Joseph Nguyen > Quotes

“Once we become aware of the fact that we are only feeling what we're thinking and that thinking is the root cause of our unpleasant experience, we see it for what it truly is. Then we allow it to settle by giving it space, and slowly we will see how we begin to have a clear mind again.”
― Joseph Nguyen, Don't Believe Everything You Think

“The thoughts in our minds are not facts.”
― Joseph Nguyen, Don't Believe Everything You Think

“if your mind is completely full of old thinking, it is impossible to have any new thoughts come into your mind to create the change you seek.”
― Joseph Nguyen, Don't Believe Everything You Think

“Thought is not reality; yet it is through thought that our realities are created.”
― Joseph Nguyen, Don't Believe Everything You Think

“The root cause of our suffering is our own thinking.”
― Joseph Nguyen, Don't Believe Everything You Think

“A crowded mind leaves no space for a peaceful heart.” — Christine Evangelou”
― Joseph Nguyen, Don't Believe Everything You Think

“It's not about the events that happen in our lives, but our interpretation of them, which causes us to feel good or bad about something.”
― Joseph Nguyen, Don't Believe Everything You Think

“Stop thinking and end your problems.” ― Lao Tzu”
― Joseph Nguyen, Don't Believe Everything You Think

“the path to self-actualization isn’t to try to improve ourselves because we think we’re not enough but to let go of the illusion that we’re not already enough as we are”
― Joseph Nguyen, Don't Believe Everything You Think

“Therefore, it's not WHAT we're thinking about that is causing us suffering, but THAT we are thinking.”
― Joseph Nguyen, Don't Believe Everything You Think

“The only time we can really be in a state of non-thinking is in the present moment. We can only see reality in the present moment and when we are actively thinking, it means we are either in the past or future (which don’t exist).”
― Joseph Nguyen, Don't Believe Everything You Think

“This is when faith becomes of the utmost importance — having faith that things will be okay. Know that the Universe is working for you, not against you.”
― Joseph Nguyen, Don't Believe Everything You Think

“We can either choose to be free and happy in the unknown or to be confined and suffer in the familiar.”
― Joseph Nguyen, Don't Believe Everything You Think

“We cannot change what we are not aware of, and once we are aware, we cannot help but change.” - Sheryl Sandberg”
― Joseph Nguyen, Don't Believe Everything You Think

“Our natural state of being is joy, love, and peace.”
― Joseph Nguyen, Don't Believe Everything You Think

“The feeling is really what we want in our lives, not the physical things, but the trap is that we believe the physical things will give us those feelings.”
― Joseph Nguyen, Don't Believe Everything You Think

“The only way to break free from our thinking is to let go and trust that our natural inner wisdom will guide us back to clarity and peace like it always has.”
― Joseph Nguyen, Don't Believe Everything You Think

“What we're ultimately looking for are feelings. We want more money to get a sense of security and peace. We want to spend time with our family because it makes us feel so much love and joy. We want to do what we love because it gives us a sense of fulfillment inside. These are all ultimately feelings that we are trying to get, but we keep thinking that the goal or object we want will give us those feelings. This idea is inherently flawed because our feelings can only ever be generated from within us, not from external things. External things can prompt us to create the feelings, but ultimately it is us that produces those feelings from within ourselves.”
― Joseph Nguyen, Don't Believe Everything You Think

“You can also compare thinking to quicksand. The more that we fight our thinking, the more it amplifies the negative emotions and the worse it gets.”
― Joseph Nguyen, Don't Believe Everything You Think

“Never forget your own divinity because it is only through our divinity that we have our humanity.”
― Joseph Nguyen, Don't Believe Everything You Think

“In short, the moment we stop thinking is when our happiness begins.”
― Joseph Nguyen, Don't Believe Everything You Think

“One who looks around him is intelligent, one who looks within him is wise.” ― Matshona Dhliwayo”
― Joseph Nguyen, Don't Believe Everything You Think

“Henry Ford once said, “Whether you think that you can or can’t, you’re right.”
― Joseph Nguyen, Don't Believe Everything You Think

“If we know that we can only ever feel what we are thinking, then we know that we can change our feelings by changing our thinking. Thus, we can change our experience of life by knowing that it comes from our own thinking. And if that is true, then we are ever only one thought away from experiencing something different and transforming our entire lives at any moment — through a state of no thought. In short, the moment we stop thinking is when our happiness begins.”
― Joseph Nguyen, Don't Believe Everything You Think

“most of us are chasing external things so that we can feel something inside innocently forgetting that all feelings are generated within us what is external is only a reminder that we can create the internal emotion we desire what you most want to experience can only be found within you don’t wait for something outside of you to give you permission to feel how you want inside (don’t wait for permission)”
― Joseph Nguyen, beyond thoughts: an exploration of who we are beyond our minds

“An activation ritual is a morning routine that helps them get into a state of non-thinking and flow.”
― Joseph Nguyen, Don't Believe Everything You Think

“Have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.” — Steve Jobs”
― Joseph Nguyen, Don't Believe Everything You Think

“People have a hard time letting go of their suffering. Out of a fear of the unknown, they prefer suffering that is familiar.”
― Joseph Nguyen, Don't Believe Everything You Think

“We will forget sometimes, but when we do remember and realize that we are caught up in our thinking when we experience negative emotions, that alone will allow us to return back home to our natural beautiful state. All we have to do is remember it, know that this is just our thinking, and have peace knowing that the sun is not gone forever and that it will rise again soon enough. Having that understanding will allow us to also appreciate the nighttime for its existence and role in the Universe. From that we can see how it is meant to be a part of our human experience and begin to cherish its beauty as much as the sun.”
― Joseph Nguyen, Don't Believe Everything You Think

“Today I make space for miracles. I recognize that it's not how big a miracle is that's important but how much room I create for it.” — Kyle Gray”
― Joseph Nguyen, Don't Believe Everything You Think