Chris Matakas Quotes
Top 100 wise famous quotes and sayings by Chris Matakas
Chris Matakas Famous Quotes & Sayings
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I firmly believe that life will continually try to teach you the same lesson, with increasing pain, until you heed the call.
If something's existence is contingent upon the existence of another entity, can we truthfully call them separate beings?
We are very much at the mercy of circumstance, but it is how you choose to respond to circumstance that determines the quality of your life.
Anyone can be tough for a season. It takes a special kind of human to rise to life's challenges for a lifetime.
As a human being, I know of no greater example of success than someone who is self-sustaining through using his passion in the service of others.
The major events in our lives receive the entire spotlight, but ultimately your life will be defined by the same handful of choices you make each day.
Any advanced student will tell you the best way to recover guard is simply not to get your guard passed in the first place.
Life is always easier when lived for others, and living for others is the best way I know to live for yourself.
Mastery, to whatever degree your circumstance allows, is determined by a handful of choices repeated daily.
But, objectively, beyond the level of thought, the drunk on the street corner is equally a child of God.
You have become more and therefore expect more, but never become too purpose-driven to step back and realize just how far you have progressed.
Everyone, no matter how historically famous or modernly praised, has no idea about the ultimate truth of what it means to be human.
All of the great writers and sages we are so quick to quote have simply given their interpretation of what it means to be human.
Jiu Jitsu has given me an education in education, which I now see is the most valuable education there is.
I can think of no more worthwhile aim than pursuing mastery in this craft while transcending one's own limitations.
We tend to view ourselves as this, lying in contradiction with everything that is not ourselves, that.
We are the estranged orphans of our nations and tribes, and we now bear the weight not of survival of the group but of personal identity.
Let's live our lives with great meaning and purpose in the attempt to influence the world to whatever degree our circumstance allows.
I had no desire of being professionally successful. No desire for material wealth. All I wanted out of life was Jiu Jitsu.
Jiu Jitsu is a vehicle for self-discovery and growth. It reminds me of my ego, of my insecurities, and of my shortcomings.
That nagging state of constant thought that exists somewhere between the ears and behind the eyes is the self.
All of Jiu Jitsu is finding a way to get your partner to willingly go where you want him to go in the first place.
There is no concrete way to play Jiu Jitsu, and this is why so many different types of people find joy in it.
The most obvious, most absurdly recognizable phenomena in day-to-day life often become the hardest to remain consciously aware of.
There is nothing like another's perspective to remind you that your way is not the right way; it is simply your way.
You have been blessed to stand on the shoulders of giants. Make sure that someone stands on yours as well. This is the only way of human progress.
What greater fetter to anchoring ourselves to the false notion of self could there be than a selfie? It is named after an illusion!
Relationships formed through Jiu Jitsu are deeply rooted in respect for one another, and this is often not the case in matters of modern society.
This is a trust that you just cannot find in modern society for there are no conditions to forge it.
Do not seek victory, for victory in itself will not serve you. Seek to understand what made the victory possible.
Habits are infinitely more beneficial to the aspiring student than motivation. Motivation may get you started, but habits keep you going.
There is no higher calling than the service of your fellow man, and to do so through your own personal mastery of a craft is a gift enjoyed by few.
I have always found that effort is most easily produced when performed for the benefit of something external to ourselves.
Jiu Jitsu provides a place of fellowship that, unfortunately, our society has largely failed to create.
We have this sort of false self we portray over the internet. It's a facade of highlights we believe our peers will deem noteworthy.
Constantly re-evaluating your purpose is the best way to ensure that you are pursuing the goals of who you are and not who you used to be.
It is fellowship, this most fundamental need on our way toward achieving our highest expression of the human experience, which Jiu Jitsu provides.
When your words enter the material world in the form of ink or on screen, you are immediately afforded the opportunity to judge their worth.
I train because it makes every area of my life better, and it makes me better at every area of my life.
We see that the vast majority of our suffering is needless, and simply arises from the misidentification with our thinking mind.
Your progress as a Jiu Jitsu practitioner is a direct reflection of the standards you have for yourself.
I believe the devil exists in those little, seemingly unnoticeable moments when we choose to value our own insecurities over the service of others.
The best indicator of a man's philosophy is not what he reads or says, but the way in which he lives his life, the way in which he acts.
Life is a constant build up and release of tension. If we go too far in either direction bad things happen.
Jiu Jitsu can be a source of total transparency such as a mirror, but it takes a conscious choice to see what it has to say.