Happiness is the absence of the striving for happiness.

You look at the fish darting freely in the water and say, 'Look how happy they are.' How do you know? I know it by the joy I feel beside the river.

When the fisherman casts his line without craving for fish, every catch is a joyful surprise.

When the mind is empty of ambition, every mouthful of simple food tastes like divine nectar.

He who dances with the rhythms of day and night meets old age with gentle laughter.

The ultimate joy is to have no joy of the worldly sort; the ultimate praise is to have no praise.

The deeper that sorrow carves into your being, the more joy you can contain.

When you are joyous, look deep into your heart and you shall find it is only that which has given you sorrow that is giving you joy.

In the sweetness of friendship let there be laughter, and sharing of pleasures.

For in the dew of little things the heart finds its morning and is refreshed.

To wake at dawn with a winged heart and give thanks for another day of loving.

In the heart of every winter there is a spring that yearns to bloom; behind the veil of each night there smiles a dawn.

Stay close to anything that makes you glad you are alive.

What is this precious love and laughter budding in our hearts? It is the secret candle flame of God.

When all your desires are distilled you will cast just two votes: to love more and not to be so serious.

Ever since happiness heard your name, it has been running through the streets trying to find you.

Laugh because that is the purest form of prayer.

Cast all your votes for dancing and watch how quickly despair packs its bags.

Why complain about the thorns on the path when the scent of the beloved rose is already filling the air?

Do not let the dust of sorrow settle on the mirror of your mind; rinse it clean with the water of laughter.

Do not count the coins in your purse; count the blessings blooming in your heart.

The sunrise does not check your resume before pouring its golden light into your window.

The secret garden of the soul blooms only when watered by tears of pure gratitude.

In the courtyard of love, tears are converted into laughter and longing is transformed into light.

Rejoice in the present hour, for life is a festival of divine beauty.

The door to the secret tavern of grace is opened with the golden key of gratitude.

Let your laughter be like spring rain that awakens the dormant seeds of joy across the earth.

Because you are alive, everything is possible.

The present moment is filled with joy and happiness. If you are attentive, you will see it.

Drink your tea slowly and reverently, as if it is the axis on which the whole earth revolves.

Life is a miracle, and being aware of it can already make us very happy.

Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.

Right now, we are still breathing. We are alive.

Mindfulness is the energy that helps us recognize the conditions of happiness that are already present in our lives.

You don’t have to wait ten years to experience this happiness. It is present in every moment of your daily life.

The seed of suffering in you may be strong, but don't wait until you have no more suffering before allowing yourself to be happy.

If in our daily life we can smile, if we can be peaceful and happy, not only we, but everyone will profit from it.

Every morning when we wake up, we have twenty-four brand-new hours to live. What a precious gift!

We have the capacity to live twenty-four hours in peace, joy, and happiness.

Your smile will bring peace to your face and relax all your facial muscles.

A smile is the best gift of peace you can offer yourself.

Waking up this morning, I smile. Twenty-four brand new hours are before me. I vow to live fully in each moment and to look at all beings with eyes of compassion.

Let your heart smile as you walk upon the earth.

The miracle is not to walk on water. The miracle is to walk on the green earth in the present moment, to appreciate the peace and beauty that are available now.

Smile to the cloud in your cup of tea.

The wound is the place where the light enters you.

What you seek is seeking you.

The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.

Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one.

There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.

We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.

The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.

Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.

Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.

To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.

You cannot find peace by avoiding life.

One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well.

Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.

Out of your vulnerabilities will come your strength.

And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music.