Buddhism Quote by Nhat Hanh

“Suffering led the Buddha to enlightenment, and it may cause us, against our will, to grow in compassion, awareness, and possibly eventually peace.”

— Huston Smith

The first noble truth of the Buddha is that when we feel suffering, it doesn’t mean that something is wrong. What a relief.

— Pema Chodron

“The first truth, Buddha taught his disciples, is that suffering is part of the human condition. If we simply try to avoid confronting painful…

— Peter A. Levine

“In virtually every spiritual tradition, suffering is seen as a doorway to awakening. In the West, this connection can be seen in the biblical…

— Peter A. Levine

The first noble truth of the Buddha is that when we feel suffering, it doesn’t mean that something is wrong. What a relief. Finally…

— Pema Chodron

“The first noble truth of Buddhism is that all life involves suffering.”

— Sheryl Sandberg

“Among the most fundamental Buddhist teachings are the four noble truths: Life leads to suffering and pain in one way or another; Our suffering…

— Albert Williams

Suffering is given to you that you might open your eyes to the truth.

— Anthony de Mello

“In Sutra of the Four Noble Truths Buddha says: ‘You should know sufferings.’ In saying this Buddha is advising us that we should know…

— Kelsang Gyatso

“The Buddha was not full of shit when he said the cause of suffering could be uprooted and that you can put an end…

— Brad Warner

Buddhism teaches us not to try to run away from suffering. You have to confront suffering. You have to look deeply into the nature…

— Nhat Hanh

The condition of truth is to allow suffering to speak, it means then that if you have a prophetic sensibility, you are committed to…

— Cornel West