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- In dealing with those who are undergoing great suffering, if you feel "burnout" setting in, if you feel demoralized and exhausted, it is best, for…
- If a person's basic state of mind is serene and calm, then it is possible for this inner peace to overwhelm a painful physical experience.…
- If others are happy, we will be happy. If others suffer, ultimately we all suffer.
- We often add to our pain and suffering by being overly sensitive, over-reacting to minor things, and sometimes taking things too personally.
- Hatred, jealousy and excessive attachment cause suffering and agitation. I feel compassion can help us overcome these disturbances and let us return to a calm…
- Physical comforts cannot subdue mental suffering, and if we look closely, we can see that those who have many possessions are not necessarily happy. In…
- The more we think of others, the happier we are. The more we think of ourselves, the more suffering we feel.
- Lack of understanding of the true nature of happiness, it seems to me, is the principal reason why people inflict sufferings on others. They think…
- Every religion emphasizes human improvement, love, respect for others, sharing other people's suffering. On these lines every religion had more or less the same viewpoint…
- The realization that we are all basically the same human beings who seek happiness and try to avoid suffering is very helpful in developing a…
- When you think everything is someone else's fault, you will suffer a lot.
- My own view, which does not rely solely on religious faith or even on an original idea, but rather on ordinary common sense, is that…
- In some cases, in order to protect global issues some sacrifice for national interest is worth it in the long run. Global warming, these things,…
- No matter what part of the world we come from, we are all basically the same human beings. We all seek happiness and try to…
- I believe all suffering is caused by ignorance.
- It is in everybody's interest to seek those [actions] that lead to happiness and avoid those which lead to suffering. And because our interests are…
- Human beings will continue to deceive and overpower one another. Basically, everyone exists in the very nature of suffering, so to abuse or mistreat each…
- In Buddhism, ignorance as the root cause of suffering refers to a fundamental misperception of the true nature of the self and all phenomena.
- One interesting thing about greed is that although the underlying motive is to seek satisfaction, the irony is that even after obtaining the object of…
- People think of animals as if they were vegetables, and that is not right. We have to change the way people think about animals. I…
- It is felt that a disciplined mind leads to happiness and an undisciplined mind leads to suffering, and in fact it is said that bringing…
- The great benefit of science is that it can contribute tremendously to the alleviation of suffering at the physical level, but it is only through…
- Real love is not based on attachment, but on altruism. In this case, your compassion will remain as a humane response to suffering as long…
- Helping others is not limited to providing food, shelter, and so forth, but includes relieving the basic causes of suffering and providing the basic causes…
- There is no denying that consideration of others is worthwhile and that our happiness is inextricably bound up with the happiness of others. There is…
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- As far as we are concerned, we are ready to leave today, tomorrow, at any time, to join the people of Haiti,… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- As we all know, many people remain buried under tons of rubble and debris, waiting to be rescued. When we think of… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- Suffering becomes beautiful when anyone bears great calamities with cheerfulness, not through insensibility but through greatness of mind. — Aristotle
- All religions are designed to teach us how to live, joyfully, serenely, and kindly, in the midst of suffering. — Karen Armstrong
- When suffering knocks at your door and you say there is no seat for him, he tells you not to worry because… — Chinua Achebe
- I suffer much less than many of my colleagues. I am perfectly able to go to Australia and film within three hours… — David Attenborough
- If you believe what you like in the gospels, and reject what you don't like, it is not the gospel you believe,… — Saint Augustine
- God had one son on earth without sin, but never one without suffering. — Saint Augustine
- God judged it better to bring good out of evil than to suffer no evil to exist. — Saint Augustine
- One does not love a place the less for having suffered in it, unless it has been all suffering, nothing but suffering. — Jane Austen
- Pain is never permanent. — Teresa of Avila
- Our body has this defect that, the more it is provided care and comforts, the more needs and desires it finds. — Teresa of Avila