Quotes by Suffering We have a relational problem with those who are suffering or who are different from us. All of us are most comfortable around people who are like us culturally and economically. Shane Claiborne differentsufferingpeople All the suffering in the world comes from seeking pleasure for oneself. All the happiness in the world comes from seeking pleasure for others. Shantideva sufferingkindnesslove We can ignore suffering no matter where we live. There are people who live a few miles from me who never see much poverty or the injustices that live on our doorstep. Shane Claiborne sufferingmatterpeople As long as space abides and as long as the world abides, so long may I abide, destroying the sufferings of the world. Shantideva spacesufferinglong All the harm, fear, and suffering in the world are caused by attachment to the self: Why should I hold on to this great demon? Shantideva attachmentsufferingself Those desiring to escape from suffering hasten right toward suffering. With the very desire for happiness, out of delusion they destroy their own happiness as if it were an enemy Shantideva sufferingdesireenemy All the happiness there is in this world Arises from wishing others to be happy. And all the suffering there is in this world Arises from wishing oneself to be happy. Shantideva motivationsufferingwish Suffering does not discriminate. Shania Twain sufferingdoe He who doesn't get rid of the I won't be able to avoid suffering the same way that someone who doesn't get apart from fire can't avoid being burn. Shantideva ablesufferingfire How much suffering and fear, and Shantideva demonegosuffering Suffering also has its worth. Through sorrow, pride is driven out And pity felt for those who wander in samsara; Evil is avoided, goodness seems delightful. Shantideva pridesufferingevil What was hard to suffer is sweet to remember. Seneca the Younger sufferingremembersweet We tend to forget at times that it is the little ones, the children, who do suffer the greatest hurt. If we cannot comprehend why certain sorrows are visited upon us, how on earth can they? Sharon Kay Penman sufferinghurtchildren We are so unconscious about our actions that we don't even realize the immense suffering we are causing to animals, the planet, and ourselves. Sharon Gannon our-actionssufferinganimal All beings want to be happy, yet so very few know how. It is out of ignorance that any of us cause suffering, for ourselves or for others Sharon Salzberg ignorancemindfulnesssuffering If you believe in truth and cared enough to obtain it, you had to be prepared actively to suffer for it. Shashi Tharoor enoughsufferingbelieve By engaging in a delusive quest for happiness, we bring only suffering upon ourselves. In our frantic search for something to quench our thirst, we overlook the water all around us and drive ourselves into exile from our own lives. Sharon Salzberg questssufferingwater Everyone rushes his life on, and suffers from a yearning for the future and a boredom with the present. But that man who devotes every hour to his own needs, who plans every day as if it were his last, neither longs for nor fears tomorrow. Seneca the Younger boredomsufferingmen As we look around, it's very clear that in this world people do outrageous things to one another all of the time. It's not that these qualities or actions make us bad people, but they bring tremendous suffering if we don't know how to work with them. Sharon Salzberg qualitysufferingpeople By working to alleviate the suffering of animals you are working at the cause level of human suffering. Sharon Gannon levelssufferinganimal«180181182183184185186187188189190»
