“How much suffering and fear, and How many harmful things are in existence? If all arises from clinging to the "I", What should I do with this great demon?” IfsShouldSufferingExistenceEgoAriseDemonShould IClinging Author:Shantideva
“I think it's the pain and suffering that drive you to become an artist. The art itself should be the pain, sort of exorcising every demon and making you feel like you're a person that matters.” ThinkingFeelsShouldPersonsArtMatterPainArtistSufferingLike YouDemonPain And Suffering Author:Marilyn Manson
“... we should not worry about clothes or food? Such anxiety is a mark of? unbelievers, who reject the providence of the Lord and deny the Creator. An attitude of this kind is entirely wrong for Christians who believe that even? sparrows? are under the care of the holy angels (cf. Mt. 10:29). The demons, however? suggest worries of this kind? The divine word can bear no fruit, being choked out by our cares. Let us, then, renounce these cares, and throw them down before the Lord, being content with what we have at the moment?” ShouldBelieveKindMomentsCareChristianAttitudeLordWorryDivineBearsHolyAnxietyClothesAngelMarkFruitCreatorDenyDemonRejectsOrthodoxProvidenceOrthodox ChristianRenounceSparrowsCfsUnbelieversBeing Content Author:Evagrius Ponticus
“Demons frighten us because we set ourselves up to be frightened. We are overly attached to our reputations and possessions. When we love and desire what we should be rejecting, we are in conflict with our true selves. That's when the negative energies catch us and use our weapons against us. Instead of taking up what we have to defend ourselves, we put our swords in the hands of our enemies and make them attack us.” ShouldSelfUseHandsDesireEnergyEnemyConflictWeaponsNegativePossessionReputationDemonAttachmentFrightenedTrue SelfRejectingNegative Energy Author:Teresa Giudice
“In the closed world of the gynaeceum, despite the gardens and parkland extending beyong the horizon, despite the insurmountable walls separating pavillions and palaces, the tangled web of our fate was inescapable. Why did these women love each other to the point of madness? Why did they loathe one another so vehemently, and why did sworn enemies feel such horror and fascination for one another? Why should furious hate become obsession, then intoxication and the very reason to live?Because love and hate were the two heads of the demon.” WorldFeelsShouldTwoReasonHateEnemyFateWallHorrorGardenMadnessObsessionDespiteDemonHorizonPalacesFascinationLove Each OtherFuriousLove And HateExtendingLoatheTangledIntoxicationSeparatingInsurmountableReason To LiveTwo HeadsTangled Webs Author:Shan Sa