A layperson who is consciously aiming to be continuously alive in the Now is a monk.
JAY SHETTYA layperson who is consciously aiming to be continuously alive in the Now is a monk.
JAY SHETTYWe don’t have to do everything, that we can’t do everything, that what I can’t do is someone else’s gift and responsibility. My limitations make space for the gifts of other people
JAY SHETTYWhat’s on your news feed is feeding your mind.
JAY SHETTYActually, the greatest detachment is being close to everything and not letting it consume and own you. That’s real strength.
JAY SHETTYBecause 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.
JAY SHETTYWhatever 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.
JAY SHETTYThey are forever free who renounce all selfish desires and break away from the ego cage of I, me, and mine
JAY SHETTYWhen the fear of staying the same outweighs the fear of change, that is when we change
JAY SHETTYI wish is code for I don’t want to do anything differently.
JAY SHETTYNever trust a spiritual leader who cannot dance.
JAY SHETTYSalt is so humble that when something goes wrong, it takes the blame, and when everything goes right, it doesn’t take credit.
JAY SHETTYThe more we define ourselves in relation to the people around us, the more lost we are.
JAY SHETTYYou don’t get to be a jerk just because you’re skilled.
JAY SHETTYYou can’t be anything you want. But you can be everything you are.
JAY SHETTYWhen 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.
JAY SHETTYYour dharma has to fill a need in the world
JAY SHETTY