Happiness Quotes by Gautama Buddha

64 Happiness quotes by Gautama Buddha

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The Buddha’s teachings on contentment have guided seekers for centuries. This extensive set of sixty‑four sayings presents a calm, steady path toward inner peace, each line a gentle reminder of balance.

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

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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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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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Times of luxury do not last long, but pass away very quickly; nothing in this world can be long enjoyed.

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To master the pride of defiant selfhood, that in truth is the highest bliss.

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There is pleasure And there is bliss. Forgo the first to possess the second. If you are happy At the expense of…

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Do not blindly believe what others say. See for yourself what brings contentment, clarity and peace. That is the path for you…

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Everything is based on mind, is led by mind, is fashioned by mind. If you speak and act with a pure mind,…

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Happy are those who have overcome their egos; happy are those who have attained peace; happy are those who have found the…

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We are what we think, and all that we are rises with our thoughts. With our thoughts we make the world. Speak…

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The way to happiness is: keep your heart free from hate, your mind from worry. Live simply, give much. Fill your life…

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Health is the first benefit. Content is the first fortune. Friendliness is the first kindness. Nirvana is the first happiness.

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If you have done good, set your mind upon it so that it may be repeated over and over again. Allow yourself…

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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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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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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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May all sentient beings be happy and free of suffering.

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Freedom and happiness are found in the flexibility and ease with which we move through change.

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May everyone be happy and safe, and may their hearts be filled with joy.

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

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For fear of causing terror to living beings, Mahamati, let the Bodhisattva who is disciplining himself to attain compassion, refrain from eating flesh.

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