Suffering Quotes

6116 Suffering quotes by 2923 unique authors

We struggled against apartheid because we were being blamed and made to suffer for something we could do nothing about. It is the same with… — Desmond Tutu
Every time we look at the cross Christ seems to say to us, 'I am here because of you. It is your sin I am… — John Stott
Come back to square one, just the minimum bare bones. Relaxing with the present moment, relaxing with hopelessness, relaxing with death, not resisting the fact… — Pema Chodron
Life is fragile, like the dew hanging delicately on the grass, crystal drops that will be carried away on the first morning breeze. — Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche
Impermanence is a principle of harmony. When we don't struggle against it, we are in harmony with reality. — Pema Chodron
Like a robe wears out over time and turns to rags, life wears out from day to day, from second to second. — Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche
The basic root of happiness lies in our minds; outer circumstances are nothing more than adverse or favourable. — Matthieu Ricard
Do not encumber your mind with useless thoughts. What good does it do to brood on the past or anticipate the future? Remain in the… — Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche
We can bring our spiritual practice into the streets, into our communities, when we see each realm as a temple, as a place to discover… — Jack Kornfield
If one were truly aware of the value of human life, to waste it blithely on distractions and the pursuit of vulgar ambitions would be… — Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche
Knowledge does not mean mastering a great quantity of different information, but understanding the nature of mind. This knowledge can penetrate each one of our… — Matthieu Ricard
Somehow, in the process of trying to deny that things are always changing, we lose our sense of the sacredness of life. We tend to… — Pema Chodron
Life is expressed in a perpetual sequence of changes. The birth of the child is the death of the baby, just as the birth of… — Arnaud Desjardins
We must look at our life without sentimentality, exaggeration or idealism. Does what we are choosing reflect what we most deeply value? — Jack Kornfield
Happiness is the main object of our aspirations, whatever name we give to it: fulfilment, deep satisfaction, serenity, accomplishment, wisdom, fortune, joy or inner peace,… — Matthieu Ricard
Modern civilization is largely devoted to the pursuit of the cult of delusion. There is no general information about the nature of mind. It is… — Sogyal Rinpoche
What counts is not the enormity of the task, but the size of the courage. — Matthieu Ricard
Great spiritual traditions are used as a means to ripen us, to bring us face to face with our life, and to help us to… — Jack Kornfield
Underneath our ordinary lives, underneath all the talking we do, all the moving we do, all the thoughts in our minds, there's a fundamental groundlessness.… — Pema Chodron
Feelings like disappointment, embarrassment, irritation, resentment, anger, jealousy, and fear, instead of being bad news, are actually very clear moments that teach us where it… — Pema Chodron
We are awakened to the profound realization that the true path to liberation is to let go of everything. — Jack Kornfield
You cannot live sheltered forever without being exposed, and at the same time be a spiritual adventurer. Be audacious. Be crazy in your own way,… — Arnaud Desjardins
We need a repeated discipline, a genuine training, in order to let go of our old habits of mind and to find and sustain a… — Jack Kornfield
Nothing goes right on the outside when nothing is going right on the inside. — Matthieu Ricard
We must especially learn the art of directing mindfulness into the closed areas of our life. — Jack Kornfield

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