Coats Quote by Meher Baba

Suffering cracks open the shell of ego, and then comes a point when it has served its purpose. Suffering is necessary until you realize…

— Eckhart Tolle

The ego says, I shouldn't have to suffer, and that thought makes you suffer so much more.

— Eckhart Tolle

Suffering has a noble purpose: the evolution of consciousness and the burning up of the ego.

— Eckhart Tolle

“Suffering builds character and impels you to penetrate life’s secrets. It’s the path of great artists, great religious leaders, great social reformers. The problem…

— Kay Larson

The main cause of suffering is egoistic desire for one's own comfort and happiness.

— Dalai Lama

The ego says, ‘I shouldn’t have to suffer,’ and that thought makes you suffer so much more. It is a distortion of the truth,…

— Anonymous

“Because suffering was a part of life, and without it you grew prideful and full of ego.”

— Shannon Mayer

“Many people suffer great miseries but if you ask them in front of others, 'you went through great difficulty, didn't you?', then they will…

— Dada Bhagwan

Think of suffering as being washed.

— Hafez

Most suffering is human-made and avoidable. It's mostly in your head.

— Pankaj Mishra

Suffering is necessary until you realize it is unnecessary.

— Eckhart Tolle

“Suffering comes to ennoble man, to purge his thoughts of pride and superficiality, to expand his horizons. In sum, the purpose of suffering is…

— Harold S. Kushner