Happiness Quotes

Spiritual Leaders and Scientists Agree on Happiness

Happiness quotes show that spiritual leaders and scientists agree on the importance and the source of happiness.

His Holiness the Dalai Lama

His Holiness the Dalai Lama says:

The purpose of life is to seek happiness.

Happiness is determined more by the state of one's mind than by one's external conditions, circumstances, or events- at least once one's basic survival needs are met. Happiness can be achieved through the systematic training of our hearts and minds, through reshaping our attitudes and outlook.

The key to happiness is in our own hands.

Dr. Barbara Fredrickson

Dr. Barbara Fredrickson, the Chief Researcher and Head of the Positive Emotion and Psychophysiology Lab at University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill agrees. She explains that happiness is in our own hands. In the mission statement for the laboratory she says:

You have within you the fuel to thrive and to flourish,and to leave this world in better shape than you found it. Sometimes you tap into this fuel – other times you don’t. But the sad fact is that most people have no idea how to tap into this fuel or even recognize it when they do.

Where is this fuel within you? You tap into it whenever you feel energized and excited by new ideas. You tap into it whenever you feel at one with your surroundings, at peace. You tap into it whenever you feel playful, creative, or silly. You tap into it whenever you feel your soul stirred by the sheer beauty of existence. You tap into it whenever you feel connected to others and loved. In short, you tap into it whenever positive emotions resonate within you.

Dr. Martin Seligman

In this happiness quote, Dr. Martin Seligman,often called the father of positive psychology, says:

Herein lies the likely reason for feelings. Just as negative feelings are a "here-be-dragons" sensory system that alarms you, telling you unmistakably that you are in a win-lose encounter, the feeling part of positive emotion is also sensory. Positive feeling is a neon "here-be-growth" marquee that tells you that a potential win-win encounter is at hand.

Many spiritual leaders, scientists and philosophers agree that the purpose of life is happiness, we are better people when we are happy, and happiness is within our own control.

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