It is better to live your own destiny imperfectly than to live an imitation of somebody else’s life with perfection.
JAY SHETTYDo not give your attention to what others do or fail to do; give it to what you do or fail to do.
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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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You can’t be anything you want. But you can be everything you are.
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The arrogant ego desires respect, whereas the humble worker inspires respect.
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When 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.
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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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Our values are influenced by whatever absorbs our minds.
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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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Cancers of the Mind: Comparing, Complaining, Criticizing.
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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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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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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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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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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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Your dharma has to fill a need in the world
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