People who don't like happiness:
The "pursuit of happiness" is responsible for a good part of the ills and miseries of the modern world.
– Malcolm Muggeridge
Only the spirit of rebellion craves for happiness in this life. What right have we human beings to happiness?
–Henrik Ibsen
Happiness serves hardly any other purpose than to make unhappiness possible.
– Marcel Proust
Extreme happiness begets tragedy.
– Chinese proverb
Happiness is a monstrosity! Punished are those who seek it.
–Gustave Flaubert
Happiness is easy
If a man is unhappy, remember that his unhappiness is his own fault, for God made all men to be happy.
–Epictetus
If there were in the world today any large number of people who desired their own happiness more than they desired the unhappiness of others, we could have paradise in a few years.
– Bertrand Russell
Most happiness is overlooked because it doesn't cost anything.
–William Ogden
Being unconditionally happy is a practice: "Come what may, today I'm going to smile. Anyway, everything is going to die! Everything is going to vanish and disappear–so what! Who cares! Let me at least be happy, smile this moment, enjoy my very breath."
– Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
Happiness is impossible to capture
The pursuit of happiness is a most ridiculous phrase; if you pursue happiness you'll never find it.
–C. P. Snow
Perfect happiness is the absence of the striving for happiness.
–Chuang Tsu
A great obstacle to happiness is to expect too much happiness.
–Bernard Fontanelle
The search for happiness ... always ends in the ghastly sense of the bottomless nothingness into which you will inevitably fall if you strain any further.
–D.H. Lawrence
Happiness lies outside
It is in the love of one's family only that heartfelt happiness is known.
–Thomas Jefferson
A comfortable house is a great source of happiness. It ranks immediately after health and a good conscience.
–Sydney Smith
It's not money that brings happiness, it's lots of money.
– Russian saying
All happiness depends on a leisurely breakfast.
–John Gunther
My whole working philosophy is that the only stable happiness for mankind is that it shall live married in blessed union to woman-kind–intimacy, physical and psychical between a man and his wife. I wish to add that my state of bliss is by no means perfect.
–D.H. Lawrence
Happiness dwells within
Happiness is your nature. It is not wrong to desire it. What is wrong is seeking it outside when it is inside.
–Ramana Maharshi
You must try to generate happiness within yourself. If you aren't happy in one place, chances are you won't be happy anyplace.
– Ernie Banks
The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance; the wise man grows it under his feet.
–James Oppenheim
I am happy even before I have a reason.
– Hafiz
This world is mortal. You have to attain the immortal happiness. If you don't attain the eternal joy in this mortal world, then your life is in vain.
–Baba Muktananda
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Table of Contents
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by Sharon Janis
Introduction
Preliminary notes to the reader
Section One: Exploring Happiness
Defining Happiness
The Science of Happiness
Why is Happiness So Elusive?
Happiness Comes From Within
Are You Already Happy?
Different Folks, Different Strokes (Quotes about Happiness)
Section Two: Introducing Spiritual Happiness
Coining the Term, Spiritual Happiness
The Difference Between Relative and Spiritual Happiness
Spiritual Happiness and the Happiness Hierarchy
What Spiritual Happiness Isn't
The Theories Behind Spiritual Happiness
Upgrading Your Spiritual Happiness Software
Spiritual Happiness in Action
Section Three: 39 Secrets of Spiritual Happiness
1. Relax!
2. Inspire Your Atmosphere
3. Know Thyself
4. Enjoy Being You
5. Remember Who You Really Are
6. Know Your Weakest and Strongest Links
7. Cultivate Dual Awareness
8. Happiness is a State of Mind
9. Learning to Smile
10. Play the Game of Life with Empowerment
11. Great Faith Brings Great Freedom
12. Count Your Blessings
13. There's Always Good News
14. Choose Happiness
15. If You're Going to Do Something, Do it Cheerfully
16. Be Aware of the Words You Use
17. Positive Communications Bring Greater Happiness
18. There's Always a Way to Create Happiness
19. Arrange Your Priorities
20. A Personal Sharing About Shifting Priorities
21. Don't let Others Tell You What Will Make you Happy
22. Be Careful About the Company You Keep
23. Don't Let Others Bring You Down
24. Don't Bring Others Down!
25. Think Well of Everyone
26. Too Many Expectations Lead to Disappointment
27. Be a Joyful Giver
28. Be a Blessing
29. Finding Grace in Challenges and Blessings From Tragedy
30. Always Deal With God
31. Let Go of "Punishment Mentality"
32. Things Don't Have to be So Hard
33. Open Yourself to Inner Guidance
34. Do what Your Heart Knows is Right
35. Uplift Your Motives
36. Trust the Perfection in Imperfection
37. See the Bigger Picture of Your Soul's Journey
38. Enjoy the Trip!
39. Be Optimistic
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