Existence Quote by Sharon Salzberg

“I've also learned that the more we diminish our own pain, or rank it compared to what others have survived, the less empathic we…

— Brené Brown

“When we are in constant pain, we cannot empathize with others, nor can we help them. It is only when we allow ourselves to…

— Vironika Tugaleva

“Life so often becomes a determined, relentless avoidance of pain - of one's own, of other people's. But sometimes pain has to be acknowledged…

— Mary Balogh

“If we turn away from our own pain, we may find ourselves projecting this aversion onto others, seeing them as somehow inadequate for being…

— Sharon Salzberg

“Could it be because it reminds us that we are alive, of our mortality, of our individual souls- which, after all, we are too…

— Donna Tartt

“Why does finding out someone has pain in their life make you appreciate them more as a human being? Shouldn't we all assume everyone…

— Dalya Moon

“It is entirely possible to feel someone’s pain, acknowledge their suffering, hold it in our hands and support them with our presence without depleting…

— Rana Awdish

It is our own pain, and our own desire to be free of it, that alerts us to the suffering of the world. It…

— Sylvia Boorstein

“You can’t understand anyone’s pain if you have never ever experienced your own pain.”

— Sneha Mehta

“Pain, as well as beauty, is necessary to give us perspective. We can place our suffering against the backdrop of time and allow our…

— Mary Pipher

“Maybe you receive pain selfishly — thinking only of yourself. The cycle of pain wounds every participant.”

— Bryant McGill

“Hurting ourselves to inflict pain on others is just another cry to be loved.”

— Mitch Albom