Cancers of the Mind: Comparing, Complaining, Criticizing.
JAY SHETTYI wish is code for I don’t want to do anything differently.
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What’s on your news feed is feeding your mind.
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We are all connected; to each other, biologically. To the Earth, chemically. And to the rest of the universe, atomically.
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Salt is so humble that when something goes wrong, it takes the blame, and when everything goes right, it doesn’t take credit.
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Because the only thing that stays with you from the moment you’re born until the moment you die is your breath. All your friends, your family, the country you live in, all of that can change. The one thing that stays with you is your breath.
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All things are temporary and that we can’t truly own or control anything.
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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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Actually, the greatest detachment is being close to everything and not letting it consume and own you. That’s real strength.
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Tracking 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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Strengthened my resolve.
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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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To walk down the same old path and find a new stone is to open your mind.
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It is impossible to build one’s own happiness on the unhappiness of others.
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You are not your success or your failure.
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Every night when I’m falling asleep, I say to myself, I am relaxed, energized, and focused. I am calm, enthusiastic, and productive.
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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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Fear makes us fiction writers.
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Negativity is a trait, not someone’s identity.
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When someone hurts you, it’s because they’re hurt. Their hurt is simply spilling over. They need help.
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If you don’t break your ego, life will break it for you.
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Your dharma has to fill a need in the world
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Good thing, bad thing, who knows.
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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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A layperson who is consciously aiming to be continuously alive in the Now is a monk.
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We can’t stop our parents from dying, but we use the fear to remind us to spend more time with them.
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Being present is the only way to live a truly rich and full life.
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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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