First step Quote by T.K.V. Desikachar

“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

“Moreover, painful feelings can only arise and remain in our mind because of our present self-grasping.”

— Kelsang Gyatso

“Therefore we may safely conclude that there are no definite external causes of pain and pleasure, and that there must be internal causes which…

— Kaiten Nukariya

“Suffering can thus be seen in large part as a kind of resistance or reactivity to the pain of the present moment. (p. 74)”

— Donald Rothberg

“The mind can imagine terrors far more horrific than you could ever physically bear, just like the mind will tune out those physical hurts…

— raine miller

“This is the vicious cycle. When we feel pain from our physical debility, that pain amplifies our sense of hopelessness; the less hopeful we…

— Jerome Groopman

“For many of us, our first response to vulnerability and pain of these sharp points is not to lean into the discomfort and feel…

— Brené Brown

“When you associate pleasure and pain, at the same time, to a certain purpose in your mind, you sabotage yourself; you'll be two steps…

— Elena D. Calin

“I came up with a theory: pain must need your attention to exist. If you can direct your attention away from the pain, it…

— Ron Miscavige

“I was into pain reduction and mind expansion, but what I’ve ended up with is pain expansion and mind reduction. Everything hurts now, and…

— Carrie Fisher

Its always our mind create a unbearable pain, otherwise no body can hurts us.

— Ishtiaq Ahmad

“Physical pain is far easier to bear than mental agony.”

— Preeti Shenoy