“The four radiant abodes are loving-kindness, compassion, joy and peace.These abodes are treasured because they are exquisitely simple, the universal expression of… — Jack Kornfield Copy Share Image
I wrote a mad, passionate letter to the best restaurant in the UK, Le Gavroche in London, and asked if I could… — Paul Rankin Copy Share Image
There is in nature a parallel unity which corresponds to the unity in the mind and makes it available. This methodizing mind… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
It is at once by way of poetry and through poetry, as with music, that the soul glimpses splendors from beyond the… — Charles Baudelaire Copy Share Image
The message of this season that is applicable throughout the year lies not in the receiving of earthly presents and treasures but… — James E. Faust Copy Share Image
“Who never wanted, ― maddest joy Remains to him unknown ; The banquet of abstemiousness Surpasses that of wine. Within its hope,… — Emily Dickinson Copy Share Image
“How do we handle feelings? What significance should we attach to them? If we want to keep our feelings from deceiving and… — George Foster Copy Share Image
The soil in which the meditative mind can begin is the soil of everyday life, the strife, the pain, and the fleeting… — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
My heart melts like a candle, your love is too much to handle Your breathe is like a breeze, its hot but… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Take delight in a thing, or rather in anything, not as a means to some other end, but just because it is… — Charles Edward Montague Copy Share Image
I have felt a presence that disturbs me with the joy of elevated thoughts; a sense sublime of something far more deeply… — William Wordsworth Copy Share Image
“...joy was something she willed herself to show us, something she raised from deep inside herself as a promise for what could… — Andre Dubus III Copy Share Image
“Going beyond our ordinary concept of self is what always brings us the greatest sense of joy in life. Going beyond our… — Cynthia Sue Larson Copy Share Image
“Peaceful with six children Darya Alexandrova could not be...Rare indeed were the brief periods of peace...hard though it was for the mother… — Leo Tolstoy Copy Share Image
“Father, You have promised that those who sow in tears will reap with songs of joy. Those who go out weeping, carrying… — Beth Moore Copy Share Image
When we follow our dreams, we may give the impression to others that we are miserable and unhappy. But what others think… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The fact is that writing, like any creative undertaking, carries with it both pain and great joy. The pain is often inherent… — Judith Barrington Copy Share Image
What a joy is there in a good book, writ by some great master of thought, who breaks into beauty as in… — Theodore Parker Copy Share Image
I love creating characters that are ridiculous and flawed. To me, the most important thing about comedy is the joy it can… — Lauren Lapkus Copy Share Image
“Decide to be happy Render others happy Proclaim your joy Love passionately your miraculous life Do not listen to promises Do not… — Robert Muller Copy Share Image
For to the extent that we act toward others as we feel we might, we open ourselves to their inner reality, and… — C. Terry Warner Copy Share Image
I beg Our Lord, Monsieur, that we may be able to die to ourselves in order to rise with Him, that he… — Vincent de Paul Copy Share Image
...virtue is attended by more peace of mind than vice, and meets with a more favourable reception from the world. I am… — David Hume Copy Share Image
Many women have described their experiences of childbirth as being associated with a spiritual uplifting, the power of which they have never… — Grantly Dick-Read Copy Share Image
Integrity is about being integrated with the spiritual values of the Universe. It is also about being happy, because happiness and joy… — Michael Beckwith Copy Share Image
Living in this world is full of joy. But not like having a son and daughter, its a joy of having them.… — Teejay David Copy Share Image
Joy mingled with sadness, even with grief, is the deepest human joy. It winds itself about the soul with indescribable sweetness, with… — Wilhelm von Humboldt Copy Share Image
Love is the overflow of joy in God! It is not duty for duty's sake, or right for right's sake. It is… — John Piper Copy Share Image
The old rule about how a thing of beauty is a joy forever, in my experience, even the most beauteous thing is… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
To avoid depression while travelling, I always take loads of items that make me feel connected with home. I can't even explain… — Romesh Ranganathan Copy Share Image
There are such wonderful blessings in my life - I have this amazing baby, an amazing family, and I loved X Factor… — Ayda Field Copy Share Image
“When I was 15 years old, I came in contact with my first ashram, my first spiritual commune, in the form of… — Swami Dhyan Giten Copy Share Image
If we can manage to refrain from harming others in our everyday actions and words, we can start to give more serious… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Loving is a feeling that brings both joy and pain to my heart. Joy from being with you, being filled with an… — ⥠Dx-umar⥠Copy Share Image
“I watched him skip down the trail and felt annoyed by all this joy; then I wondered why I couldn't be that… — Suzanne Roberts Copy Share Image
Why did children seem to be so often spontaneous, joy-filled and concentrated while adults seemed controlled, anxiety-filled and diffused? It was the… — Luke Rhinehart Copy Share Image
Vulnerability is the birthplace of love, belonging, joy, courage, empathy, and creativity. It is the source of hope, empathy, accountability, and authenticity.… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
Hope is a state of mind, not of the world. Hope, in this deep and powerful sense, is not the same as… — Vaclav Havel Copy Share Image
Pursue joy, not happiness. This is probably the hardest lesson of all to learn. It probably seems to you that the goal… — Guy Kawasaki Copy Share Image
Maybe this is a utopian view of art but I do believe that art can function as a vehicle, that it isn't… — Antony Gormley Copy Share Image
