Life Quote by Rick Hanson Download Open image ““inescapable physical or mental discomfort is the “first dart” of existence.”” — Rick Hanson ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.4 out of 5 (4 ratings) Copy quoteShare Life Psychology
“But this is human life: the war, the deeds, The disappointment, the anxiety, Imagination’s struggles, far and nigh, All human; bearing in themselves this… — John Keats Copy Share Image
“Moreover, painful feelings can only arise and remain in our mind because of our present self-grasping.” — Kelsang Gyatso Copy Share Image
“The great object of life is sensation- to feel that we exist, even though in pain.” — Lord Byron Copy Share Image
“Beyond aspects of pain that are physical, thought Oppenheimer, sickness or injury or privation, beyond the so-called obvious, suffering can be a work of… — Lydia Millet Copy Share Image
“A stationary sense . . . as, I suppose, I shall have, till my single body grows Inaccurate, tired; Then I shall start to… — Philip Larkin Copy Share Image
“First darts are unpleasant to be sure. But then we add our reactions to them. These reactions are “second darts”—the ones we throw ourselves.… — Rick Hanson Copy Share Image
“Bodies feel pain; only the mind can suffer. Indeed, it’s possible to be in pain and yet not suffer at all.” — Robert S. Rosenthal Copy Share Image
“Pain and fear are necessary and valuable components of life. Suffering and worry are destructive and unnecessary components of life.” — Gavin de Becker Copy Share Image
“I acknowledge the privilage of being alive in a human body at this moment, endowed with senses, memories, emotions, thoughts, and the space of… — Alex Grey Copy Share Image
“We think of ourselves as creatures marked by a particular intelligence. But one of our finest features is the inability of our expectation to… — David Levithan Copy Share Image
“[I]f you can be with the pleasant without chasing after it, with the unpleasant without resisting it, and with the neutral without ignoring it… — Rick Hanson Copy Share Image
“The autobiographical self (D’Amasio 2000) incorporates the reflective self and some of the emotional self, and it provides the sense of “I” having a… — Rick Hanson Copy Share Image
“I once heard a Native American teaching story in which an elder, a grandmother, was asked what she had done to become so happy,… — Rick Hanson Copy Share Image
“Therefore, you can use your mind to change your brain to benefit your mind—and everyone else” — Rick Hanson Copy Share Image
“Whatever positive facts you find, bring a mindful awareness to them—open up to them and let them affect you. It’s like sitting down to… — Rick Hanson Copy Share Image
“Your brain is like Velcro for negative experiences but Teflon for positive ones.” — Rick Hanson Copy Share Image
“that suffering is the result of craving expressed through the Three Poisons: greed, hatred, and delusion.” — Rick Hanson Copy Share Image
“Strength is often quiet, receptive determination rather than chest-thumping pushiness.” — Rick Hanson Copy Share Image
“A person is a human body-mind as a whole, an autonomous and dynamic system that arises in dependence upon human culture and the natural… — Rick Hanson Copy Share Image
“First darts are unpleasant to be sure. But then we add our reactions to them. These reactions are “second darts”—the ones we throw ourselves.… — Rick Hanson Copy Share Image
“Letting go of ill will does not mean passivity, silence, or allowing yourself or others to be harmed. [...] There is plenty of room… — Rick Hanson Copy Share Image
“Stress reduces serotonin, probably the most important neurotransmitter for maintaining a good mood.” — Rick Hanson Copy Share Image
Of all the people who have affected my life and influenced the choices I've made, none has been more important than my father. I… — Teddy Atlas Copy Share Image
What sets worlds in motion is the interplay of differences, their attractions and repulsions. Life is plurality, death is uniformity. By suppressing differences and… — Octavio Paz Copy Share Image
Life works most perfectly when a reciprocal love relationship is in place between man and God. — Beth Moore Copy Share Image
I value the experiences that come with life too much to sit by and not put my full effort into them. — Jim Miller Copy Share Image
Entertainment is a sacred pursuit when done well. When done well, it raises the quality of human life. — Michael Chabon Copy Share Image
“I've spent much of my life calling my intuition "something wrong with me.” — Deanna L. Lawlis Copy Share Image
When you do things they're absolutely right at that time for you and it can always teach you something about yourself. You can take… — Kym Marsh Copy Share Image
The only people who think the Internet is a calamity are people whose lives have been hurt by it; the only people who insist… — Chuck Klosterman Copy Share Image
The one thing that I keep learning over and over again is that I don't know nothing. I mean, that's my life lesson. — Dwayne Johnson Copy Share Image
“THIS tale of my sore-troubled life I write, To thank the God of nature, who conveyed My soul to me, and with such care… — Anonymous Copy Share Image