Dan Millman Quotes

No matter what you are doing, keep the undercurrent of happiness. Learn to be secretly happy within your heart in spite of all circumstances.

You need a reason to be sad. You don't need a reason to be happy.

The day you are happy for no reason whatsoever, the day you find yourself taking delight in everything and in nothing, you will know that you have found the land of unending joy called the kingdom.

Happiness is your own treasure because it lies within you.

When you're passionate about something, you want it to be all it can be. But in the endgame of life, I fundamentally believe the key to happiness is letting go of that idea of perfection.

Most people ask for happiness on condition. Happiness can only be felt if you don't set any condition.

Happiness resides not in possessions, and not in gold, happiness dwells in the soul.

I'm happy and at peace with where I am at life.

The secret of happiness is the determination to be happy always, rather than wait for outer circumstances to make one happy.

What is happiness? Happiness, I think, has to come in the beginning, truly, from feeling a sense of well-being within yourself.

When your primary function is to be happy, then whatever comes to you is irrelevant. Happiness is your true manifestation.

All I will say is we get wiser as we get older. And that what I am looking for in life is the same as I always have; happiness, peacefulness and joy. And that's all I'm going to say about that because otherwise I'd get into trouble

Joy is your birthright.

I just think everything is a learning experience and every moment that you have that actually feels good inside of your heart is an absolute blessing and a gift.

Be happy now. Don’t wait for something outside of yourself to make you happy in the future.

It's when I let myself get little that I tumble head over heels into joy.

The spiritual life is a life beyond moods. It is a life in which we choose joy and do not allow ourselves to become victims of passing feelings of happiness or depression.

You cannot find it anywhere, because it is located inside you... happiness is your natural state.

Gratitude incorporates both the heart and mind, and instantly paves the shortest road to happiness.

The purpose of your life is Joy.

Fighting for happiness is the hardest thing you'll ever fight for, but it's the only thing worth fighting for.

Joy cannot be pursued. It comes from within. It is a state of being. It does not depend on circumstances, but triumphs over circumstances. It produces a gentleness of spirit and a magnetic personality.

Life is so great. Life is so fun. Life is so great in my head because I see the love. I see what life could be. As long as I can fulfill it and fulfill my days, it will be fruitful and come about.

There is a very big forgiving side in me that keeps me very light in my heart and happy.