Quotes about Contentment

If we continue to hold on to a dream for something in the future, we lose the present moment. And if we lose the present, we lose everything.

The fruit of mindfulness practice is the realization that peace and joy are available within us and around us, right here and right now.

Happiness can be attained by letting go, including letting go of your ideas about happiness.

Often our thinking goes around and around in circles, so we lose all our joy in living.

it is always possible to practice "I have arrived, I am home." I have run all my life; I am not going to run anymore; now I am determined to stop and really live my life.

In everyone there's a continuous desire and expectation; deep inside, you still expect something better to happen. That is why you check your email many times a day!

Make the practice pleasant, that is what I beg you to do.

Standing in line at a grocery store or a restaurant, or waiting for the time to eat, we don't need to waste our time. We don't need to "wait" for one second. Instead, we can enjoy breathing in and out for our nourishment and healing. We can use that time to notice that we will soon be able to have food, and we can be happy and grateful during that time. Instead of waiting, we can generate joy.

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.