Our search is never for a thing, but for the feeling we think the thing will give us.
JAY SHETTYThe more we define ourselves in relation to the people around us, the more lost we are.
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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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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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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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Finally, get involved in something that’s meaningful to you—a hobby, a charity, a political cause.
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Your passion becomes a purpose when you use it to serve others.
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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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Pride is the cause of the most damaging fall for the soul.
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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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Never trust a spiritual leader who cannot dance.
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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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Negativity is a trait, not someone’s identity.
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You are not your success or your failure.
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Most of our communication is nonverbal.
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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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It is impossible to build one’s own happiness on the unhappiness of others.
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