Not what you can get
Happiness depends on what you can give, not on what you can get. – Swami Chinmayananda
Desire
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Beauty is not caused
Beauty is not caused, – it is; Chase it and it ceases, Chase it not and it abides… – Emily Dickinson
For Thine own sake
O God! if I worship Thee in fear of Hell, burn me in Hell; and if I worship Thee in hope of Paradise, exclude me from Paradise; but if I worship Thee for Thine own sake, withhold not thine everlasting beauty. – RÂBI‘A
The wise grows it under his feet
The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance; The wise grows it under his feet. – James Oppenheim
Nothing particular
Those who are nothing particular are noble people. Don’t strive – just be ordinary. – Linji
Everything is sufficient
Without desire everything is sufficient. With seeking myriad things are impoverished. Plain vegetables can soothe hunger. A patched robe is enough to cover this bent old body. Alone I hike with a deer. Cheerfully I sing with village children. The stream under the cliff cleanses my ears. The pine on the mountain top fits my…
The way is not difficult
The way is not difficult; only there must be no wanting or not wanting. – Chao-Chou
The greatest happiness
The greatest happiness you can have is knowing that you do not necessarily require happiness. – William Saroyan
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