Mindfulbalance

When the mind is utterly still,

without any movement of desire or comparison, there is joy

– not the joy of achievement, but joy without cause

Krisnamurti, The Book of Life: Daily Meditations

The unhappy person is one who has his ideal,

the content of his life, the fullness of his consciousness,

the essence of his being,

in some manner outside of himself.

Kierkegaard, Either/Or

Be strong then, and enter into your own body; there you have a solid place for your feet.
Kabir says this:

just throw away all thoughts of imaginary things,
and stand firm in that which you are.

Kabir, 1398 – 1518, I said to the wanting-creature inside me

Suffering arises when we say ‘this is me, this is mine.’

Release comes when we see: there is no owner, only the flow of experience.

Andrew Olendzki, The Roots of Mindfulness

Rather than being disheartened by the ambiguity, the uncertainty of life,

what if we accepted it and relaxed into it?

What if we said, “Yes, this is the way it is; this is what it means to be human,” and decided to sit down and enjoy the ride?

Pema Chödrön, Living Beautifully with Uncertainty and Change