The essence of the Dharma (the teachings of the Buddha) is about identifying the cause of our suffering & alleviating it. Allan Lokos
The essence of the Dharma (the teachings of the Buddha) is about identifying the cause of our suffering & alleviating it.
Do not think of yourself as a small, compressed, suffering thing. Think of yourself as graceful and expanding, no matter how unlikely it may seem at the time. B.K.S. Iyengar
Do not think of yourself as a small, compressed, suffering thing. Think of yourself as graceful and expanding, no matter how unlikely it may seem at the time.
Pitiful is the person who is afraid of taking risks. Perhaps this person will never be disappointed or disillusioned; perhaps she won’t suffer the way people do when they have a dream to follow. Paulo Coelho
Pitiful is the person who is afraid of taking risks. Perhaps this person will never be disappointed or disillusioned; perhaps she won’t suffer the way people do when they have a dream to follow.
Suffering usually relates to wanting things to be different from the way they are. Allan Lokos
Suffering usually relates to wanting things to be different from the way they are.
Stories distribute the suffering so that it can be borne. E. L. Doctorow
Stories distribute the suffering so that it can be borne.
The greatness of a mind is determined by the depth of its suffering. Hayao Miyazaki
The greatness of a mind is determined by the depth of its suffering.
In some ways suffering ceases to be suffering at the moment it finds a meaning, such as the meaning of a sacrifice. Viktor Frankl
In some ways suffering ceases to be suffering at the moment it finds a meaning, such as the meaning of a sacrifice.
The tragedy of life is what dies inside a man while he lives. Albert Schweitzer
The tragedy of life is what dies inside a man while he lives.
Perhaps watching someone you love suffer can teach you even more than suffering yourself can.” Dodie Smith
Perhaps watching someone you love suffer can teach you even more than suffering yourself can.”
How can you admire a human who consciously embraces the bland, the mediocre, and the safe rather than risk the suffering that disappointment can bring? Tom Robbins
How can you admire a human who consciously embraces the bland, the mediocre, and the safe rather than risk the suffering that disappointment can bring?
Don't look forward to the day you stop suffering, because when it comes you'll know you're dead. Tennessee Williams
Don't look forward to the day you stop suffering, because when it comes you'll know you're dead.
There are wars, there is pain, there is suffering, and there is even death. But none of these things prepare you for Monday morning. William Wallace
There are wars, there is pain, there is suffering, and there is even death. But none of these things prepare you for Monday morning.