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 SHETTYThe arrogant ego desires respect, whereas the humble worker inspires respect.
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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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I am happy about who I am becoming. I am open to all opportunities and possibilities. I am worthy of real love. I am ready to serve with all I have.
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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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Finally, get involved in something that’s meaningful to you—a hobby, a charity, a political cause.
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It is impossible to build one’s own happiness on the unhappiness of others.
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You can’t be anything you want. But you can be everything you are.
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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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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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If you don’t break your ego, life will break it for you.
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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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Higher values propel and elevate us toward happiness, fulfillment, and meaning. Lower values demote us toward anxiety, depression, and suffering.
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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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Our search is never for a thing, but for the feeling we think the thing will give us.
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