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.
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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It is impossible to build one’s own happiness on the unhappiness of others.
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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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Higher values propel and elevate us toward happiness, fulfillment, and meaning. Lower values demote us toward anxiety, depression, and suffering.
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When you’re brushing, just brush. When you’re showering, just shower.
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Being present is the only way to live a truly rich and full life.
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Criticizing someone else’s work ethic doesn’t make you work harder.
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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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No matter how much we grow, we are never free of daily chores and routines, but to be enlightened is to embrace them. The outside may look the same, but inside you are transformed.
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Negativity is a trait, not someone’s identity.
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Everything you do is your spiritual life.
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We say things to ourselves that we would never say to people we love
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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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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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Never trust a spiritual leader who cannot dance.
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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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