Jay Shetty Quotes

No one organ was more important than another; all of them worked in concert, and the body needed them all.

Our fears are more numerous than our dangers, and we suffer more in our imagination than reality.

Reflect on the three best and three worst choices you’ve ever made. Why did you make them? What have you learned? How would you have done it differently? Take a close look at your answers to the Try This above — buried in them are your values. Why did you make a choice?

Life is not going to go your way. You have to go your way and take life with you.

We say things to ourselves that we would never say to people we love

Even if you think you already know a story, try to live it as a new experience every time.

When you learn to navigate and manage your breath, you can navigate any situation in life

Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people.

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

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.

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.

To build your competence without regard for character is narcissistic, and to build character without working on skills is devoid of impact. We need to work on both in order to serve our souls and a higher purpose.

This is the first step to building your monk mind.

Salt is so humble that when something goes wrong, it takes the blame, and when everything goes right, it doesn’t take credit.

The one constant through your life is breath. All your friends, your family, the country you live in, all of that can change. Breath is with you always.” This ten-year-old monk added, “When you get stressed — what changes? Your breath. When you get angry — what changes? Your breath. We experience every emotion with the change of the breath. When you learn to navigate and manage your breath, you can navigate any situation in life.