Do not give your attention to what others do or fail to do; give it to what you do or fail to do.
JAY SHETTYWe think that success equals happiness, but this idea is an illusion.
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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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Cancers of the Mind: Comparing, Complaining, Criticizing.
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Whatever action is performed by a great man, common men follow in his footsteps, and whatever standards he sets by exemplary acts, all the world pursues.
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A layperson who is consciously aiming to be continuously alive in the Now is a monk.
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When you learn to navigate and manage your breath, you can navigate any situation in life
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Good thing, bad thing, who knows.
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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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Revenge is the mode of ignorancev-vit’s often said that you can’t fix yourself by breaking someone else.
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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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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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All things are temporary and that we can’t truly own or control anything.
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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.
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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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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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Everyone has a story, and sometimes our egos choose to ignore that. Don’t take everything personally—it is usually not about you.
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