“Wanting things to be otherwise is the very essence of suffering. We almost never directly experience what pain is because our reaction to it is so immediate that most of what we call pain is actually our experience of resistance to that phenomenon. And the resistance is usually a good deal more painful than the original sensation.”
Quote by Stephen Levine
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Stephen Levine
Stephen Levine was an American poet, born on July 17, 1937, and passed away on January 17, 2016. His poetry is known for its profound emotion and philosophical insights, and has been beloved by readers worldwide. more
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