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.
JAY SHETTYMonks 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.
JAY SHETTYHigher values propel and elevate us toward happiness, fulfillment, and meaning. Lower values demote us toward anxiety, depression, and suffering.
JAY SHETTYDon’t judge the moment.
JAY SHETTYWe think that success equals happiness, but this idea is an illusion.
JAY SHETTYPride is the cause of the most damaging fall for the soul.
JAY SHETTYOur search is never for a thing, but for the feeling we think the thing will give us.
JAY SHETTYWhen we accept the temporary nature of everything in our lives, we can feel gratitude for the good fortune of getting to borrow them for a time.
JAY SHETTYWhen you learn to navigate and manage your breath, you can navigate any situation in life
JAY SHETTYA monk mind practices detachment. We realize that everything—from our houses to our families—is borrowed.
JAY SHETTYA layperson who is consciously aiming to be continuously alive in the Now is a monk.
JAY SHETTYWhat’s on your news feed is feeding your mind.
JAY SHETTYEverything you do is your spiritual life.
JAY SHETTYBe here now.
JAY SHETTYI wish is code for I don’t want to do anything differently.
JAY SHETTYYou are not your success or your failure.
JAY SHETTYBut when we look for the good in others, we start to see the best in ourselves too.
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