Higher values propel and elevate us toward happiness, fulfillment, and meaning. Lower values demote us toward anxiety, depression, and suffering.
JAY SHETTYFind 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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Tracking my fear of exam results and the other branch fears that appeared led me to the root: fearing I couldn’t make my parents happy
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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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Our values are influenced by whatever absorbs our minds.
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You don’t get to be a jerk just because you’re skilled.
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When you’re brushing, just brush. When you’re showering, just shower.
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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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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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You can’t be anything you want. But you can be everything you are.
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You are who you are when no one is watching.
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Fear makes us fiction writers.
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Life’s too short to live without purpose, to lose our chance to serve, to let our dreams and aspirations die with us.
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Your dharma has to fill a need in the world
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Your passion becomes a purpose when you use it to serve others.
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Salt is so humble that when something goes wrong, it takes the blame, and when everything goes right, it doesn’t take credit.
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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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