If you are open with someone, he will be open with you. If you want love from someone, give your love to him. If you want kind and sympathetic behavior from someone, be kind and sympathetic to him.
Maharishi Mahesh YogiRead
We have an infinite number of reasons to be happy, and a serious responsibility not be serious.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Happiness is abundant, and we should embrace a lighthearted approach to life.
This quote emphasizes that there are countless reasons to find joy in life, suggesting that happiness is not only plentiful but also essential. It reminds us of the importance of maintaining a playful and carefree attitude, rather than taking life too seriously, which can detract from our ability to appreciate the good things around us.
Themes
HappinessResponsibilityLightheartednessJoyLife
In practice
Example use cases
During a speech at a wellness retreat, one might say this quote to inspire attendees to focus on positivity.
More from Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
All quotes βKnow what you want, decide when you want it, figure your plan of action, follow through on it, and never doubt.
Maharishi Mahesh YogiRead
The genius of man is hidden in the silent, settled state of mind from where every thought emerges.
Maharishi Mahesh YogiRead
Meditation is the direct means of eradicating the very cause of the majority of diseases, both mental and physical.
Maharishi Mahesh YogiRead
The whole purpose of life is to gain enlightenment. _x000D_ Nothing else is significant compared to that completely natural, exalted state of consciousness. _x000D_ So always strive for that. _x000D_ Set your life around that goal. _x000D_ Don't get caught up in small things, and then it will be yours.
Maharishi Mahesh YogiRead
Problems are not solved on the level of problems. Analyzing a problem to find its solution is like trying to restore freshness to a leaf by treating the leaf itself, whereas the solution lies in watering the root.
Maharishi Mahesh YogiRead
Similar quotes
Show me another pleasure like dinner which comes every day and lasts an hour.
Charles Maurice De TalleyrandRead
The fact that there is always a positive side to life is the one thing that gives me a lot of happiness. This world is not perfect. There are problems. But things like happiness and unhappiness are relative. Realizing this gives you hope.
Dalai LamaRead
The whole idea of music, from the beginning of time, was for people to be happy
Robert PlantRead
Happiness is not a matter of intensity but of balance and order and rhythm and harmony.
Thomas MertonRead
Some people are foolish enough to imagine that wealth and power and fame satisfy our hearts: but they never do, unless they are used to create and distribute happiness in the world.
Helen KellerRead
There is so much to love and to admire in this life that it is an act of ingratitude not to be happy and content in this existence.
Lin YutangRead