Jay Shetty Quotes

British personal development teacher (1987-)

Jay Shetty (born 6 September 1987) is an English author, former monk, and life coach of Indian descent. As the host of the podcast On Purpose, his guests have included Alicia Keys, Khloe Kardashian, and Kobe Bryant, resulting in 64 million downloads. He has appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, A Little Late with Lilly Singh and Today to discuss mental health and life purpose.

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When you are present in gratitude, you can't be anywhere else.

Love takes time.

When we tune out the opinions, expectations, and obligations of the world around us, we being to hear ourselves.

No matter what you think your values are, your actions tell the real story. What we do with our spare time shows what we value.

But if you’re in love with the day-to-day process, then you do it with depth, authenticity, and a desire to make an impact. You might be equally successful either way, but if you’re driven by intention, you will feel joy.

Actually, the greatest detachment is being close to everything and not letting it consume and own you. That’s real strength.

I’d love to share this idea with you” or “Have you ever thought of it this way?

There are two lies some of us hear when we’re growing up. The first is “You’ll never amount to anything.” The second is “You can be anything you want to be.” The truth is — You can’t be anything you want. But you can be everything you are.

A bond has its own challenges — there can still be disagreement — but at least all parties want the same outcome.

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.

the deepest love as when you like someone’s personality, respect their values, and help them toward their goals in a long-term, committed relationship.

Revenge is the mode of ignorance — it’s often said that you can’t fix yourself by breaking someone else. Monks don’t hinge their choices and feelings on others’ behaviors. You believe revenge will make you feel better because of how the other person will react.

If you follow your bliss, he said, “doors will open for you that wouldn’t have opened for anyone else

When you like a flower, you pluck it. When you love a flower, you water it daily.

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.