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

by Jay Shetty

If you want a new idea, read an old book.

I felt the urge to be around people who had the values I wanted, not the things I wanted.

Albert Einstein said, “If you can’t explain something simply, you don’t understand it well enough.”

Our minds can either elevate us or pull us down.

We need to find calm, stillness, and peace.

I was being taught the most important lesson: to focus on the root of things, not the leaf of the tree or symptoms of the problem.

I Am What I Think I Am

It is better to live your own destiny imperfectly than to live an imitation of somebody else’s life with perfection.

“Your identity is a mirror covered with dust. When you first look in the mirror, the truth of who you are and what you value is obscured. Clearing it may not be pleasant, but only when that dust is gone can you see your true reflection.”

Values make it easier for you to surround yourself with the right people, make tough career choices, use your time more wisely, and focus your attention where it matters. Without them we are swept away by distractions.

We are not our minds, but the mind is the vehicle by which we decide what is important in our hearts.

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