In order to live a happy and fulfilling life we need to go outside of ourselves and be compassionate and helping to others.

Focus More On Others

Allow yourself a good night’s sleep. When you wake up the next day, the problem will seem lighter.

When Life Disappoints, Rest a Moment

Watch a comedy movie, pick a song you can resonate with and sing it out loud, share food and drink with your friends, and go on a vacation.

What To Do When You Feel Down

Before you go to bed, write down all the things that you need to do or the things that stresses you out. Write them down in a piece of paper. This will help you have a peaceful sleep at night.

Paper Stress Dump

You've been through a lot and you should be proud of you. You are eager to be there for others, so be there for you too.

Love Yourself

Always ask this to yourself and every situation that you encounter.

What Can I Learn From My Mistake

Don’t struggle to heal your wounds. Just pour time into your heart and wait. When your wounds are ready, they will heal on their own.

We feel unhappy not just because something bad has happened, but also because of the swirling thoughts about it.

Why Do We Overthink

"When your mind rests, the world also rests"

Leave it alone and let flow. The wave of emotion will naturally recede on its own
 as long as you don’t feed it by dwelling on it.

What To Do With Unpleasant Feelings

These are anger, despair, and sorrow. Make a little effort to exercise, listen or talk to your mentor, and meditate on loving-kindness.

What To Do With The Toxins In Our Body

The world never complained about how busy it is.

When we look at the outside world, we are looking at only a small part that interests us. The world we see is not the entire universe but a limited one that the mind cares about.

We Have A Limited Perception Of Life

The multimillion-copy bestselling book of spiritual wisdom about the importance of slowing down in our fast-paced world, by the Buddhist author of Love for Imperfect Things “Wise advice on how to reflect and slow down.” —Elle Is it the world that’s busy, or is it my mind? The world moves fast, but that doesn’t mean we have to. This bestselling mindfulness guide by Haemin Sunim (which means “spontaneous wisdom”), a renowned Buddhist meditation teacher born in Korea and educated in the United States, illuminates a path to inner peace and balance amid the overwhelming demands of everyday life. By offering guideposts to well-being and happiness in eight areas—including relationships, love, and spirituality—Haemin Sunim emphasizes the importance of forging a deeper connection with others and being compassionate and forgiving toward ourselves. The more than twenty full-color illustrations that accompany his teachings serve as calming visual interludes, encouraging us to notice that when you slow down, the world slows down with you.

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Zen Buddhist teacher, bestselling author & founder of the School for Broken Hearts in Seoul.Born in South Korea and educated at Berkeley, Harvard, and Princeton, he received formal monastic training from Haein monastery, South Korea and taught Asian religions at Hampshire College in Massachusetts for seven years.He is one of the most influential Zen monks in the world, with over 1.5 million followers on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. His first book, The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down has been translated into more than 35 different languages and sold over four million copies.His second book, Love for Imperfect Things was the number one bestseller of the year 2016 in South Korea and became available in multiple languages in 2019.

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