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Happiness Quotes by Gautama Buddha

64 Happiness quotes by Gautama Buddha

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Buddha reminds us that our joy and pain are linked with others, so caring for all beings brings happiness. He teaches that true joy comes from letting go of desire and living fully in the present. Kindness, compassion, and freeing others from suffering are also paths to lasting contentment.

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Happiness never decreased by being shared.

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When you have great joy, you will become Buddhas!

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Learn to ne happy with what you have.

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May all sentient beings be happy and free of suffering.

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Joy and openness come from our own contented heart.

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The mind is the source of happiness and unhappiness.

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Live joyfully, without desire.

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A disciplined mind brings happiness.

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For the good of the many, for the happiness of the many, out of compassion for the world.

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All beings wish for happiness, so extend your compassion to all.

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It came to me that I should teach this truth for it is real happiness and joy. The cessation of suffering is…

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Speak or act with a pure mind, and happiness will follow you as your shadow, unshakable.

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Joy comes not through possession or ownership but through a wise and loving heart.

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Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle. Happiness never decreases by being shared.

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To share happiness, and to have done something good before leaving this life is sweet.

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Health, contentment, and trust are your greatest possessions. And freedom your greatest joy.

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“A man asked Gautama Buddha, "I want happiness." Buddha said, "First remove "I," that's Ego, then remove "want," that's Desire. See now…

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In our lives, change is unavoidable, loss is unavoidable. In the adaptability and ease with which we experience change, lies our happiness…

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He who, seeking his own happiness, punishes or kills beings who also long for happiness, will not find happiness after his death.

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Whatever suffering there is in this world,all arises from desiring only myself to be happy.And whatever joy there is in this world,all…

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Let the wise one control his thoughts, for they are difficult to perceive, often elusive, and they rush about frantically: a mind…

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Go forth in every direction- for the happiness, the harmony, the welfare of the many. Offer your heart, the seeds of understanding,…

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Happy indeed are the arahants! No craving can be found in them. Cut off is the conceit 'I am,' Burst asunder is…

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Those who are truly wise will remain unmoved by feelings of happiness and suffering, fame and disgrace, praise and blame, gain and…

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The mind is the source of happiness and unhappiness by what it chooses to compare the experience with. If it chooses to…

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There is no fire like greed, No crime like hatred, No sorrow like separation, No sickness like hunger of heart, And no…

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The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, nor to worry about the future,…

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Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without. It can be argued that peace and happiness comes from the subjective internalised…

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“Like the moon, come out from behind the clouds! Shine.”

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The secret of happiness lies in the mind's release from worldly ties.

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Happiness or sorrow- whatever befalls you, walk on untouched, unattached.

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When wishes are few, the heart is happy. When craving ends, there is peace.

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When you go into the space of nothingness, everything becomes known.

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No one can escape death and unhappiness. If people expect only happiness in life, they will be disappointed.

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Your suffering is my suffering and your happiness is my happiness.

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All human unhappiness comes from not facing reality squarely, exactly as it is.

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If a man speaks or acts with a pure thought, happiness follows him, like a shadow that never leaves him.

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Kindnessis giving others happiness.Compassionis removing others' bitterness.Joyis freeing others from suffering.

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If a man who enjoys a lesser happiness beholds a greater one, let him leave aside the lesser to gain the greater.

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If a man does what is good, let him do it again; let him delight in it; happiness is the outcome of…

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