They are forever free who renounce all selfish desires and break away from the ego cage of I, me, and mine
JAY SHETTYFinally, get involved in something that’s meaningful to you—a hobby, a charity, a political cause.
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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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It is impossible to build one’s own happiness on the unhappiness of others.
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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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Your passion becomes a purpose when you use it to serve others.
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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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We say things to ourselves that we would never say to people we love
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Higher values propel and elevate us toward happiness, fulfillment, and meaning. Lower values demote us toward anxiety, depression, and suffering.
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Life’s too short to live without purpose, to lose our chance to serve, to let our dreams and aspirations die with us.
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Find me someone who has gone to the darkest parts of their own character where they were so close to their own self-destruction and found a way to get up and out of it, and I will bow on my knees to you. You’re my teacher.
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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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Pride is the cause of the most damaging fall for the soul.
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Revenge is the mode of ignorancev-vit’s often said that you can’t fix yourself by breaking someone else.
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Your dharma has to fill a need in the world
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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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Our search is never for a thing, but for the feeling we think the thing will give us.
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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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Whatever action is performed by a great man, common men follow in his footsteps, and whatever standards he sets by exemplary acts, all the world pursues.
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Cancers of the Mind: Comparing, Complaining, Criticizing.
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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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Most of our communication is nonverbal.
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A layperson who is consciously aiming to be continuously alive in the Now is a monk.
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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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Fear does not prevent death. It prevents life.
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The arrogant ego desires respect, whereas the humble worker inspires respect.
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Don’t judge the moment.
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Treat yourself with the same love and respect you want to show to others.
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