Authentic happiness is not linked to an activity; it is a state of being, a profound emotional balance struck by a subtle understanding of how the mind functions.

Authentic happiness is not linked to an activity, it is a state of being.

Happiness is a state of inner fulfillment, not the gratification of inexhaustible desires for outward things.

If you want to know the future, look at what is in your mind

Worries are pointless. If there's a solution, there's no need to worry. If no solution exists, there's no point to worry.

You get [something] in your body that is the suffering or the problem, and then you [add] a second one, which is worry. In both cases, [it is] pointless.

There is definitely openness to others' suffering that is dealt not with distress but with compassion.