Abhay Deol Quotes

Success and failure are emotional and physiological experiences. We need to deal with them in a way that is present and calm.

Let pressure pass over and through you. That way you can't be harmed by it.

We often add to our pain and suffering by being overly sensitive, over-reacting to minor things, and sometimes taking things too personally.

Great events make me quiet and calm; it is only trifles that irritate my nerves.

I react emotionally to everything!

I'm very sensitive and I'm quite a soft person, and I cry a lot when things upset me.

Stress is never a given. There are people who get divorced amicably. There are people who pack up and move with no emotional toll. There is no stressor 'out there' in the world. We experience stress - or we don't - depending on what we believe.

I was a very sensitive kid who then had to condition myself to desensitize.

If you're upset by something I said, you have bigger problems than you think.

I don't think I get that upset over things.

I think it's becoming cool to have mental toughness or to meditate. It's a thing, but I don't think people really understand the value of it.

Cold is a state of mind.

I've got a lot better at dropping emotions if something goes wrong, or right.

When there is pain, the animal instinct is 'fight or flight' (i.e., to either strike back or run away) - reflect instead. When you can calm yourself down, thinking about the dilemma that is causing you pain will bring you to a higher level and enlighten you, leading to progress.

Obviously, circumstances alone do not make us happy or unhappy. It is the way we react to circumstances that determines our feelings. Jesus said that the kingdom of heaven is within you. That is where the kingdom of hell is, too.

It's kind of hard get outside of your own frame of reference. To one degree or another, we all go through our breakdowns and we can recognize our lives as a path to awakening or not. We can take our breakdowns as a way to sensitize us or as an excuse to blind and dull ourselves.

A very sensitive person in this stupid world is bound to become mad.... Only meditation can save him from becoming mad.

If you didn't have anxiety, then you wouldn't have passion for anything. The reason we have anxiety is because you care and you're thoughtful.

I'm an emotional person. Sometimes I can't help it.

I tend to take things personally. But I can only take so much, and then I jump back. I have strong survival skills.

I've always been a very passionate, sometimes overly emotional person. Sometimes things affect me more than they should.

I don't think I get angry.

We are not a victim of our emotions or thoughts. We can understand our triggers and use them as tools to help us respond more objectively.

Anger is like a storm rising up from the bottom of your consciousness. When you feel it coming, turn your focus to your breath.

To be happy when you are travelling, you need to be happy inside before you leave. A positive frame of mind will definitely enhance your travelling experience. If I'm not in a positive frame of mind then the whole thing definitely becomes more of a challenge for me.