“The primary cause of unhappiness is never the situation but your thoughts about it.”

“The primary cause of unhappiness is never the situation but thought about it. Be aware of the thoughts you are thinking. Separate them from the situation, which is always neutral. It is as it is.”

“Is there a difference between happiness and inner peace? Yes. “Happiness depends on conditions being perceived as positive; inner peace does not.”

“Pleasure is always derived from something outside you, whereas joy arises from within.”

“Suffering is necessary until you realize it is unnecessary.”

“If small things have the power to disturb you, then who you think you are is exactly that: small.”

“True happiness is found in simple, seemingly unremarkable things.”

“Don’t seek happiness. If you seek it, you won’t find it, because seeking is the antithesis of happiness.”