Leonard Cohen Quotes

Not being anxious requires a level of humility, doesn't it? It does, I think. It's not all about you.

Unending joy is actually closer to us than our own skin, and there is nothing we have to do or get or be to experience it. All we have to do is stop driving it away.

Desire nothing, give up all desires and be happy.

I'm at a point in my life where I have something solid now. I'm a peaceful person, and I want to be surrounded by peace no matter what I'm doing.

Every breath we take, every step we make, can be filled with peace, joy and serenity.

Happiness is a continuation of happenings which are not resisted.

I keep my hands empty for the sake of what I have had in them.

Happiness must happen, and the same holds for success: you have to let it happen by not caring about it.

I just want to find some inner peace, and I think I'm getting there, slowly but surely.

I am happy with what comes, I don't have expectations of any stature.

The key is to be Zen-like and be happy with what one has.

When you focus on want, you become an endless cycle of wants. To get, simply release, and then gently invite.

If you have to have it, it's ego. If you have to not have it, it's ego. Hold life lightly and it will deliver what you need and release what you don't.

When you don't cling to anything, there is nowhere to go - all boats have been abandoned, you cannot go anywhere; all paths have been dropped, you cannot go anywhere; all dreams and desires have disappeared, there is no way to move. Relaxation happens of its own accord. Just think of the word relax. Be, settle, you have come home.

What would it be like to let go of wanting things to be other than they are?

The sea does not reward those who are too anxious, too greedy, or too impatient. One should lie empty, open, choiceless as a beach - waiting for a gift from the sea.

Happiness is a butterfly, which when pursued, is always just beyond your grasp, but which, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you.

Flow with whatever may happen and let your mind be free. Stay centered by accepting whatever you are doing. This is the ultimate.

Find patience in the breath of life.

Being deeply contented with God in my everyday life is a focused attitude. It is always available. It means practicing letting go of my obsession with how I'm doing. It means training myself to learn to actually be present with people, and seeking to love them.

The Dalai Lama was once asked for his favorite chant, and he said it was better not to have a favorite anything, which I think is a great thought.

Existence itself does not feel horrible; it feels like an ecstasy, rather, which we have only to be still to experience.

When the soul is understood and attended to, we can be liberated from hurry, preoccupation, unsatisfied desires, and chronic discontent.

Happiness can only be found if you can free yourself of all other distractions.

I see what happens when one gets very attached to material things. That's just not what my life is.