Excerpt: What is Ikigai? Often translated as “a reason for being,” it’s a concept that—when fully understood—can add years and joy to your life…
Excerpt: Forgive—even if the relationship isn’t one you want to save. Not so you can let people off the hook, but so you can cultivate inner peace.
Excerpt: Meditating is the act of, essentially, doing nothing. Which can feel totally counterproductive in our world. But, what if the opposite was true?
Excerpt: “Can I find enlightenment without all that meditation and fasting?” the young man asks. “Perhaps,” says the master… “But you will need…”
Excerpt: A young man seeks help from a wise woman because his life is “full of pain.” How she responds is equal parts surprising as it is satisfying.
Excerpt: The emperor couldn’t believe his eyes—a zen master rolling on the floor laughing? It was an embarrassment… Until the zen master replied…
Excerpt: The following is an excerpt from Everyday Osho. In it, we meet a centipede and a frog and see the crippling effect overthinking can have in life.
![To My Daughter. [Excerpt]](https://movemequotes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Daughter-930x620.jpeg)
Excerpt: From his book, One Minute, Please?, this list includes 15 things Cole Schafer wants his daughter to know that you might want yours to know, too.
Excerpt: “If you’re lost, don’t try to figure it out—activate your life force instead.” What’s life force? Let Stutz—Jonah Hill’s therapist—explain…
Excerpt: Is the following short story about a lazy cat or of an enlightened monk? Read this thought-provoking short story and decide for yourself…
Excerpt: A powerful short story of a tea master who gets mistaken for a samurai and how he remains calm even in the midst of certain death.
Excerpt: They asked her about loving yourself, saving the world, wealth, power, and the meaning of misery and despair… here’s how she answered…
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Excerpt: Pain is inevitable. How we channel pain, however, is a choice. This short story about Frida Kahlo will show you the gifts pain can provide.
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Excerpt: We all have a shadow inside. And if we’re not careful, our choices can fuel its power. Here are seven choices to avoid making if you want to minimize your shadow’s power over you.
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Excerpt: The following is an excerpt from Seth Godin’s book, The Practice. In it, you’ll find a provocative list of ideas on where ideas come from.
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Excerpt: In this excerpt from: Recovery, Russell Brand talks about the power of meditation, what prayer is for him, and details how he prays. Enjoy!
Excerpt: In this powerful story, John Lewis recounts a time when a terrible storm threatened his aunt’s house and how he and those around him saved it.
Excerpt: A short story where two elderly men describe the most potent moments of their lives—moments when they were, ironically, closest to death…
![Sadhguru on How the Whole Of Human Experience Is Self-Created (and How To Take Better Control of Your Experience) [Excerpt]](https://movemequotes.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/IMG_7577-930x620.jpg)
Excerpt: The following is an excerpt from Inner Engineering by Sadhguru that discusses how the whole of human experience (our experience) is self-created.
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Excerpt: The following is an excerpt from The Gift of a Year by Mira Kirshenbaum. In it she lays out ten dream discovering questions for women that might help reshape the focus of their lives. Enjoy!