"Seeker, empty the boat, lighten the load, be free of craving and judgment and hatred, and feel the joy of the way."
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"Are we treating our body kindly by the way we eat, by the way we drink, by the way we work? Are we treating ourselves with enough joy and tenderness and peace? Or are we feeding ourselves with toxins that we get from the market - the spiritual, intellectual, entertainment market?"
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"The goal of our life should not be to find joy in marriage, but to bring more love and truth into the world."
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"Ministry means the ongoing attempt to put one's own search for God, with all the moments of pain and joy, despair and hope, at the disposal of those who want to join this search but do not know how."
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"simply to ask a blessing upon one's circumstances, whatever they are, is somehow to improve them, and to tap some mysterious source of energy and joy."
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"Surely joy is the condition of life."
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"In all perception of the truth there is a divine ecstasy, an inexpressible delirium of joy, as when a youth embraces his betrothed virgin."
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"There is joy in work."
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"Do anything, but let it produce joy. Do anything, but let it yield ecstasy."
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"The mother of excess is not joy but joylessness."
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"Such is human psychology that if we don't express our joy, we soon cease to feel it."
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"She was sensible and clever, but eager in everything; her sorrows, her joys, could have no moderation."
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"God is not a God of sadness, death, etc., but the devil is. Christ is a God of joy, and so the Scriptures often say that we should rejoice ... A Christian should and must be a cheerful person."
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"The myriad things are complete in us. There is no greater joy than to reflect on ourselves and become sincere."
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"Finding joy is probably tantamount to finding yourself and being comfortable in your own skin."
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"Beingness is just joy."
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"One thing that I ask of you: Never be afraid of giving. There is a deep joy in giving, since what we receive is much more than what we give."
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"Remember all the times you were a winner; the times when you did something you were proud of, even small things. Hold these feelings close to you, this joy and confidence."
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"Prosperity isn't defined by money alone; it encompasses time, love, success, joy, comfort, beauty, and wisdom."
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"I now deserve love. romance, and joy - and all the good that Life has to offer me."
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