Quotes about Contentment

True happiness isn't found in success, money, fame, or power. True happiness should be found in the here and the now. With that kind of insight you can truly relax.

When we go home to the present moment, we understand there are so many conditions of happiness that we don't need to go running after yet another one. We already have enough conditions to be happy. Happiness is entirely possible right in the here and now. The

When you practice building a home in yourself, you become more and more beautiful. You radiate your inner peace, warmth, and joy.

The Kingdom of God is a treasure. Once you have touched that treasure, you know that the things you previously considered to be conditions for your happiness are just obstacles.

Part of the beauty of the monastic life lies in the ability to live simply with few desires and to consume only what you need.

When desire stops, there is no more fear. We are then truly free, peaceful, and happy.

The person who has nothing to do doesn't need to put on airs or leave any trace behind.

Life is meant to be enjoyed, not just endured.

Joy is the simplest form of gratitude.

Man is fond of counting his troubles, but he does not count his joys. If he counted them up as he ought to, he would see that every lot has enough happiness provided for it.

God is asking for that abandonment of man to Himself which says, "We pour all at Thy feet, and if Thou shouldst crown us, we would rejoice, but only that a crown was ours to cast at the feet of Christ." When men reach that point, greed has gone out of their service.

Drink because you are happy, but never because you are miserable.