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What was that like,
living like a monk?
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Yes, you wake up at 4:00 a.m.
every day.
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You sleep on the floor
on, like, this thin, tiny mat.
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And all of your possessions
fit into a gym locker.
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♪♪♪
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Today I'm talking to an author,
podcaster,
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and award-winning storyteller.
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He's on a mission to spread the
riches of wisdom and gratitude.
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And, like me, he's
always striving
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for balance of mind,
body, and spirit.
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I'm so excited to welcome
Jay Shetty.
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Welcome, Jay.
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Thank you so
much for coming.
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From what I understand,
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you started in finance,
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and you ended up
becoming a monk?
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- Like--
- That's...[ laughs ]
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How does that happen?
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When I was 18
I'd met people who were rich.
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I'd met people who were
beautiful and attractive.
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I'd met people
who were strong and powerful.
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I'd met people who were
intellectual and smart.
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But I don't think I'd ever met
anyone who was truly happy.
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Mm.
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And when I met a monk, he
just exuded joy and happiness.
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And he said that
we experience that
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when we use all of our talents
and gifts to serve others.
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- Mm.
- And I thought to myself,
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I want that.
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What was that like,
living like a monk?
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Yes, you wake up at 4:00 a.m.
every day.
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- Wow.
- You sleep on the floor
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on, like, this thin, tiny mat.
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And all of your possessions--
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literally everything
from in your wardrobe--
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fits into a gym locker.
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That is not my life anymore
today, but that's how it was.
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Half your day is spent on the
self, on working on yourself,
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and the other half is service.
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So you start your morning
with your personal prayer,
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your personal meditations,
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working on your inner world,
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and then, for the rest of the
day, you work in the outer
world,
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so you're feeding
homeless children,
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you're working on charities,
philanthropic projects,
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and so you get this perfect
balance between self and
service.
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♪♪♪
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You recently released
your very first book...
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What was the
motivation behind it?
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I think for me it was
to help people understand
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that you don't
have to live like a monk
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to think like a monk.
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- I love that.
- Monks have been shown
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to have the happiest, calmest,
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most compassionate brains
on the planet.
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And so I thought,
if I could show people
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the practices,
the easy tools and techniques,
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and the tips that they could
start right now
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to experience that
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without having to live
as a monk for three years.
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Then that was the
goal of the book.
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What are a few simple things
that everyone can do on their
own
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to start living a happier
and healthier life?
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I'm gonna give you
four really simple ones.
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So the first one,
which is probably my favorite,
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and you can do it
through journaling as well,
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- is thankfulness or gratitude.
- Mm-hmm.
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The most amazing thing
about thankfulness and gratitude
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is not just feeling it
or experiencing it,
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but it's when we share it
in a specific way,
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not only does the person
receiving it
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feel a great sense of happiness,
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but the person
giving it ourselves,
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we feel a deeper sense of joy
as well.
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- Mm.
- So that's the first one.
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The second one is inspiration.
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It's doing something
that inspires you every day.
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How amazing would it be
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if the first thing
you saw in the morning
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was a painting
that inspired you,
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or a quote or a prayer
that you loved,
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or a mantra or an affirmation
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that made you feel like you were
starting your day off right?
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The third one is meditation.
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Meditation at the simplest way,
if anyone struggled with it
before,
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is just spending
time with yourself.
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- Mm-hmm.
- And so I really feel
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like if you can find
one thing to do a day
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where you get to know yourself
a little better,
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then that's the beginning
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of a lot of people's
meditation journey.
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- Mm.
- And then the final one
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is exercising.
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When I say exercising, I don't
mean the gym or the treadmill.
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- I mean dance parties.
- Yeah.
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I mean whatever it could be,
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like whether it's a sport
that you love.
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I just think it's important
for us to move every day,
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so that spells the word "time,"
so it's easy to remember.
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"T" for thankfulness,
"I" for inspiration,
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"M" for meditation,
and "E" for exercise.
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♪♪♪
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You seem like a
spiritual person.
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Where do you think religion
ties into this, if at all?
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For me, spirituality is like
the heart of religion.
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- Yes.
- What I was taught as a monk,
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the word spiritual means
the spirit behind the ritual.
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So it's the essence,
the reason why you do it,
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that brings you joy.
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And so I think, as long as we're
seeking the divine in
everything,
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then we'll actually
be able to learn
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from all the different
traditions and all the different
parts
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and bring them together
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because I think that any path
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that is giving you that
opportunity to do that
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is beautiful,
and it should be welcome.
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It's so inclusive,
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and as I've been on this
spiritual journey myself,
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I found that, when you pick a
flower from here and a flower
from there,
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you end up with a bouquet
and a beautiful life.
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- Absolutely.
- What's one thing you hope
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our viewers take away
from this conversation?
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I feel like we really get
caught up right now
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in always feeling
like we're ahead or behind.
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- Mm.
- So we always feel like, "Oh,
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I haven't got married yet"
or "I haven't got promoted yet"
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or "I'm not living my passion
yet" or "I haven't found the one
yet."
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And we always feel
ahead or behind.
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And I think if everyone was
able to understand
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that they're exactly
where they need to be,
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I think if we could just
breathe that in
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and just sit with that
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and be like, "I've got
everything I need right now
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- to become who I want to be..."
- Mm-hmm.
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And if we start there,
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then we won't waste
so much time and energy
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on comparing ourselves.
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That's so beautiful.
Thank you so much.
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Thank you. Thank you.
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