“Be calm, be strong, be grateful, and become a lamp full of light, that the darkness of sorrows be annihilated, and that the sun of everlasting joy arise from the dawning-place of heart and soul, shining brightly.” HeartSoulLightJoyStrongDarknessSunSorrowGratefulShiningCalmArisePositive AttitudeBe GratefulEverlastingLampsHeart And SoulBeing StrongLight And DarkBaha I Author:Abdu'l-Bahá
“Compassion arises naturally as the quivering of the heart in the face of pain, ours and another's. True compassion is not limited by the separateness of pity, nor by the fear of being overwhelmed. When we come to rest in the great heart of compassion, we discover a capacity to bear witness to, suffer with, and hold dear with our own vulnerable heart the sorrows and beauties of the world.” WorldHeartPainFacesSufferingCompassionBearsSorrowCapacityDearArisePityVulnerableWitnessOverwhelmedSeparatenessBeauty Of The WorldGreat HeartsBeing Overwhelmed Author:Jack Kornfield
“In the mind engaged in struggling with hardship, one always finds something delightful. The sorrow of disappointment arises in the complacency of satisfaction.” MindStruggleSorrowDisappointmentSatisfactionAriseEngagedTaoismHardshipDelightfulComplacency Author:Zicheng Hong
“The deep pain that is felt at the death of every friendly soul arises from the feeling that there is in every individual something which is inexpressible, peculiar to him alone, and is, therefore, absolutely and irretrievably lost.” SoulFeelingsPainDeathIndividualLostFeltGriefSorrowSadAriseGrievingFriendlyGrief And LossPeculiarDeath Of A Loved OneGriefingGrief LossPain And SorrowDeath GriefGrief And DeathGrief And MourningLoss Loved One InspirationalDeath Of A FriendHelp With GriefInspirational GriefDeep SorrowDeep GriefPain DeathDeep Pain Book:Parerga and Paralipomena: Short Philosophical Essays Source: Parerga and Paralipomena: Short Philosophical Essays
“Does this mean we will always understand our challenges? Won't all of us, sometime, have reason to ask, 'O God, where art thou?' Yes! When a spouse dies, a companion will wonder. When financial hardship befalls a family, a father will ask. When children wander from the path, a mother and father will cry out in sorrow. Yes, 'weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.' Then, in the dawn of our increased faith and understanding, we arise and choose to wait upon the Lord, saying, 'Thy will be done.'” MayMeanChildrenDoeArtReasonDoneJoyMotherNightDiesAsksFatherWaitingUnderstandingChallengesWonderLordMorningPathCrySorrowAdversityEndureFinancialAriseWanderDawnCompanionHardshipSpouseWeepingMother And FatherThy Will Be DoneFinancial Hardship Author:Robert D. Hales
“Men ought to know that from the brain, and from the brain only, arise our pleasures, joy, laughter and jests, as well as our sorrows, pains, griefs, and tears.” KnowsMenWellsPainJoyPleasureGriefBrainTearsOughtSorrowLaughterAriseBrain ScienceAbsent Mindedness Author:Hippocrates
“From craving arises sorrow, from craving arises fear, but he who is freed from craving has no sorrow and certainly no fear.” FearSorrowAriseBuddhistNo FearCraving Author:Gautama Buddha
“The masters only point the way. But if you meditate And follow the dharma You will free yourself from desire. 'Everything arises and passes away.' When you see this, you are above sorrow. This is the shining way.” IfsWayDesireMeditationMastersSorrowShiningAriseDharmaPassing AwayFree Yourself Author:Gautama Buddha
“Never have anything to do with likes and dislikes. The absence of what one likes is painful, as is the presence of what one dislikes. Therefore don't take a liking to anything. To lose what one likes is hard, but there are no bonds for those who have no likes and dislikes. From preference arises sorrow, from preference arises fear, but he who is freed from preference has no sorrow and certainly no fear.” HardFearLosesSorrowPainfulAbsenceLikesAriseDislikePreferenceNo FearLikes And Dislikes Author:Gautama Buddha