Born Quote by Gaston Bachelard

The true source of our sufferings has been our timidity.

— John Adams

Suffering is the sole origin of consciousness.

— Fyodor Dostoevsky

The suffering is in the mind. The mind. In the mind. Witness it. From your spiritual heart.

— Ram Dass

What is suffering? I'm not sure what it is, but I know that suffering is the name we give to the origin of all…

— Jonathan Safran Foer

“What is the cause of suffering in the human being? Why is it that human beings have such a difficult time putting their suffering…

— Adyashanti

The problem of suffering is: why is there the suffering we know?

— Walter Kaufmann

Suffering is due to our disconnection with the inner soul. Meditation is establishing that connection.

— Amit Ray

“Suffering contains a hidden spiritual message. It exists until the message is heard.”

— Deepak Chopra

Suffering comes from not understanding or a full potential or full powers within ourselves to heal, to nurture, to nourish.

— Maya Tiwari

“Suffering can precipitate creativity, liberating the creator through inspiration and then many available channels of human communication, and therefore there is value in suffering.”

— Brent Green

“Suffering occurs when your ideas about how things ought to be don’t match how they really are. Stop for a second and look at…

— Brad Warner

Our suffering comes from our attachment to people and things, our repeated attempts to find something lasting where there is nothing lasting to be…

— Philip Martin