Avoidance Quote by Laurel Mellin

Happiness is in the mind, experiences of joy or pleasure should be found in the body; but ongoing joy, pure unadulterated joy, that feeling…

— Tony Robbins

I had thought joy to be rather synonymous with happiness, but it seems now to be far less vulnerable than happiness. Joy seems to…

— Rachel Naomi Remen

All happiness comes from awareness. The more we are conscious the deeper the joy. Acceptance of pain, non-resistance, courage and endurance - these open…

— Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj

Happiness is part of who we are. Joy is the feeling.

— Anonymous

Joy seems to me a step beyond happiness- happiness is a sort of atmosphere you can live in sometimes when you're lucky. Joy is…

— Anonymous

Joy is realized as the natural by-product of the passionate pursuit of something other than happiness.

— Marc Gafni

Joy, rather than happiness, is the goal of life, for joy is the emotion which accompanies our fulfilling our natures as human beings. It…

— Rollo May

Joy, rather than happiness, is the goal of life, for joy is the emotion which accompanies our fulfilling our natures as human beings. It…

— Rollo May

Happiness is the soul's joy in the possession of the intangible.

— Anonymous

Joy is that kind of happiness that does not depend on what happens.

— David Steindl-Rast

We call "happiness" a certain set of circumstances that makes joy possible. But we call joy that state of mind and emotions that needs…

— Andre Gide

Joy is a deeply felt contentment that transcends difficult circumstances and derives maximum enjoyment from every good experience.

— Anonymous