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.
JAY SHETTYCancers of the Mind: Comparing, Complaining, Criticizing.
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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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Everything you do is your spiritual life.
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Never trust a spiritual leader who cannot dance.
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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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Your dharma has to fill a need in the world
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The more we define ourselves in relation to the people around us, the more lost we are.
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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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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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Most of our communication is nonverbal.
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Negativity is a trait, not someone’s identity.
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I can use my awareness of my fear as a tool to help me make decisions that are truly in line with my values and purpose.
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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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Live your own destiny imperfectly than to live an imitation of somebody.
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Fear makes us fiction writers.
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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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