198 Quotes About Self-mastery

No one can make us feel anything. We always have the authority over how we choose to feel about something. Never give anyone that much power over yourself.

When our goals in life strive to positively influence and impact the lives of others, our confidence shifts. Whilst we may feel the pressure to ensure we fulfill our goals for the good of other people, our motivation becomes more powerful; we become more willing to take risks, lose face, fail and make sacrifices for the good of the bigger picture.

People who suffer the most often inflict the most pain onto others. Compassion can be found through understanding this. When someone is internally suffering, sometimes the only reality they know is that of pain and thus their only knowledge is how to be a victim or an abuser. That’s all they are able to communicate. Holding onto the thorn of resentment does not help them or you, but fostering compassion and forgiveness will.

This implies that the art of life is more like navigation than warfare, for what is important is to understand the winds, the tides, the currents, the seasons, and the principles of growth and decay, so that one's actions may use them and not fight them.

If it won't be with you in the grave or if you can't change it, don't worry about it. And that should leave you with little to nothing to worry about.

A person must let go of negative emotions and master their mind in order to achieve happiness.

Irrespective of what religious or intellectual philosophy guides an enlightened person’s life plan, self-mastery plays an important, if not quintessential role.

If you are financially broke or feel stuck, there's a part of you, something about you, or something in you that has worked so hard to get you here. Sadly, it's all you, in your vibration. The sooner we accept this truth, the sooner we take full responsibility and do all we can to free ourselves from the negative bondage.

I have met many Masters and most have an abundance of flaws and social failings. However, the one thing that separates them from the rest of us is their fearless ability to walk their own path regardless of the opinions of others.