--- title: "12 Painful feelings Quotes by 12 authors" description: "Browse 12 Painful feelings quotes by 12 authors. Discover the best Painful feelings sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/676/kelsang-gyatso-22811_psychology_moreover-painful-feelings-can-only-arise_1959582.jpg" --- > [“Moreover, painful feelings can only arise and remain in our mind because of our present self-grasping.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelsang-gyatso/moreover-painful-feelings-can-only-arise-and-remain-in-our-mind/) [Kelsang Gyatso](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kelsang-gyatso/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/676/kelsang-gyatso-22811_psychology_moreover-painful-feelings-can-only-arise_1959582.jpg) > [Think one of the painful feelings is 'almost' fulfilling your dreams.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/think-one-of-the-painful-feelings-is-almost-fulfilling-your-dreams/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/094/anonymous-1_dream_think-one-of-the-painful-feelings-is-alm_560361.jpg) > [I never wrote sentences with words, they were painful feelings with unsaid emotions](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sushan-sharma/i-never-wrote-sentences-with-words-they-were-painful-feelings-with/) [Sushan Sharma](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sushan-sharma/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e7e/sushan-sharma-2449_being-hurt-by-someon_i-never-wrote-sentences-with-words-they_236787.jpg) > [“In the simulator, upsetting events from the past play again and again, which unfortunately strengthens the neural associations between an event and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-hanson/in-the-simulator-upsetting-events-from-the-past-play-again-and-again/) [Rick Hanson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-hanson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d13/rick-hanson-10793_painful-feelings_in-the-simulator-upsetting-events-from-t_3094787.jpg) > [It's hard to constantly delve into your psyche and unearth these deep and often painful feelings and hold them out in front…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alison-sudol/it-s-hard-to-constantly-delve-into-your-psyche-and-unearth-these-deep/) [Alison Sudol](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alison-sudol/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/62b/alison-sudol-6913_deep_it-s-hard-to-constantly-delve-into-your_2761563.jpg) > [Painful things do not come to us from outside, but arise from within our own mind. Circumstances or other people have no…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geshe-kelsang-gyatso/painful-things-do-not-come-to-us-from-outside-but-arise-from-within/) [Geshe Kelsang Gyatso](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geshe-kelsang-gyatso/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/568/geshe-kelsang-gyatso-7286_arise_painful-things-do-not-come-to-us-from-ou_1204799.png) > [One of the reasons I love prayer is that it is an antidote to guilt and blame. If we are unhappy with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-lesser/one-of-the-reasons-i-love-prayer-is-that-it-is-an-antidote-to-guilt/) [Elizabeth Lesser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-lesser/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ad/elizabeth-lesser-1683_antidote_one-of-the-reasons-i-love-prayer-is-that_2839600.png) > [The therapist does not treat patients by simply giving them another set of beliefs. He or she tries to help them see…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nhat-hanh/the-therapist-does-not-treat-patients-by-simply-giving-them-another/) [Nhat Hanh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nhat-hanh/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/557/nhat-hanh-515_belief_the-therapist-does-not-treat-patients-by_342305.png) > [Self harm is not the anwere, all u have to do is love urself. It may help u to express ur feelings…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sushant-mehra/self-harm-is-not-the-anwere-all-u-have-to-do-is-love-urself-it-may/) Sushant Mehra [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/607/sushant-mehra-115003_hurting-yourself_self-harm-is-not-the-anwere-all-u-have-t_55669.jpg) > [There are several different kinds of painful feelings that we might experience, and learning to distinguish and relate to these feelings of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-kornfield/there-are-several-different-kinds-of-painful-feelings-that-we-might/) [Jack Kornfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-kornfield/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6d4/jack-kornfield-936_different_there-are-several-different-kinds-of-pai_2240521.png) > [Mindfulness is being aware of yourself, others, and your surroundings in the moment. When consciously and kindly focusing awareness on life as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sue-thoele/mindfulness-is-being-aware-of-yourself-others-and-your-surroundings/) [Sue Thoele](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sue-thoele/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c3c/sue-thoele-16542_able_mindfulness-is-being-aware-of-yourself-o_25367.jpg) > [People are afraid of themselves, of their own reality; their feelings most of all. People talk about how great love is, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-morrison/people-are-afraid-of-themselves-of-their-own-reality-their-feelings/) [Jim Morrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-morrison/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/729/jim-morrison-1692_bullshit_people-are-afraid-of-themselves-of-their_2693361.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/painful-feelings/#itemlist", "name": "Painful feelings Quotes", "numberOfItems": 12, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Moreover, painful feelings can only arise and remain in our mind because of our present self-grasping.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Kelsang Gyatso" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelsang-gyatso/moreover-painful-feelings-can-only-arise-and-remain-in-our-mind/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": 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"item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Painful things do not come to us from outside, but arise from within our own mind. 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Remember this, u deserve to feel better nd u can get there without hurting yourself.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Sushant Mehra" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sushant-mehra/self-harm-is-not-the-anwere-all-u-have-to-do-is-love-urself-it-may/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/607/sushant-mehra-115003_hurting-yourself_self-harm-is-not-the-anwere-all-u-have-t_55669.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/607/sushant-mehra-115003_hurting-yourself_self-harm-is-not-the-anwere-all-u-have-t_55669.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/607/sushant-mehra-115003_hurting-yourself_self-harm-is-not-the-anwere-all-u-have-t_55669.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Self harm is not the anwere, all u have to do is love urself. 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When consciously and kindly focusing awareness on life as it unfolds minute by precious minute, you are better able to savor each experience. Also, being closely attentive gives you the opportunity to change unwise or painful feelings and responses quickly. In fact, being truly present in a mindful way is an excellent stress reducer and, because of that, can be seen as consciousness conditioning, a strengthening workout for body, mind, heart, and spirit.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Sue Thoele" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sue-thoele/mindfulness-is-being-aware-of-yourself-others-and-your-surroundings/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c3c/sue-thoele-16542_able_mindfulness-is-being-aware-of-yourself-o_25367.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c3c/sue-thoele-16542_able_mindfulness-is-being-aware-of-yourself-o_25367.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c3c/sue-thoele-16542_able_mindfulness-is-being-aware-of-yourself-o_25367.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Mindfulness is being aware of yourself, others, and your surroundings in the moment. 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