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Quotes About Joy

Without the qualities of solidity, freedom, peace, and joy, fine manners are not really fine manners. They are just a camouflage called false Zen (a false sign of meditation practice).
~ Thich Nhat Hanh
There is a power called kshanti, or capacity, and we all have it. The capacity to be happy is very precious. Someone who is able to be happy even when confronted with difficulties, has the capacity to offer light and a sense of joy to herself and to those around her. When we are near someone like this, we feel happy, also. Ask yourself, "Am I like that?" At first glance, you might think not. The seed is there. Practice joy.
~ Thich Nhat Hanh
If we practice meditation, we can generate the energies of mindfulness and concentration. These energies will lead us to the insight that there is no birth and no death. We can truly remove our fear of death. When we understand that we cannot be destroyed, we are liberated from fear. It is a great relief. Non-fear is the ultimate joy.
~ Thich Nhat Hanh
Happiness isn't possible without freedom.
~ Thich Nhat Hanh
If we do not have peace and joy at this moment, we can at least remember some peace and joy we experienced in the past or observe the peace and joy of others. We see that well-being is possible.
~ Thich Nhat Hanh
When we are mindful, touching deeply the present moment, the fruits are always understanding, acceptance, love, and the desire to relieve suffering and bring joy.
~ Thich Nhat Hanh
Practicing meditation, we can generate the energies of mindfulness and concentration. These energies will lead us back to the insight that nothing is really born or dies. We can truly remove our fear of death. When we understand that we cannot be destroyed, we are liberated from fear. It is a great relief. Nonfear is the ultimate joy. If
~ Thich Nhat Hanh
To practice aimlessness doesn't mean that we don't have a dream or aspiration. It means to stay in touch with the ultimate dimension in the present moment, so we can realize our dreams with joy, ease, and freedom.
~ Thich Nhat Hanh
Deja marchar a tus vacas y sé una persona libre. Déjalas marchar para poder ser realmente feliz.
~ Thich Nhat Hanh
Imagine two hens about to be slaughtered, but they do not know it. One hen says to the other, "The rice is much tastier than the corn. The corn is slightly off." She is talking about relative joy. She does not realize that the real joy of this moment is the joy of not being slaughtered, the joy of being alive.
~ Thich Nhat Hanh
we are very good at preparing to live but not very good at living. we can spend 10 yrs to get a diploma or a degree, car, job but have difficulty remembering that we are alive. every breathe we take can be filled with joy, peace, serenity. we only need to be awake and alive in the moment.
~ Thich Nhat Hanh
While you are walking, smile and be in the here and now, and you will transform that place into paradise.
~ Thich Nhat Hanh
You can choose what to focus on, and therefore what to be. You can choose to be your in-breath and out-breath. You can choose to listen with your whole being to the sound of the rain or the wind, and in some way to be one with the rain or the wind. Listening to sounds in this way can be very joyful. When you are in touch with these refreshing and healing elements, you are being, and not thinking.
~ Thich Nhat Hanh
According to Buddhism, consciousness is like a field with every possible kind of seed in it: seeds of love, compassion, joy, and equanimity; seeds of anger, fear, and anxiety; and seeds of mindfulness. Consciousness is the storehouse that contains all these seeds, all the possibilities of what might arise in your mind.
~ Thich Nhat Hanh
Without suffering, you cannot get the peace and joy you deserve.
~ Thich Nhat Hanh
Ser capaz de detenerte y advertir el momento presente forma parte de la definición de felicidad. No es posible ser feliz en el futuro. No es una cuestión de creer en ello, sino de experimentarlo.
~ Thich Nhat Hanh
Maintain your health. Be joyful. Do not force yourself to do things you cannot do."2
~ Thich Nhat Hanh
A jolly feel good film with Vadivelu playing the comedian along with Rajni at his humourous best is 'Chandramukhi.'
~ P. Vasu
I deliver the fans what they want. I create a jolly!
~ Dereck Chisora
I count my blessings every day for getting to play Josh in 'Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.'
~ Vincent Rodriguez III
Football is about joy. It's about dribbling. I favour every idea that makes the game beautiful. Every good idea has to last.
~ Ronaldinho
Joy is the serious business of Heaven.
~ C. S. Lewis
Depression and anxiety can't fit in your head if you're cultivating feelings of joy and inspiration.
~ Austin Butler
Despair is the damp of hell, as joy is the serenity of heaven.
~ John Donne