Suffering Quotes

At the moment our human world is based on the suffering and destruction of millions of non-humans.

I believe we are all connected to other people. I am connected to people who are suffering. We all are.

We do not suffer by accident.

The three most charismatic leaders in this century inflicted more suffering on the human race than almost any trio in history: Hitler, Stalin, and Mao. What matters is not the leader’s charisma. What matters is the leader’s mission.

Endless consumption will not make you feel whole suffer, stained items are not good for the soul.

Chance has never yet satisfied the hope of suffering people.

The end of suffering is one wish of a well-rested soul.

It is the wind and the rain, O God, the cold and the storm that make this earth of yours to blossom and bear its fruit. So in our lives it is storm and stress and hurt and suffering that make real men and women bring the world’s work to its highest perfection.

Compassion refers to the arising in the heart of the desire to relieve the suffering of all beings.

When we resist change, it’s called suffering. But when we can completely let go and not struggle against it, when we can embrace the groundlessness of our situation and relax into it’s dynamic quality, that’s called enlightenment.