4,580 Quotes About Joy

He who needs something to rebel against is less of a social anarchist than he who seeks to create something against which there is no need to rebel. There may be no end to the ugly, sordid, and horrifying things against which an honest man cannot help but revolt, but there are also things that are beautiful, joyful, and pure. If it were wrong to attend to the latter while the former still thrive, then a hopeless perpetual struggle would become the only meaning of life.

As you render services to others which bring joy/happiness to them, they'll sing your praises. But remember the God factor in you, and remain humble. For the Lord your God is Humble (Meek).

The greatest defense against the storm of lies that the enemy would use to drain every moment of joy from your life is to surround yourself with the truth of God's Word.

What use was utopia without joy, after all? What was the point of all their striving if it did not include the laughter of the young?

An overturned cup of wine.A stone path sailing in moonlight.Where the blue grass is flattened,an azalea flower abandoned.The eucalyptus wood swirls.Stars above teem into a kaleidoscope.On a rusty anchor,eyes mirror the dizzy sky.Holding up a book to shade the candleand with a finger in between the lips,I sit in an eggshell quiet,having a semi-transparent dream.

Until I learned to be in love with my life again. Like a stroke victim retraining new parts of the brain to grasp lost skills, i have taught myself joy, over and over again.

I choose to look to nature and the joys of love to keep me going

Do not build your tomb out of ruins,(Using) what had been made for what is to be made.Behold, the king is lord of joy,You may rest, sleep in your strength,Follow your heart, through what I have done, There is no foe within your borders.

Q: When the master clears thekarmas, do we have to gothrough pain?When the master removes the karma, youcall that feeling pain. Actually, the masterwould be removing in a second thesuffering of many births, what would haveotherwise taken many births to dissolve.So it is practically no suffering incomparison.Sharada Devi says, the master clearing thesamskaras is like you facing a thorn prickinstead of suffering a fracture! - HDH Bhagawan Sri Nithyananda Paramahamsa Nithyananda