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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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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What’s on your news feed is feeding your mind.
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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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When you learn to navigate and manage your breath, you can navigate any situation in life
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You are who you are when no one is watching.
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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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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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When the fear of staying the same outweighs the fear of change, that is when we change
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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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All things are temporary and that we can’t truly own or control anything.
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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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Our search is never for a thing, but for the feeling we think the thing will give us.
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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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Most of our communication is nonverbal.
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