“To better understand God we must first shatter our own idea of God - maybe even day after day. Maybe he's too great to stay compressed in the human mind. Maybe he splits it wide open; this is why pretentious intellectualism so often fails to comprehend the concept of God: it is only accepting of what it can explain while in the process finding higher sources offensive. What we may confidently assert is that faith is the opening that allows God, this unpredictable, unseen power, to travel in and out of the mind without all the pains of confusion.” MindFirstsHumansMayIdeasPainProcessAcceptingFailingSourceHigherFindingsConceptsWideOpeningConfusionHuman MindSplitsOffensiveUnseenUnpredictablePretentiousIntellectualism Author:Criss Jami
“In every culture, [there are those] shamans or medicine men who endured incredible physical pain, because it's a door opening to the subconsciousness. And the way we can actually control the pain -- it's how to control everything. This is the key.” MenWayPainCultureDoorsKeysMedicineIncrediblesOpeningPhysical Pain Author:Marina Abramovic
“Why shouldn’t we experience heartbreak? Through those doorways God is opening up ways of fellowship with His Son. Most of us collapse at the first grip of pain. We sit down at the door of God’s purpose and enter a slow death through self-pity. And all the so-called Christian sympathy of others helps us to our deathbed. But God will not. He comes with the grip of the pierced hand of His Son, as if to say, “Enter into fellowship with Me; arise and shine.” If God can accomplish His purposes in this world through a broken heart, then why not thank Him for breaking yours?” IfsWorldWayFirstsHeartSelfHelpingHandsChristianPainPurposeDoorsThis WorldSonBrokenShiningAccomplishAriseGods WillPityOpeningWhy NotCollapseFellowshipSelf PityDoorwaysOpening UpDeathbed Book:Utmost: Classic Readings and Prayers from Oswald Chambers Source: Utmost: Classic Readings and Prayers from Oswald Chambers
“I am feeling easy now, and you will well understand that after undergoing pain this ease is opening paradise. Invalids must be excused for being eloquent about themselves.” WellsFeelingsPainEasyOpeningEaseParadiseEloquent Book:Delphi Complete Works of George Eliot (Illustrated) Source: Delphi Complete Works of George Eliot (Illustrated)
“I am a traditionalist, I'm not a conventional person, but I am a traditionalist in the true form of the word, in that your heart is opening, you're absolutely there for everyone, the face of pain has no tradition, by the way, and in my tradition, a guru simply means the removal of darkness.” WayHeartMeanPersonsPainFacesFormDarknessTraditionOpeningConventionalGuruRemoval Author:Maya Tiwari
“A person dies, or something you had identified with completely is gone. Your home goes up in flames. There is extreme pain at first. But whenever a form dissolves, which is called "death," what remains is an opening into emptiness.” FirstsPersonsHomePainFormDiesGoneRemainsExtremesOpeningFlamesEmptinessExtreme Pain Author:Eckhart Tolle
“The true meaning of an artist/actor is opening my heart to the audience and at the same time opening their heart. Through sharing my pain I can possibly heal your pain, there is no other feeling like it, money doesn't compare. This is the true meaning of Art. I will attempt to do it till my dying day.” HeartArtI CanFeelingsPainArtistActorsAudienceDyingMy HeartHealOpeningCompareTrue MeaningMeaning Of Art Author:Richard Cabral
“Everyone knows pain. We are not meant to carry it forever. We were never meant to hold it so closely, so be certain in the belief that what pain belongs to now will belong soon to then. That when someone asks you how was your day, realize that for some of us - it's the only way we know how to say, be calm. Loosen your grip, opening each palm, slowly now - let go.” KnowsWayPainCertainAsksBeliefRealizingKnow HowForeverLetting GoCalmOpeningPalms Author:Shane Koyczan