The arrogant ego desires respect, whereas the humble worker inspires respect.
JAY SHETTYA monk mind practices detachment. We realize that everything—from our houses to our families—is borrowed.
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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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Finally, get involved in something that’s meaningful to you—a hobby, a charity, a political cause.
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I wish is code for I don’t want to do anything differently.
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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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Be here now.
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Don’t judge the moment.
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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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We think that success equals happiness, but this idea is an illusion.
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Treat yourself with the same love and respect you want to show to others.
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Your dharma has to fill a need in the world
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Live your own destiny imperfectly than to live an imitation of somebody.
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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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It is impossible to build one’s own happiness on the unhappiness of others.
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If you follow your bliss, he said, doors will open for you that wouldn’t have opened for anyone else
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Criticizing someone else’s work ethic doesn’t make you work harder.
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Negativity is a trait, not someone’s identity.
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When we bluff our way through life, pretending to be who we are not, we end up looking worse than we truly are.
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Most of our communication is nonverbal.
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We are all connected; to each other, biologically. To the Earth, chemically. And to the rest of the universe, atomically.
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When you learn to navigate and manage your breath, you can navigate any situation in life
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We say things to ourselves that we would never say to people we love
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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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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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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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Our values are influenced by whatever absorbs our minds.
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Fear makes us fiction writers.
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