“We hope all danger may be overcome; but to conclude that no danger may ever arise would itself be extremely dangerous.” MayDangerousDangerOvercomingArise Book:Lincoln on Democracy Source: Lincoln on Democracy
“We are beset by problems and if we look for their source, we find they arise because of our selfishness, because we tend to pursue our own interests at the expense of others. Our various religious traditions exist to help us reduce these problems. They all teach ways to overcome suffering through cultivating love and compassion, tolerance, patience and contentment.” IfsWayLooksHelpingProblemSufferingInterestReligiousCompassionTeachSourceTraditionOvercomingVariousToleranceArisePursueSelfishnessContentmentExpensesLove And CompassionCultivatingReligious Traditions Author:Dalai Lama
“The jealousy that arises from another's achievement is overcome by developing an awareness of and admiration for one's own and other's achievement.” AwarenessAchievementOvercomingAriseDevelopingJealousyAdmiration Author:Dalai Lama
“Many people see themselves as a problem that needs to be solved. They also habitually see the present moment as an obstacle that they need to overcome or get away from. With awareness, an inner sense of spaciousness arises that enables you to look at your own mind, which is to say the human mind, with a certain degree of detachment.” PeopleNeedsMindHumansLooksMomentsProblemCertainAwarenessDegreesOvercomingObstaclesAriseGet AwayPresent MomentHuman MindDetachmentSpaciousness Author:Eckhart Tolle
“Nothing can astound an American. It has often been asserted that the word "impossible" is not a French one. People have evidently been deceived by the dictionary. In America, all is easy, all is simple; and as for mechanical difficulties, they are overcome before they arise.” PeopleAmericaEasySimpleImpossibleOvercomingDifficultyAriseDeceivedDictionary Book:From the Earth to the moon (low cost). Limited edition Source: From the Earth to the moon (low cost). Limited edition
“The question of why evil exists is not a theological question, for it assumes that it is possible to go behind the existence forced upon us as sinners. If we could answer it then we would not be sinners. We could make something else responsible...The theological question does not arise about the origin of evil but about the real overcoming of evil on the Cross; it ask for the forgiveness of guilt, for the reconciliation of the fallen world” IfsWorldDoeRealEvilAsksAnswersBehindsExistenceCrossesOvercomingResponsibleGuiltAssumingAriseFallenSinnerReconciliationTheologicalFallen World Author:Dietrich Bonhoeffer
“The sweetest pleasure arises from difficulties overcome.” PleasureOvercomingDifficultyAriseSweetest Author:Publilius Syrus
“There is no greater power than the power of love, which arises from Presence. It overcomes all resistance.” GreaterOvercomingAriseResistancePower Of LoveGreater Power Author:Leonard Jacobson