Acquisition Quote by Milarepa

All worldly pursuits have but one unavoidable and inevitable end, which is sorrow; acquisitions end in dispersion; buildings in destruction; meetings in separation; births…

— Milarepa

“There are stages in the contemplation and endurance of great sorrow, which endow men with the same earnestness and clearness of thought that in…

— Elizabeth Gaskell

Overcome your uncertainties and free yourself from dwelling on sorrow. When you delight in existence, you will awaken, and become a guide to those…

— Gautama Buddha

With strength to meet sorrow, and faith to endure

— Frances Sargent Osgood

Here life goes on, even and monotonous on the surface, full of lightning, of summits and of despair, in its depths. We have now…

— May Sarton

“We can all find spiritual growth and fulfillment and ultimately experience less suffering in the endeavor to keep an open heart.”

— Amy Leigh Mercree

“The ego lusts for satisfaction. It has a prideful ferocious appetite for its version of "truth". It is the most challenging aspect to conquer;…

— T.F. Hodge

“Leaving the age of materialism and duality behind us, we now seek to become Masters of the Spiritual Kingdom ~ moving into the penthouse…

— Anonymous

“Each time we surrender, we find once more that the desperation that drives us to our knees fuels the passion that carries us forward.…

— Narcotics Anonymous

“Thus openness and surrendering are the necessary preparation for working with a spiritual friend. We acknowledge our fundamental richness rather than bemoan the imagined…

— Chogyam Trungpa

“The essence of all spirituality and religion is to gaze into the endless unknown and unknowable with the capacity for awe rather than terror,…

— Ashavan

Only one thing is necessary in your anguish: bear everything with resignation to the Divine Will; for this will help you to attain your…

— Gerard Majella