Happiness lies in making others happy, in forsaking self-interest to bring joy to others.
Interpretation
True happiness comes from bringing joy to others rather than focusing on oneself.
This quote emphasizes that genuine happiness is found not in self-serving pursuits, but rather in the joy and well-being of others. It suggests that by prioritizing the happiness of those around us and letting go of selfish desires, we can achieve a deeper and more fulfilling sense of joy in our own lives.
In practice
In a speech about community service, one might say, 'As Paramahansa Yogananda pointed out, happiness lies in making others happy.'
Man is important in one sense only. He was made in the image of God: That is his importance. He is not important for his body, ego, or personality. His constant affirmation of ego-consciousness is the source of all his problems.
When, by meditation, we withdraw restless thoughts from the lake of the mind, we behold our soul, a perfect reflection of Spirit.
It is wisest to be impartial. If you have health, but are attached to it, you will always be afraid of losing it. And if you fear that loss, but become ill, you will suffer. Why not remain forever joyful in the Self?
From joy people are born; for joy they live; in joy they melt at death. Death is an ecstasy, for it removes the burden of the body and frees the soul of all pain springing from body identification. It is the cessation of pain and sorrow.
It is better to meditate a little bit with depth than to mediate long with the mind running here and there. If you do not make an effort to control the mind it will go on doing as it pleases, no matter how long you sit to meditate.
Millions of people never analyze themselves. Mentally they are mechanical products of the factory of their environment, preoccupied with breakfast, lunch, and dinner, working and sleeping, and going here and there to be entertained. They don't know what or why they are seeking, nor why they never realize complete happiness and lasting satisfaction. By evading self-analysis, people go on being robots, conditioned by their environment. True self-analysis is the greatest art of progress.
Happiness comes most to persons who seek it least and think least about it. It is not an object to be sought, it is a state to be induced. It must follow and not lead. It must overtake you, and not you overtake it.
I feel an earnest and humble desire, and shall do till I die, to increase the stock of harmless cheerfulness.
One reason I don't drink is that I want to know when I am having a good time.
When you learn to say thank you, you see the world anew.
She is happy where she lies With the dust upon her eyes.
Happiness comes from spiritual wealth, not material wealth... Happiness comes from giving, not getting. If we try hard to bring happiness to others, we cannot stop it from coming to us also. To get joy, we must give it, and to keep joy, we must scatter it. .
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