Happiness Quotes

Is it a destination or a practice? These quotes explore the most sought-after human experience.

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"Your search for happiness outside yourself is futile."
Nisargadatta Maharaj
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"The desire for happiness prevents the experience of happiness."
Nisargadatta Maharaj
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"The search for happiness outside yourself is like looking for the sun when you are the sun."
Rupert Spira
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"The pursuit of happiness is what prevents happiness."
Rupert Spira
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"You are not seeking happiness; you are seeking yourself"
Mooji
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"Happiness is not in accumulating more; it is in needing less"
Mooji
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"Perfect joy comes not from external praise but from simplicity within."
Francis of Assisi
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"Happiness is the shadow of a life well-lived."
Francis of Assisi
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"Happiness is not found in things, but in the heart."
Meher Baba
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"Happiness is found in giving, not receiving."
Meher Baba
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"Your happiness does not come from what you possess but from what you practice"
Satya Sai Baba
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"Duty performed without attachment leads to happiness"
Satya Sai Baba
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"True wealth is in having a peaceful mind"
Satya Sai Baba
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"Happiness is not something to attain; it is your natural state when defenses drop."
Adyashanti
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"The moment you stop pursuing happiness, it appears."
Adyashanti
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"Happiness cannot be pursued; it can only be allowed."
Adyashanti
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"The pursuit of happiness is what prevents happiness."
Adyashanti
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"When you stop seeking happiness, you will find it everywhere."
Mooji
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"Joy is your natural state. Sadness is just a visitor."
Mooji
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"The greatest gift is to make others happy."
Ammachi (Mata Amritanandamayi)
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"Dance like nobody is watching, love like nobody is hurt, sing like nobody is listening."
Ammachi (Mata Amritanandamayi)
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"Life is a celebration, not a burden."
Ammachi (Mata Amritanandamayi)
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"When you realize nothing belongs to you, everything comes to you."
Nisargadatta Maharaj
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"Happiness comes from accepting what is, not from chasing what might be."
Nisargadatta Maharaj
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"All suffering is the result of seeking happiness outside yourself."
Nisargadatta Maharaj
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"Happiness is not a matter of intensity but of balance, order, rhythm and harmony."
Thomas Merton
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"Happiness is not what you have, but who you are."
Meher Baba
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"The source of all joy is within."
Anandamayi Ma
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"Consider the world as a game; when you are anxious, you lose."
Satya Sai Baba
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"All suffering arises from the belief in a separate self."
Nisargadatta Maharaj