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Quotes About Joy

I focus on spiritual wealth now, and I'm busier, more enthusiastic, and more joyful than I have ever been.
~ John Templeton
The joy which answers to prayer give, cannot be described; and the impetus which they afford to the spiritual life is exceedingly great.
~ George Muller
Only when we are no longer afraid do we begin to live in every experience, painful or joyous, to live in gratitude for every moment, to live abundantly.
~ Dorothy Thompson
In the spiritual life only one thing produces genuine joy and that is obedience.
~ Richard J. Foster
I want to sing like the birds sing, not worrying about who hears or what they think.
~ Rumi
But listen to me. For one moment quit being sad. Hear blessings dropping their blossoms around you.
~ Rumi
Everything they do, from smiling to crying, feels like a blessing. Being a father feels amazing. This has been the most spiritual moment in my life.
~ Ricky Martin
The very life within you is longing to be joyful because joyfulness is the nature of the source of creation.
~ Jaggi Vasudev
As long as our consciousness is materialistic, there is no room for joy. However on the spiritual platform three things automatically happen: eternity, knowledge and bliss.
~ Bhakti Charu Swami
You are not happy because you're healthy, you are healthy because you're happy
~ Emmet Fox
Listening to music is such an uplifting, spiritual thing. Its far-fetched to some - I understand that. But the way dance music brings people together, its not a big stretch from hymns.
~ Kaskade
You cannot be both unhappy, and fully present in the Now.
~ Eckhart Tolle
Knowing God is like listening to beautiful music. His words have power. He lifts me up & soothes my soul. He makes me dance. He gives me joy.
~ Germany Kent
Spiritual life is not dry, it is also exceuted happily, 'susukham'. The result of that is not just happiness, but bliss, spiritual joy.
~ Bhakti Charu Swami
The stronger the ties that bind us to God, the more likely we are to live, react, and behave in harmony with...greater joy, peace, and happiness.
~ Jimmy Carter
Wherever we may come alive, that is the area in which we are spiritual.
~ David Steindl-Rast
Integrity is about being integrated with the spiritual values of the Universe. It is also about being happy, because happiness and joy mean that you're coming into integrity with your soul.
~ Michael Beckwith
The very purpose of our life is to seek happiness.
~ Dalai Lama
And then there is the universal role of adult. When you play that role, you take yourself and life very seriously. Spontaneity, lightheartedness, and joy are not part of that role.
~ Eckhart Tolle
Man is in reality a spiritual being and only when he lives in the spirit is he truly happy.
~ Abdu'l-Bahá
Joy is not dependent on circumstances; it is your own. It is not a titillation produced by things; it is a state of peace, of silence-a meditative state. It is spiritual.
~ Rajneesh
An attitude of gratitude brings great things.
~ Yogi Bhajan
What is joy? Joy is nothing but the Self. When desires are fulfilled, the mind is stilled. This allows the Self to shine forth and that is what we call joy.
~ Lester Levenson
When I die, don't come, I wouldn't want a leaf to turn away from the sun -- it loves it there. There's nothing so spiritual about being happy but you can't miss a day of it, because it doesn't last.
~ Frank O'Hara