Tharuna

“Find me someone who has gone to the darkest parts of their own character where they were so close to their own self-destruction and found a way to get up and out of it, and I will bow on my knees to you. … You’re my teacher.”
― Jay Shetty, Think Like a Monk: Train Your Mind for Peace and Purpose Every Day

“As Pema Chödrön says, “You are the sky. Everything else—it’s just the weather.”
― Jay Shetty, Think Like a Monk: Train Your Mind for Peace and Purpose Every Day

“Negativity is a trait, not someone’s identity. A person’s true nature can be obscured by clouds, but, like the sun, it is always there. And clouds can overcome any of us. We have to understand this when we deal with people who exude negative energy. Just like we wouldn’t want someone to judge us by our worst moments, we must be careful not to do that to others. When someone hurts you, it’s because they’re hurt. Their hurt is simply spilling over. They need help. And as the Dalai Lama says, “If you can, help others; if you cannot do that, at least do not harm them.”
― Jay Shetty, Think Like a Monk: Train Your Mind for Peace and Purpose Every Day

“There is toxicity everywhere around us. In the environment, in the political atmosphere, but the origin is in people’s hearts. Unless we clean the ecology of our own heart and inspire others to do the same, we will be an instrument of polluting the environment. But if we create purity in our own heart, then we can contribute great purity to the world around us.”
― Jay Shetty, Think Like a Monk: Train Your Mind for Peace and Purpose Everyday