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
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 SHETTYBut when we look for the good in others, we start to see the best in ourselves too.
JAY SHETTYYou are who you are when no one is watching.
JAY SHETTYYour dharma has to fill a need in the world
JAY SHETTYBeing present is the only way to live a truly rich and full life.
JAY SHETTYDon’t judge the moment.
JAY SHETTYThe more we define ourselves in relation to the people around us, the more lost we are.
JAY SHETTYHigher values propel and elevate us toward happiness, fulfillment, and meaning. Lower values demote us toward anxiety, depression, and suffering.
JAY SHETTYA layperson who is consciously aiming to be continuously alive in the Now is a monk.
JAY SHETTYIf you don’t break your ego, life will break it for you.
JAY SHETTYLife’s too short to live without purpose, to lose our chance to serve, to let our dreams and aspirations die with us.
JAY SHETTYNegativity is a trait, not someone’s identity.
JAY SHETTYMonks 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.
JAY SHETTYA monk mind practices detachment. We realize that everything—from our houses to our families—is borrowed.
JAY SHETTYOur search is never for a thing, but for the feeling we think the thing will give us.
JAY SHETTYEverything you do is your spiritual life.
JAY SHETTY