Your dharma has to fill a need in the world
JAY SHETTYA layperson who is consciously aiming to be continuously alive in the Now is a monk.
More Jay Shetty Quotes
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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 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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Too often we love people who don’t love us, but we fail to return the love of others who do.
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All things are temporary and that we can’t truly own or control anything.
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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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When someone hurts you, it’s because they’re hurt. Their hurt is simply spilling over. They need help.
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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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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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Fear does not prevent death. It prevents life.
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Being present is the only way to live a truly rich and full life.
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You don’t get to be a jerk just because you’re skilled.
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Fear makes us fiction writers.
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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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What’s on your news feed is feeding your mind.
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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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