Feel good Quote by Anthony de Mello
“You keep insisting, I feel good because the world is right! Wrong! The world is right because I feel good. That's what all the mystics are saying.”
About This Quote
Source Book: Awareness, 1990, spiritual teachings on perception
The quote highlights the paradox that feeling good can be both cause and effect of perceiving the world as right, a point mystics often make
In simple terms: Feeling good and believing the world is right are interlinked, but can be circular
Key Takeaway
Question your assumptions about happiness and reality
Themes
spirituality
perception
paradox
Mood
contemplative
calm
Type
spiritual
psychological
When to use this quote
- Meditation
- daily gratitude
- therapy
- conflict resolution
Key Concepts
Mindfulness
subjective truth
Questions to Reflect On
- What truly underlies your sense of well‑being?
- Can you separate feeling from fact?
A Different Perspective
Happiness may be based on illusion rather than objective conditions
