Able Quote by Sylvia Boorstein

“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

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

“Motivated by compassion for all sentient beings, Buddha Shakyamuni observed all these problems, and he reflected on the nature of his own existence. He…

— Dalai Lama XIV

“In other words, you could endlessly try to have suffering cease by dealing with outer circumstances—and that’s usually what all of us do. It…

— Pema Chödrön

“Pain exists in the universe; some measure of it is unavoidable. Learning to deal with it is not pessimism, but a very pragmatic form…

— Henepola Gunaratana

“Just as the Buddha taught, it’s important to see suffering as suffering. We are not talking about ignoring or keeping quiet. When we don’t…

— Pema Chödrön

“This is the nonduality principle of Buddhism: there is nothing to throw away. If a person has never suffered, he or she will never…

— Thích Nhất Hạnh

“It’s easy to minimize a person’s hurt without understanding the nature of pain. People often like to categorize how much a person should or…

— Yasmin Mogahed

It is much nicer to live in perfect mind, free from pain and agony. How painful it is to be unenlightened. Buddha called it…

— Frederick Lenz

“Maybe the Buddha was right: pain and suffering are the only true constants in life.”

— Dermot Davis

“Many people are unable to get rid of their pain completely because they haven't confronted themselves about their suffering.”

— Catherine Carrigan

“…as though, capable themselves of suffering, they granted no reality to the suffering of others. ‘The subject exhibited a pain response.’ But not, under…

— John Brunner