Death undoes us less, sometimes, than the hope that it will never come.
Pico IyerTags: wisdom suffering fear-of-death new-york-times
The problem with all students, he said, is that they inevitably stop somewhere. They hear an idea and they hold on to it until it becomes dead; they want to flatter themselves that they know the truth. But true Zen never stops, never congeals into such truths. That is why everyone must constantly be pushed to the abyss, starting over and feeling their utter worthlessness as a student. Without suffering and doubts, the mind will come to rest on clichés and stay there, until the spirit dies as well. Not even enlightenment is enough. You must continually start over and challenge yourself.
Robert GreeneTags: life truth learning zen suffering spirit challenge student mastery perpetual
I fear you will never arrive at an understanding of God so long as you cannot bring yourself to see the good that often comes as a result of pain. For there is nothing, from the lowest, weakest tone of suffering to the loftiest acme of pain, to which God does not respond. There is nothing in all the universe which does not in some way vibrate within the heart of God. No creature suffers alone; He suffers with His creatures and through it is in the process of bringing His sons and daughters through the cleansing and glorifying fires, without which the created cannot be made the very children of God, partakers of the divine nature and peace.
George MacDonaldTags: pain god suffering divine-nature
Although we may wish for more or strive to do better than we have, in these times it is enough to keep your soul.
Eric Micha'el LeventhalTags: inspirational reality empowerment acceptance world peace contentment integrity spiritual soul ambition suffering struggle meditation awareness desire gratitude modern-life awakening self-love
To endure the cross is not a tragedy; it is the suffering which is the fruit of an exclusive allegiance to Jesus Christ. When it comes, it is not an accident, but a necessity. It is not the sort of suffering which is inseparable from this mortal life, but the suffering which is an essential part of the specifically Christian life. It is not suffering per se but suffering-and-rejection, and not rejection for any cause or conviction of our own, but rejection for the sake of Christ.
Dietrich BonhoefferSuffering, then, is the badge of true discipleship. The disciple is not above his master. Following Christ means passio passiva, suffering because we have to suffer.
Dietrich BonhoefferTags: suffering following-christ
Ah Buddha, you boastful charlatan. You may have learned nothing after 6 years of suffering, but then what of 7 years? What of 17? What might you have learned from a lifetime of pain? [...] From what I can tell, the wisest man in all these scriptures was the first person Buddha ever tried to teach - an Ajivika named Upaka. Buddha bragged to him of how he achieved nirvana, to which Upaka simply replied: "That may be so," and walked away.
Mark X.Tags: buddhism suffering nirvana ego buddha asceticism shramanism ajivika braggadocio upaka
From being a movement aiming for universal freedom, communism turned into a system of universal despotism. That is the logic of utopia.
John GrayTags: philosophy suffering communism despotism utopia
How I wish, how fervently I ache, to take my mother's hand, kiss her check,tell her I love her, and watch her smile. For me it was not, nor can ever be. But for you, reach out now. Reach out for your mother's hand-the hands of those you love. Say I love you.
Don't wait.
Tags: true-love family romance suffering redemption domestic-abuse
I have sometimes thought that I have been burdened with a pack of ten misfortunes, any one of which if borne by my neighbor would be enough to make a murderer out of him.
Osamu DazaiTags: life murder sadness suffering struggle crime depression
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