Quotes from J. Thomas

According to His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, when you're happy everything in life is bearable and grief and stress are just passing emotions. Happiness is not something that you feel after something good happens. It is a state of living that is present whether good things are happening or not, whether you're suffering or not.

The best of us grieve over the loss but do not dwell on it. Instead we draw from our inner strength to help us move on from our pain.

You need someone who you can count on to give you this support during your own down times. You need someone who you always know will be there for you to provide you with the encouragement and affirmation you need during the time you are suffering and to celebrate with you when you triumph.

Happiness is not something that you feel when good things happen in your life. It is not something you feel when people say good things about you. It is not something you feel when you win an award. It is a state of living – present in grief or celebration, success or failure, stress or relaxation, suffering or pleasure.

Where ignorance is our master, there is no possibility of real peace.'   If

The true hero is one who conquers his own anger and hatred.'   Emotions

We can never obtain peace in the outer world until we make peace with ourselves.'   Inner

Seeking happiness is as much a part of being human as having a soul.

The problem comes in when you sacrifice your peace of mind and happiness for the sake of others.

Inner strength comes from previous suffering. It sounds like an incongruous statement but the reality is this; if you suffer now and survive it, it makes you better able to deal with suffering in the future.

True happiness is innate and a creation of your mind. It is mental peace that can be achieved anytime, anywhere even when you do not have everything you want.

At the heart of compassion is the ability to put yourself in other people's shoes and tempering your reactions to them through empathy. If you do not understand what someone is going through it is hard to feel compassion for them. You do not want to be that person who is always telling others 'I wish you would just get over it already'.

True happiness is in the mind and finding it is all about transforming your intellect, emotions and attitudes. True happiness is mental peace.

When people tell you their problems do not be dismissive of them and their feelings.

Make sure that your generosity is as private as possible, even hidden from the recipient if possible, because it then eliminates the expectation of a reward.

If you always depend on laws of the majority to tell you what is wrong then you are risking your own happiness and morality.

When you are able to share those things that you consider precious to you, their hold over you diminishes. Unshackled by the love of possessions that have no meaning, you are free to search for a happiness based on love and compassion for other people rather than things. Interacting

If you find yourself talking about everything you have or showing off by being publicly generous instead of privately, then you have a problem with pride.

True happiness is not a product of the physical environment. It does not come from who the people around you are and what they do. It does not come from what you own. It does not come from the accolades you win or the events that happen around you. True happiness is innate and a creation of your mind. It is mental peace that can be achieved anytime, anywhere even when you do not have every thing you want.

Why am I doing this? Will this harm my body, my mind or someone else right now? Will this harm my body, my mind or someone else in the future?