"There is the joy that is one's state of the being and there is the joy that is one's state of mind. The first is permanent and the second is impermanent."
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"There is little that separates humans from other sentient beings - we all feel joy, we all deeply crave to be alive and to live freely, and we all share this planet together."
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"Only living things bring living joy to the soul and must elevate it."
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"Renunciation made for the sake of service is an ineffable joy of which none can deprive anyone, because that nectar springs from within and sustains life."
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"I would like to assure those who would serve Daridranarayana that there is music, art, economy and joy in the spinning wheel."
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"...service can have no meaning unless one takes pleasure in it. When it is done for show or for fear of public opinion, it stunts the man and crushes his spirit. Service which is rendered without joy helps neither the servant nor the served."
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"To attain to the human form must always be a source of joy. And then to undergo continuous transitions, with only the infinite to look forward to: what incomparable bliss is that!"
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"Some say that love is the sweetest feeling, the purest form of joy, but that isn't right. It's not love--it's relief."
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"Hammer and tongs! I am so torn between rage and joy, that if I do not burst, it will be a marvel!"
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"How resilient was the body, to return to its prior form so quickly! Yet the mind was formed of a less pliable substance. The emptiness in her thoughts would not be so easily filled. Instead there was a hollowness among them-a place she had reserved for future joys which now would never arrive."
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"I know for sure that's what we're here to do: Keep the joy thing going for all seasons."
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"Lasting joy is found not in what you get, but in what you give."
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"I've seen that many times in rural African villages where people have nothing but a hut and a bowl. The joy in the children's eyes is something you wish you could package and bring back to America."
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"Joy is one part inner peace, one part giddy delight and 100% attainable."
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"Instead of looking for the success in your life, look for the thing that is going to bring you the greatest joy."
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"I know who I am, and the thing about power for me is that it's connected to a source that's obviously greater than myself. Any time you can connect to the source and understand that that's where all of your energy, your creativity, your joy and your triumph come from, I consider that to be authentic power."
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"The snow reminded me of the beauty and mystery of creation, of the essential joy that is life."
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"In actuality, we don't look for smiles in pictures of bliss, but rather, for the happiness in life itself. Painters know this, but this is preciously what they cannot depict. That's why they substitute the joy of seeing for the joy of life."
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"If you throw money out of the window throw it out with joy. Don’t say: 'one shouldn't do that' - that is bourgeois."
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"It's like being called up in the draft. The peculiar joy of hemorrhaging without bleeding starts when the evil little red light glows on the monstrous camera."
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