When we bluff our way through life, pretending to be who we are not, we end up looking worse than we truly are.
JAY SHETTYWe can’t stop our parents from dying, but we use the fear to remind us to spend more time with them.
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We say things to ourselves that we would never say to people we love
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Sometimes we can trace our fears through the actions we take, and sometimes it’s the actions we’re reluctant to take
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Finally, get involved in something that’s meaningful to you—a hobby, a charity, a political cause.
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Don’t judge the moment.
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It is impossible to build one’s own happiness on the unhappiness of others.
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Everything you do is your spiritual life.
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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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Cancers of the Mind: Comparing, Complaining, Criticizing.
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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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Higher values propel and elevate us toward happiness, fulfillment, and meaning. Lower values demote us toward anxiety, depression, and suffering.
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Pride is the cause of the most damaging fall for the soul.
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Good thing, bad thing, who knows.
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When you learn to navigate and manage your breath, you can navigate any situation in life.
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Fear makes us fiction writers.
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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 don’t get to be a jerk just because you’re skilled.
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I am happy about who I am becoming. I am open to all opportunities and possibilities. I am worthy of real love. I am ready to serve with all I have.
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Your dharma has to fill a need in the world
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They are forever free who renounce all selfish desires and break away from the ego cage of I, me, and mine
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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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Be here now.
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You are who you are when no one is watching.
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But when we look for the good in others, we start to see the best in ourselves too.
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Location has energy; time has memory. If you do something at the same time every day, it becomes easier and natural. If you do something in the same space every day, it becomes easier and natural.
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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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Pride of wealth destroys wealth, pride of strength destroys strength and in the same manner pride of knowledge destroys knowledge.
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