Overcome the angry by non-anger; overcome the wicked by goodness; overcome the miser by generosity; overcome the liar by truth.
Though one may conquer a thousand times a thousand men in battle, yet he indeed is the noblest victor who conquers himself.
Were there a mountain all made of gold, doubled that would not be enough to satisfy a single man: know this and live accordingly.
Knowing that the other person is angry, one who remains mindful and calm acts for his own best interest and for the other’s interest, too.
Just as a solid rock is not shaken by the storm, even so the wise are not affected by praise or blame.
“Anger destroys our peace of mind and our physical health. We shouldn’t welcome it or think of it as natural or as a friend.”
— Dalai Lama XIV
Creative ideas will come to you in the quiet moment in between your thoughts. You are wiser than you think. Be still and see what happens.
— Haemin Sunim
“The more we think of others, the happier we are. The more we think of ourselves, the more suffering we feel.”
— Dalai Lama XIV
“Today, I only do what brings me joy and happiness, things I love to do and that make my heart cheer, and I do them in my own way and in my own rhythm. Today I call it ‘SIMPLICITY.'”
― Charlie Chaplin
“Letting go gives us freedom, and freedom is the only condition for happiness. If, in our heart, we still cling to anything — anger, anxiety, or possessions — we cannot be free.”
— Thich Nhat Hanh
“If the imagined future is better, it gives you hope or pleasurable anticipation. If it is worse, it creates anxiety. Both are illusory.”
— Eckhart Tolle
“We think that if we have health and wealth they’re enough to be happy, but actually #happiness depends on the state of our minds.”
— Dalai Lama XIV
“If you want happiness for a year, inherit a fortune.
If you want happiness for a lifetime, help someone else.”
— Confucius
“If your happiness depends on money,
you will never be happy with yourself.”
— Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching
“If we aren’t doing something with joy, that moment is wasted.”
— Thich Nhat Hanh
“Happiness isn’t possible without understanding, compassion, and love.”
— Thich Nhat Hanh
“The more we care for the happiness of others, the greater our own sense of well-being becomes.”
— Dalai Lama XIV
“For some people the idea of compassion entails … a sacrifice of their own interests. This is not the case. In fact, we first of all have to have a wish to be happy ourselves – if we don’t love ourselves like that, how can we love others?”
— Dalai Lama XIV
“May all beings have happy minds.”
— Metta Sutta
“In your life expect some trouble, when you worry you make it double.”
— Bobby McFerrin, Don’t Worry Be Happy
“My mother always told me #happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down ‘happy’.They told me I didn’t understand the assignment. I told them they didn’t understand life.”
— John Lennon
“The conditions for our happiness are already sufficient. We only need to allow ourselves to be in the present moment, and we will be able to touch them.”
— Thich Nhat Hanh
“The master finds joy in giving and happiness is his reward.”
— Teachings of the Buddha
“The Master has no possessions.
The more he does for others,
the happier he is.
The more he gives to others,
the wealthier he is.”
— Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching
“If you dedicate yourself to helping others, you’ll be happier.”
— Dalai Lama XIV
“Humility means trusting the Tao,
thus never needing to be defensive.”
— Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching, Ch. 61
“Zen is to have the heart and soul of a little child.”
❖ Takuan Sōhō
“The Master acts without doing anything
and teaches without saying anything.
Things arise and she lets them come;
things disappear and she lets them go.”
— Lao Tzu
“Do not think that you know.”
— Zhuangzi
“Suffering is necessary until you realize it is unnecessary.”
— Eckhart Tolle
“Peace is found on the inside. Where have you been looking?”
— Byron Katie
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“I have learned to offer no resistance to what is; I have learned to allow the present moment to be and to accept the impermanent nature of all things and conditions. Thus have I found peace.”
— Eckhart Tolle
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