Page 334 - https://ia800806.us.archive.org/12/items/mwk-eng-book/Leading-a-Spiritual-Life.pdf

The Key to Happiness

So, it is not abundance that will give you happiness –
only contentment.
For my part, I can say that I am living in a state of
happiness in the sense that I am contented. I believe
that what I have is quite enough for me. This formula
has given me an everlasting sense of fulfilment. I say
of myself that I am the greatest ‘status quoist’. And
it is having such a nature that has given me lasting
contentment.

Being a ‘status quoist’ is not a minus point in one’s
personality. It is rather the greatest plus point. One who
is a ‘status quoist’ is saved from all kind of distractions,
and when you are saved from distractions, you have
enough time to do all kinds of good things, for example,
study, think positively, perform social service, and so
on.
Happiness is not simply a personal condition.
Happiness is of great and far-reaching value. If you are
unhappy, you are bound to live in a state of tension and
stress, which is of no good either to yourself or anyone
else. But if you are happy and are tension-free, you will
have no stress, you will be free of pessimism and you
will be able to reach out to other people. Then you will
have a positive personality, and a positive personality is
the greatest asset to human development.

333