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Chris Matakas

"In the history of history, there has never been someone with your particular genetic make-up or life experiences. This being the case, we have no reference points with which to compare ourselves, and therefore it is futile to attempt to measure yourself relative to others."

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"In the history of history, there has never been someone with your particular genetic make-up or life experiences. This being the case, we have no reference points with which to compare ourselves, and therefore it is futile to attempt to measure yourself relative to others."

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Chris Matakas
"We must remember that the end of personal mastery is service to others."

Spiritual

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Chris Matakas
"The most obvious, most absurdly recognizable phenomena in day-to-day life often become the hardest to remain consciously aware of."

Mindfulness

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Chris Matakas
"Our social contract is becoming an exchange of free thought for mindless stimuli."

Society

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Chris Matakas
"The quality of your life is directly proportional to the positive effect you have on others' lives."

Life

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"This philosophy teaches us to leave safe harbor for the rough seas of real-world experience, and to accept that a rough copy out in the world serves us far greater than a masterpiece sitting quietly on our shelves."

Learning

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Chris Matakas
"For the sincere student, it mustn't be enough to simply understand Jiu Jitsu. We must seek to understand ourselves."

Self-Growth

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Chris Matakas
"I do not begin to think that I could possibly understand its inner-workings and the deepest truths of the cosmos with the 28 years that I have lived in Central New Jersey of the United States of America."

Knowledge

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Chris Matakas
"Deep down I believe each of us is a well-spring of understanding and wisdom, but we simply never allow the space or time for this understanding to rise to the level of conscious thought."

Wisdom

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Chris Matakas
"To know our values is to have a foundation on which to build a great life. Our environment and education will play a large part in influencing our formulation of this world view, but is ultimately ourselves that have the final say. We must decide what we value, and then live accordingly. After all, in the eyes of the world we could achieve great success, but if our actions do not coincide with what we ourselves truly deem worthy, we will find no peace."

Philosophy

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Chris Matakas
"Thoreau and Huxley calmly state what I have spent years trying to articulate, and never found the words for doing so. To read the words of these great men is to read the highest expression of my very self which is inexpressible due to the shortcomings of my particular nature."

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Aberjhani

"Stop focusing so much on what is on the outside and start getting to know yourself better on the inside. Your true purpose in life lies in your inner positive voices."

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Aberjhani

"If you don't like something in your life, look only at who you are."

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Aberjhani

"You live by yourself for a stretch of time and you get to staring at different objects. Sometimes you talk to yourself. You take meals in crowded joints. You develop an intimate relationship with your used Subaru. You slowly but surely become a has-been."

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Aberjhani

"I won't compete with anybody. I love to compete with my own body. When God closes a door against me, I should not attempt to bang on it. And if God gives me a key to open a door, I should not misuse that key!"

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Aberjhani

"YOU are YOU! Know YOU can! YOU must not be afraid because God has a prosperous future plan for YOU! YOU got to know YOU! Guess who you are? YOU are a blessing to all others especially me!"

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Aberjhani

"Don't behave like your heart and mind are strangers to you; they are yours, don't depend on others to understand them, you got to understand them."

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Aberjhani

"Funny how in a material world full of pundits and economists obsessed with assets and liabilities -personally, economically and globally - few speak about the greatest of all these YOU."

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Aberjhani

"But if you happen to be a man, sometime in the future, and you've made it this far, please remember: you will never be subjected to the temptation of feeling you must forgive, a man, as a woman."

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Aberjhani

"Never forget to be someone even when you get lost in the wildness of a crowd."

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Aberjhani

"Appreciate yourself for who you're not for what you're."

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