“Imagine you are walking in the woods and you see a small dog sitting by a tree. As you approach it, it suddenly lunges at you, teeth bared. You are frightened and angry. But then you notice that one of its legs is caught in a trap. Immediately your mood shifts from anger to concern: You see that the dog's aggression is coming from a place of vulnerability and pain. This applies to all of us. When we behave in hurtful ways, it is because we are caught in some kind of trap. The more we look through the eyes of wisdom at ourselves and one another, the more we cultivate a compassionate heart.” WayLooksHeartKindEyePainImagineTreeDogWalkingApproachSittingConcernAngryCaughtLegsWoodsMoodTeethBehaveVulnerabilityFrightenedCompassionateAggressionTrapsHurtfulThrough The EyesSmall Dogs Author:Tara Brach
“The time has come to listen to the frightened moans of our fellow brothers and sisters and indeed the earth itself is in pain.” EarthPainBrotherFellowsFrightenedBrothers And Sisters Book:Mutant Message Down Under Source: Mutant Message Down Under
“When the heart acknowledges how much pain there is in the mind, it turns like a mother toward a frightened child.” MindHeartChildrenPainMotherTurnsAcknowledgeFrightenedLike A Mother Book:A Year to Live: How to Live This Year as If It Were Your Last Source: A Year to Live: How to Live This Year as If It Were Your Last
“You can't work at a relationship; you can't control it. You have to be lucky and go through your life. If you are not lucky you have to be prepared for some degree of suffering. That's why most relationships are very difficult and have some degree of pain. People stay together because of inertia, they don't have the energy. Because they are frightened of being lonely, or they have children.” PeopleIfsChildrenPainTogetherSufferingEnergyDifficultLuckyDegreesLonelyPreparedFrightenedBe PreparedInertiaBeing LonelyLucky You Author:Woody Allen
“I guess when I'm frightened or in pain or maybe very bored I've tried to hold myself together by imposing a narrative order on the experience as it happens.” HappensPainTogetherOrderNarrativeBoredFrightenedImposing Author:Ben Lerner