Alive Quote by Judy Collins

Suffering presents us with a challenge: to find our goals and purpose in our lives that make even the worst situation worth living through.

— Viktor E. Frankl

Suffering is how Life tells you that you are resisting or misperceiving what is real and true. It is the way Life suggests that…

— Adyashanti

Suffering is a kind of ecstasy in a way. Having pain all the time makes me terribly, terribly grateful for every moment I've got.

— John Tavener

Suffering... is not just lots of pain but pain amplified by distinctly human emotions such as regret, self-pity, shame, humiliation, and dread.

— Michael Pollan

Suffering brings your heart to bear. It gets you where you are!

— Ram Dass

Suffering brings me so close to God.

— Ram Dass

“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

“Suffering creates a vivid contrast illuminating joy, happiness, and satisfaction. It is a harsh lesson on the other side of sublime. We all must…

— Brent Green

Anyone can relate to suffering in this world.

— Oliver Stone

Suffering is to the heart and soul as tears are to the eyes, cleansing and expelling toxicity from the inner system. When we do…

— Tian Dayton

“Suffering is one of the greatest spiritual teachers of humanity. Even though none of us really ever welcomes it...having had enough of it in…

— Timothy Pina

“Suffering has brought clarity into my life. Maybe the things that have happened to me are punishment for what I did in a previous…

— Lisa See