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.
JAY SHETTYYour passion becomes a purpose when you use it to serve others.
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Don’t judge the moment.
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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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Fear makes us fiction writers.
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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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Criticizing someone else’s work ethic doesn’t make you work harder.
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When the fear of staying the same outweighs the fear of change, that is when we change
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A layperson who is consciously aiming to be continuously alive in the Now is a monk.
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It is better to live your own destiny imperfectly than to live an imitation of somebody else’s life with perfection.
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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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You don’t get to be a jerk just because you’re skilled.
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Everything you do is your spiritual life.
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I wish is code for I don’t want to do anything differently.
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Good thing, bad thing, who knows.
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We can’t stop our parents from dying, but we use the fear to remind us to spend more time with them.
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Do not give your attention to what others do or fail to do; give it to what you do or fail to do.
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What’s on your news feed is feeding your mind.
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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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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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Too often we love people who don’t love us, but we fail to return the love of others who do.
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Our values are influenced by whatever absorbs our minds.
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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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Location has energy; time has memory. If you do something at the same time every day, it becomes easier and natural. If you do something in the same space every day, it becomes easier and natural.
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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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Be here now.
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When someone hurts you, it’s because they’re hurt. Their hurt is simply spilling over. They need help.
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A monk mind practices detachment. We realize that everything—from our houses to our families—is borrowed.
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