20 of the Best Yoga Quotes on Happiness to Make Your Day
Yoga is not just about yoga poses, it's also a philosophy and lifestyle. We all want to be happy and inspiring yoga quotes on happiness can help us to get there.
In this post, we'll share 20 of the best yoga quotes about happiness that will make you feel inspired and ready to live life to the fullest. These quotes have been curated from some of the most inspirational yogis, gurus and spiritual leaders from around the world. Give them a read now!
Our favourite yoga quotes on happiness
"If you want to be sad, no one in the world can make you happy. But if you make up your mind to be happy, no one and nothing on earth can take that happiness from you." - Paramahansa Yogananda
“Yoga is like music. The rhythm of the body, the melody of the mind, and the harmony of the soul creates the symphony of life.” - B.K.S Iyengar
"In deep, conscious involvement with everything around you, there is no entanglement – there is just joy." - Sadhguru
"You do not need to seek freedom in a different land, for it exists with your own body, heart, mind, and soul." - B.K.S Iyengar
"Don't fear the darkness if you carry the light within." - Sivananda
"Be happy for those who are happy, have compassion towards the unhappy, and maintain equanimity towards the wicked." - Patanjali
“Bliss means you have reached to the very innermost core of your being. It belongs to the ultimate depth of your being where even the ego is no more, where only silence prevails; you have disappeared. In joy you exist a little bit, but in bliss you are not. The ego has dissolved; it is a state of nonbeing.” - Osho
"Whatever you do willingly, you enjoy. Whatever you do unwillingly, you suffer." - Sadhguru
“There is no path to happiness: happiness is the path.” – Buddha
"The soul is here for its own joy." - Rumi
“Yoga is a light, which once lit, will never dim. The better your practice, the brighter the flame.” - B.K.S Iyengar
"The purpose of life is to watch and experience living. To enjoy living every moment of it. And to live in environments, which are calm, quiet, slow, sophisticated, elegant. Just to be. Whether you are naked or you have a golden robe on you, that doesn’t make any difference. The ideal purpose of your life is that you are grateful – great and full – that you are alive, and you enjoy it." - Yogi Bhajan
"Whatever the shape of eyes and nose – a joyful face is always a beautiful face." - Sadhguru
“Happiness has nothing to do with success, happiness has nothing to do with ambition, happiness has nothing to do with money, power, prestige. Happiness has something to do with your consciousness, not with your character.” - Osho
“If you are quiet enough, you will hear the flow of the universe. You will feel its rhythm. Go with this flow. Happiness lies ahead. Meditation is key.” – Buddha
"Laughter drives shouting away." - Indra Devi
“Happiness has nothing to do with success. Happiness has nothing to do with ambition, happiness has nothing to do with money, power, prestige. It is a totally different dimension. Happiness has something to do with your consciousness, not with your character.” - Osho
"Joy is a natural phenomenon. Misery is your creation." - Sadhguru
"Do not take life's experiences too seriously. For in reality, they are nothing but dream experiences. Play your part in life, but never forget that it is only a role." - Paramahansa Yogananda
"Make others truly happy as you strive to make yourself happy. Speak a helpful word. Give a cheering smile. Do a kind act. Serve a little. Wipe the tears of one who is in distress. Render smooth a rough place in another's path. You will feel great joy." - Sivananda
What are some of your favourite yoga quotes about happiness? Let us know in the comments below. We’d love to hear what inspires you!