Quotes by Suffering We each need to make our lion's roar - to persevere with unshakable courage when faced with all manner of doubts and sorrows and fears - to declare our right to awaken. Jack Kornfield buddhismsufferingdoubt We can always begin again. Jack Kornfield begin-againbuddhismsuffering As one grows weaker one is less susceptible to suffering. There is less hurt because there is less to hurt. Jack London weaknesssufferinghurt We must look at our life without sentimentality, exaggeration or idealism. Does what we are choosing reflect what we most deeply value? Jack Kornfield buddhismsufferingdoe I suffer from a spiritual malaise which manifests itself in outbursts of vicious rage. Jack Vance ragesufferingspiritual With growing awareness, you can see where you're caught or where you suffer or where you create suffering. You can then turn toward the difficulties that arise in your life with compassion, bow, and say, these too are part of human incarnation. Jack Kornfield growingcompassionsuffering As a Christian, part of my obligation is to alleviate suffering. Explicit recognition of that in the Methodist tradition is one reason I'm comfortable in this church. Hillary Clinton churchsufferingchristian Your happiness and suffering depend on your actions and not on my wishes for you. Jack Kornfield sufferingwishaction It is hard to imagine a world without forgiveness. Without forgiveness life would be unbearable. Without forgiveness our lives are chained, forced to carry the sufferings of the past and repeat them with no release. Jack Kornfield sufferingwould-bepast As we follow a genuine path of practice, our sufferings may seem to increase because we no longer hide from them or from ourselves. When we do not follow the old habits of fantasy and escape, we are left facing the actual problems and contradictions of our life. Jack Kornfield old-habitssufferingpractice We can easily become loyal to our suffering … but it's not the end of the path. Jack Kornfield loyalsufferingpath We have sworn, and not lightly. This oath we will keep. We are threatened with many evils, and treason not least; but one thing is not said: that we shall suffer from cowardice, from cravens or the fear of cravens. Therefore I say that we will go on, and this doom I add: the deeds that we shall do shall be the matter of song until the last days of Arda. J. R. R. Tolkien sufferingevilsong We must especially learn the art of directing mindfulness into the closed areas of our life. Jack Kornfield buddhismsufferingart It is my observations, though, that happiness limits the amount of suffering one is willing to inflict upon others Jacqueline Carey observationlimitssuffering The future is our responsibility, but change will not take place until the majority loose confidence in their dictator’s and elected officials’ ability to solve problems. It will likely take an economic catastrophe resulting in enormous human suffering to bring about true social change. Jacque Fresco majorityresponsibilitysuffering War, poverty, corruption, hunger, misery, human suffering will not change in a monetary system. That is, there will be very little significant change. It’s going to take the redesign of our culture and values. Jacque Fresco significant-changesufferingwar Unhappiness, I saw then, comes to each of us because we think ourselves at the center of the world, because we have the miserable conviction the we alone suffer to the point of unbearable intensity. Unhappiness is always to feel oneself imprisoned in one's own skin, in one's own brain. Jacques Lusseyran sufferingbrainthinking I am willing to accept that there are women out there who say they have chosen to sell sex. But they are in the minority, and laws are there to protect the majority. In this case, the majority of women in prostitution want to get out, and suffer violence and exploitation. If there are women who have made a free choice, there are more who have had no choice. Jacqui Smith violencechoicessuffering Imagine losing fingernails, Harry! That really puts our sufferings into perspective, doesn't it? J. K. Rowling perspectivelosingsuffering If you know something bad is coming, can't you plan to avoid it or try to do something differently?" said Charles. Probably", said the Cartographer, "but then the good events would have no flavor. The joy you find in life is paid for by suffering that comes later, just as sometimes, the suffering is redeemed by a joy unexpected. That's the trade that makes a life worth living. James A. Owen sufferingjoytrying«8889909192939495969798»
