Think Like a Monk: Train Your Mind for Peace and Purpose Every Day

by Jay Shetty

It is

impossible to build one’s own happiness on the unhappiness of others.

Every day we are assaulted by negativity. No wonder we can’t help but dish it out as well as receive it.

Fear makes us fiction writers. We start with a premise, an idea, a fear—what will happen if … Then we spiral off, devising possible future scenarios. When we anticipate future outcomes, fear holds us back, imprisoning us in our imaginations.

We can take on more when we’re doing it for someone we love or to serve a purpose we believe in rather than from the misguided idea that we will find happiness through success.

This is so true. Late nights never trouble me when i am in the company of people that i love. At other times i am groggy and irritable the next day!

When people come to me seeking guidance, I constantly hear, “I wish … I wish … I wish …” I wish my partner would be more attentive. I wish I could have the same job but make more money. I wish my relationship were more serious. We never say, “I wish I could be more organized and focused and could do the hard work to get that.” We don’t vocalize what it would actually take to get what we want. “I wish” is code for “I don’t want to do anything differently.”