Jay Shetty Quotes

I realized I had to take responsibility for my life. My parents might be upset, they might not — I had no control over that. I could only make decisions based on my own values.

Every person is a world to explore. — Thich Nhat Hanh

The ignorant work for their own profit… the wise work for the welfare of the world…

In every relationship there are actually three relationships: your relationship with each other, your relationship with your purpose, and your partner’s relationship with their purpose.

a choice: we can either change our mindset or change what we don’t like.

Don't just spend time with people you love, grow with them.

our values are influenced by whatever absorbs our minds.

As monks, every time we completed an activity or thought exercise like the ones in this book, we asked ourselves questions: What did I like about that? Am I good at it? Do I want to read about it, learn about it, and spend a lot of my time doing it? Am I driven to improve? What made me feel comfortable or uncomfortable? If I was uncomfortable, was it in a positive way — a challenge that made me grow — or a negative way?

When you’re present in gratitude, you can’t be anywhere else.

One of the guru qualities that Kripamoya das lists is dambha asuyadhi muktam, which means “exhibits no inauspicious characteristics such as egoism or jealousy.

Do not give your attention to what others do or fail to do; give it to what you do or fail to do.

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

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.

your own destiny imperfectly than to live an imitation of somebody

You are the sky. Everything else — it’s just the weather.