“When we do not reject our suffering, or add anything to it, pain is simply pain. It is what we add to our pain that turns it into suffering.” PainSufferingTurnsAddRejects Book:Zen and the Art of Falling in Love Source: Zen and the Art of Falling in Love
“Relying on another is an expression of attachment, not love, a manifestation of insecurity and suffering, not understanding the true nature of our lives.” LoveSufferingUnderstandingNatureOur LivesExpressionManifestationInsecurityAttachmentTrue Nature Book:Zen and the Art of Falling in Love Source: Zen and the Art of Falling in Love
“We turn pain into suffering by adding on all kinds of beliefs, interpretations and judgments to it.” KindPainSufferingTurnsBeliefJudgmentAll KindsInterpretation Author:Brenda Shoshanna
“When we are willing to accept our experience, just as it is, a strange thing happens: it changes into something else. When we avoid pain, struggle not to feel it, pain turns into suffering.” FeelsHappensPainSufferingTurnsAcceptingStruggleStrangeWillingExperienceThings HappenStrange Things Author:Brenda Shoshanna
“The facts of our lives, when we are able to know them, will free us from the torment we are in. When we can bear reality thoroughly, suffering is over. Pain may exist, but it is only pain. Suffering is what we add to pain.” KnowsMayFactsRealityAblePainSufferingOur LivesBearsAddTormentPain Suffering Author:Brenda Shoshanna
