while, and then continue their journey. Sounds like a hotel to me.
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Remember, saying whatever we want, whenever we want, however we want, is not freedom. Real freedom is not feeling the need to say these things.
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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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The arrogant ego desires respect, whereas the humble worker inspires respect.
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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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The more we define ourselves in relation to the people around us, the more lost we are.
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All things are temporary and that we can’t truly own or control anything.
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When you learn to navigate and manage your breath, you can navigate any situation in life
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You are not your success or your failure.
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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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Criticizing someone else’s work ethic doesn’t make you work harder.
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Cancers of the Mind: Comparing, Complaining, Criticizing.
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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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We think that success equals happiness, but this idea is an illusion.
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