4,580 Quotes About Joy

 He walked briskly.   He was all wrapped up in his joy.   He was filled with songs, packed in his throat and pressing against his teeth. He puckered up his lips.    It was a joy of which he wanted to savour all the smell and taste the juice as long as possible, like a sheep eating grass in the evening among the hills. He went on like that, until the beautiful silence had settled within him and around him, like a meadow.

A good laughter is as uplifting as a good teaching, for it is simply meditation.

There is no greater joy, than being an ingredient in the joy of others.

Happiness is the manifestation of confronting only good.

Seven Major Things One Has to Learn:1. Find joy in this life.Joy in each minute given to you.2. Bring joy to others.Be compassionate.3. Forgive.Always. Everyone and youself. 4. Repent.Exonerate yourself from sins and mistakes.5. Laugh.In your face and soul. To others and to yourself.6. Breathe. Freely, deeply, and with pleasure.7. Sleep.In plenty and to your heart's content.

In an "open 24-7" reality, want is King. We serve it, live it, breath it. But what does the king give you in exchange? Debt, neediness, addiction, and suffering. There is an alternative. JOY. Joy is created in simplicity.

It is so pleasant to feel that we have succeeded in doing what all the People who Know told us was impossible.

Sometimes what we think we need isn’t what we need at all, and what gets thrown in for good measure is that which fills our hearts.

True happiness ensues indirectly. It always appears in a state of non-search.