We think that success equals happiness, but this idea is an illusion.
JAY SHETTYCancers of the Mind: Comparing, Complaining, Criticizing.
More Jay Shetty Quotes
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Most of our communication is nonverbal.
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Every night when I’m falling asleep, I say to myself, I am relaxed, energized, and focused. I am calm, enthusiastic, and productive.
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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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Do 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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Strengthened my resolve.
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We 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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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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Fear makes us fiction writers.
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A layperson who is consciously aiming to be continuously alive in the Now is a monk.
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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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All things are temporary and that we can’t truly own or control anything.
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We say things to ourselves that we would never say to people we love
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Negativity is a trait, not someone’s identity.
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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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I wish is code for I don’t want to do anything differently.
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Your dharma has to fill a need in the world
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Never trust a spiritual leader who cannot dance.
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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.
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Everything you do is your spiritual life.
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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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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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You don’t get to be a jerk just because you’re skilled.
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We 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
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Everyone has a story, and sometimes our egos choose to ignore that. Don’t take everything personally—it is usually not about you.
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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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