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#1

“I should look at this world with a different lens, he mused. There are more reasons to be happy than there are to be sad.”
― Abhaidev, The Influencer: Speed Must Have a Limit

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#2

“A thinking man, therefore, can never be cheerful. The overly developed faculty of thinking comes at a price―happiness. So, try not to overthink. Try not to use your mind unduly. Especially when it’s not needed. And when using it won’t serve any purpose.”
― Abhaidev, The Influencer: Speed Must Have a Limit

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#3

“I don’t know what afflicts me now. Indecisiveness? Reluctance? Fear of being vulnerable? I am not a coward, at least. Fear isn’t equivalent to cowardice. Even a soldier deployed at the border fears bullet, which is exactly why he is able to dodge the enemy and eliminate them.”
― Abhaidev, The World's Most Frustrated Man

tags: coward, cowardice, fear, human-condition, humans, indecisiveness, life, life-lessons, life-quotes, vulnerability

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#4

“I have always believed reincarnation to be true. This will go on and on until one discovers oneself. But at times, my thinking deviates a bit from eastern philosophy. I don’t think our bad karmas would make us cockroaches, rats, pigs, etc., in our next lives. I am of the view that achieving Moksha isn’t possible unless we experience everything that could be experienced. I have to experience oppression, but I also have to oppress. I have to be a sparrow to experience the joy of flight. I have to be a bee to experience colours beyond the visible spectrum. And I have to be a dog to hear ultrasonic sounds. Do you get it? I have to experience everything to achieve moksha. Becoming a bee in the next life is not the result of my bad Karma. It is instead a stepping stone. The path to ascension has to be a spiral. Not round and round. Every decision of mine has to lead there. Every step has to lead me towards self-actualization.”
― Abhaidev, The World's Most Frustrated Man

tags: circle-of-life, experiences, humans, karma, karma-quotes, reincarnation, reincarnation-quotes, spiritual, spirituality, universe

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#5

“What is this human condition? Why are we never satisfied with the choices we make? What would it take to make us really happy?”
― Abhaidev, The World's Most Frustrated Man

tags: choices, desires, despair, happiness, happy, human-condition, humans, life, satisfaction, suffering

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#6

“Strange, isn’t it? Unsentients want to become sentients. Whereas sentients want to become like stones; like Buddha. Why do we want to numb down our consciousness? Why do people even take psychedelics for that purpose? If consciousness is such a curse, why is it considered the acme of evolution?”
― Abhaidev, The World's Most Frustrated Man

tags: buddha, consciousness, consciousness-quotes, evolution, existence, existence-quotes, human-condition, humans, psychedelics, sentience

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#7

“Once I had an odd dream. A person I don’t remember was telling me in my sleep that unless one is properly buried or cremated with rituals, the soul remains tethered to the body. So, you are conscious of everything, even when you die. You hear everything. You see everything. You see your own dead body from above, and only when the funeral is over, you detach from it and make the transition to a fresh one.”
― Abhaidev, The World's Most Frustrated Man

tags: death, death-and-dying, death-quotes, dream, dreams, funeral, funeral-quotes, life, odd, reincarnation

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#8

“At times, I had nightmares. What would happen if I manage to outlive my parents (you never know about the smokers, for they can die anytime)? Would there be anyone to cremate my dead body? Or will people discover it after fourteen days, only when they feel the stench? Should I adopt a dog? No! Who will take care of him once I die? Should I adopt cats? They’re independent and self-sufficient, right? But what If I have a stroke and fail to provide them food, would they then eat me alive, bit by bit, in their extreme hunger?”
― Abhaidev, The World's Most Frustrated Man

tags: horror, loneliness, loneliness-quotes, lonely, nightmare, nightmares, single, single-life

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#9

“I was free. And that is exactly why it was so horrifying.”
― Abhaidev, The World's Most Frustrated Man

tags: alone, free, freedom, freedom-quotations, freedom-quotes, human-condition, life, relationships, single, single-life

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#10

“But was that freedom worth it? Are we really supposed to be free? Why do people who are all entangled so happy? Why do people constantly crib about their jobs, yet sleep peacefully in the night? Is it exhaustion that they seek? As it prevents them from thinking nonsense? Why do we all want to fasten ourselves to something? Why these entrapments don’t feel suffocating?”
― Abhaidev, The World's Most Frustrated Man

tags: free, freedom, freedom-quotes, human-condition, humans, job, marriage, relationship, relationship-quotes

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#11

“We created a coterie of lunatics. All supporting one another. It felt good and meaningful. But you see, having such friends is both a blessing and a curse. While it is good as a support system, we are prone to inductive effects. Ever seen people yawning one after another? We automatically mimic what the other person is doing. It’s like the transference of an electric charge. No wonder why people say, ‘stay away from negative people.”
― Abhaidev, The World's Most Frustrated Man

tags: depression, friends, friendship, life-lessons, mental-health, mental-health-awareness, mental-illness, negative-people, negativity

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#12

“I know life is not rainbows and butterflies, but I’d rather die delusional than being a mature cynic.”
― Abhaidev, That Thing About You

tags: butterflies, cynical, cynicism, life, mature, maturity, maturity-quotes, rainbow

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#13

“The measure of a man is his silence. The measure of a woman is her elocution. Beware of an overly talkative man and an inordinately silent woman.”
― Abhaidev, The Influencer: Speed Must Have a Limit

tags: life, life-lessons, men, men-quotes, silence, silence-quotes, talkative, women, women-quotes

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#14

“Man, you see, swings between nihilism and spirituality. Man, you see, swings between utmost bliss and the feelings of utter despair. It’s a rollercoaster, our lives. One can’t just go higher, higher all the time.”
― Abhaidev, The Influencer: Speed Must Have a Limit

tags: human-condition, humans, life, life-lessons, nihilism, nihilism-quotes, philosophical, philosophy, spirituality, spirituality-quotes

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#15

“After having everything, a rich man seeks applause and reverence, for there is guilt in his mind. The guilt of having everything in this world.”
― Abhaidev, The Influencer: Speed Must Have a Limit

tags: guilt, humans, life, money, money-quotes, philosophical, rich, rich-people, wealth, world

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#16

“What about inner productivity? Don’t you consider it worthy or relevant at all? We are all too focused on the outer world. But what about our mind? What about the world that exists inside us?”
― Abhaidev, The Influencer: Speed Must Have a Limit

tags: humans, meditation, meditation-quotes, mind, monks, productive, productivity, spiritual-growth, spirituality, world

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#17

“What I want to say is, you are unhappy because you think too much. I strongly believe that someone who is truly mature can never be happy. It takes a lot of effort to turn into a pessimist. Lots of books, and of course, a lot of contemplation. A thinking man, therefore, can never be cheerful. The overly developed faculty of thinking comes at a price―happiness. So, try not to overthink. Try not to use your mind unduly. Especially when it’s not needed. And when using it won’t serve any purpose.”
― Abhaidev, The Influencer: Speed Must Have a Limit

tags: happiness, humans, life, man, overthinking, overthinking-quotes, pessimist, thinking, thinking-quotes

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#18

“Are IQ tests sacrosanct? Or do you think there is only one kind of intelligence? What about creativity? Or intuitive or emotional intelligence?”
― Abhaidev, The Influencer: Speed Must Have a Limit

tags: creativity, emotional-intelligence, emotional-intelligence-quotes, intelligence, intelligence-quotes, intuitive-wisdom, iq, tests

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#19

“We shouldn’t use ‘should’ too much.”
― Abhaidev, The Influencer: Speed Must Have a Limit

tags: advice, happiness, humans, life, life-advice, peace-of-mind, philosophical, philosophy, philosophy-of-life, should

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#20

“I sincerely believe that only those who are financially free can produce great works of art. Poor artists are too bothered about money and fame, which hampers their creativity. An artist shouldn’t have any financial pressure. One can’t create something poetic if commercial success is all one is concerned about.”
― Abhaidev, The Influencer: Speed Must Have a Limit

tags: art, artists, commercialism, creativity, entertainment-industry, poetic, works-of-art, writers, writers-on-writing, writing-quotes

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#21

“If I have learned something from my life, as well excessive reading is that we all are Sisyphus. And we all realize it, eventually. Some in their thirties, some in their sixties, and some when they are on their deathbeds. And once we realize who we really are, we all ask ourselves one simple question–‘What the hell was that? What the hell was all that?”
― Abhaidev, The World's Most Frustrated Man

tags: absurd, absurdism, existence, human-condition, human-existence, humans, life, life-lessons, sisyphus

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#22

“The purpose of life is to live; as long as one can.”
― Abhaidev, The Gods Are Not Dead

tags: humans, life, life-and-living, life-lessons, life-quotes, life-quotes-and-sayings, purpose, purpose-of-life

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#23

“Seriously, what is the source of our thoughts? How do artists create art? How do writers write? What is it that is doing the creating?”
― Abhaidev, The Influencer: Speed Must Have a Limit

tags: artists, brain, creative, creativity, determinism, fatalism, free-will, mind, thoughts, writers

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#24

“Let me tell you a secret about the human condition. Nihilism leads to spirituality. And spirituality leads to nihilism. It is never in between for long. It is always a see-saw in action. Yes, my dear child, one can’t remain mystical all the time, for hopelessness creeps into even the most positive of minds. But this hopelessness, this cynicism too is not permanent. Man, you see, swings between nihilism and spirituality. Man, you see, swings between utmost bliss and the feelings of utter despair. It’s a rollercoaster, our lives. One can’t just go higher, higher all the time.”
― Abhaidev, The Influencer: Speed Must Have a Limit

tags: human-condition, humans, life, nihilism, nihilism-quotes, philosophical, philosophical-musings, philosophy, spirituality, spirituality-quotes

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#25

“I believe that one is more successful in expressing oneself through written words rather than speaking. While speaking, one misses the details. But writing? Writing is different altogether. It gives us ample time to contemplate what we wish to communicate. As a result, the flow of our thoughts seems much more coherent.”
― Abhaidev, The Influencer: Speed Must Have a Limit

tags: language, life, speaking, spoken-words, thoughtful, thoughtful-words, verbal, words, writing, writing-quotes

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#26

“There are two kinds of people in this world. Those who go with the flow, where destiny takes them, and those who fight their fate. While the formers are blessed with happiness, the latter achieve something far greater–fulfilment.”
― Abhaidev, The Influencer: Speed Must Have a Limit

tags: destiny, destiny-quotes, fate, fate-quotes, fulfillment, happiness, humans, life, philosophical, philosophy

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#27

“You see, this is the thing about this world. When it comes to politicians, people always forget.”
― Abhaidev, The Influencer: Speed Must Have a Limit

tags: corrupt-leaders, corruption, corruption-politics, leaders, people, politicians, politicians-and-politics, politicians-quotes, politics, world

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#28

“Things were different in the past. People idolized thinkers, philosophers, artists and scientists. Today the world admires CEOs, businessmen and managers. Basically, the people who are rich and successful in terms of wealth. This is why the world today is messed up.”
― Abhaidev, The Influencer: Speed Must Have a Limit

tags: artists, ceos, managers, philosophers, problems-in-the-world, rich, scientists, successful, thinkers, world

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#29

“I believed my love would be reciprocated because it was pure. But it wasn’t. Reaction to every action? It doesn’t work that way with a human heart. Human mind resembles the quantum world. Always uncertain. Beyond any explanation.”
― Abhaidev, That Thing About You

tags: human-nature, humans, life, life-lessons, love, quantum, relationships, unpredictable, unrequited

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#30

“You can be a bad experiencer and still be an overly mature person.”
― Abhaidev, The Influencer: Speed Must Have a Limit

tags: ascetics, escapism, escapist, experiencer, experiences, life, mature, maturity, maturity-quotes, monks

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