Quotes About Contentment

Mindful breathing helps us stop being preoccupied by sorrows of the past and anxieties about the future.

If we are still seeking or pursuing something else, something more, we're not yet aimless. We're not yet free, and we're not yet our true self. Our true self is already there within us, and as soon as we can see it, we become a free person.

Do not sit by while others are working. Do not avoid heavy work or seek light work. Do not covet the work of others or compare your work with others. Do not take on work beyond your capacity or state of health.

Happiness isn't possible without freedom.

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.

I am aware that happiness depends on my mental attitude and not on external conditions, and that I can live happily in the present moment simply by remembering that I already have more than enough conditions to be happy.

Once one knows who one is, there is no need to be concerned about where one will go, whether it be the Pure Land, paradise, or Sukh?vat? (the Land of Great Happiness).

The Buddha and his monks and nuns practiced voluntary poverty. They owned only three robes, one bowl, and one water filter. Are we able to live simply, content with just what we need? Or are our religious institutions simply building and acquiring more and more?

Deja marchar a tus vacas y sé una persona libre. Déjalas marchar para poder ser realmente feliz.

All the elements for your happiness are already here. There's no need to run, strive, search or struggle. Just be.

But the path back home is not long. Home is inside us. Going home requires only sitting down and being with yourself, accepting the situation as it is. Yes, it might be a mess in there, but we accept it because we know we have left home for a long time. So now we're home. With our in-breath and our out-breath, our mindful breathing, we begin to tidy up our homes.

While you are walking, smile and be in the here and now, and you will transform that place into paradise.

Only the person who is empty of self is happy; he has no jealousy, no hatred, no anger, because there is no self to compare.

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.

The person who has nothing to do doesn't need to put on airs or leave any trace behind.

I love journalism and broadcasting. So I'm happy about my life and I wouldn't change a thing.

I have been luckier than anyone I know or even heard of. I had a very happy childhood, a good education, I enjoyed working as a teacher, journalist and author. I have loved a wonderful man for over 33 years, and I believe he loves me, too.

Joy is not the result of getting what you want; it is the way to get what you want. In the deepest sense, joy is what you want.

Collecting is my joy; it gives me great satisfaction.

It was a joy to be a part of the team that created Round The Horne. I was involved with the show at a time of my life when I was very happy., and that happiness overflowed into the scripts.

There are a lot of other things in this world that can and will bring me joy. Acting is one of them.

I have everything I need. Our house is very joyful.

I think it's very hard to write things about being joyful. I find that quite difficult. I think when you're happy, you don't want to write songs; you just want to enjoy being happy.

I am a joyful person.