“Imagine a movie where the camera is shaking all the time. It would be the worst movie you've ever seen. You could barely focus on anything that's going on and you'd probably walk out in five minutes.
Stillness is everything. It’s an opportunity to observe our chaotic mind and allow it to settle down no matter what else is happening around us.”
Source: Spiritual Words to Live by : 81 Daily Wisdoms and Meditations to Transform Your Life
“Everybody lives on because life lives on. We're all the same life force energy. And that will go on forever.
Life will go on experiencing the universe just as the universe intended.”
Source: Spiritual Words to Live by : 81 Daily Wisdoms and Meditations to Transform Your Life
“There's nothing holy about suffering. The stories of the martyrs illustrate their faith because in spite of what they endured they did not suffer. A saint always dies smiling.”
Source: Laid Waste
“We’re fine.’
A few feet away, Aurum snarled quietly, which meant Nico was lying.”
Source: The Blood of Olympus
“I'm not sure whether it's even possible to talk about the suffering of others without exploiting that suffering.”
Source: The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet
“People show off to fill a void.”
“The point of the term “suffering-focused ethics” is ... not to be a novel or impressive contribution to ethical theorizing, but instead to serve as a pragmatic concept that can unite as effective a coalition as possible toward the shared aim of making a real-world difference — to reduce suffering for sentient beings.”
Source: Suffering-Focused Ethics: Defense and Implications
“People who have suffered as a result of certain aspects of themselves not being accepted, included, wanted, valued, appreciated or loved, heal by experiencing those thing being accepted, included, wanted, valued, appreciated and loved.”
“Before you think you are surrounded by idiots, make sure that you don’t suffer from narcissism.”
Source: A PHILOSOPHICAL KALEIDOSCOPE: Thoughts, Contemplations, Aphorisms
“The hardest part of trying to become an adult is realizing that your suffering doesn't entitle you to anything.”
Source: Prodigal Son