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  • To have a body is to suffer. Does anyone with a body know peace? Those who understand this detach themselves from all that exists and stop imagining or seeking anything. The sutras say, "To seek is to suffer. To seek nothing is bliss." When you seek nothing, you're on the Path.
  • 5 years ago



    Tags : Bodhidharma Quotes , Peace Quotes , Suffering Quotes
  • No matter what part of the world we come from, we are all basically the same human beings. We all seek happiness and try to avoid suffering. We have the same basic human needs and concerns. All of us human beings want freedom and the right to determine our own destiny as individuals and as peoples. That is human nature.
  • 5 years ago



    Tags : Dalai Lama Quotes , Destiny Quotes , Suffering Quotes
  • Things are simply the way they are. They don't give us suffering. Like a thorn: Does a sharp thorn give us suffering? No. It's simply a thorn. It doesn't give suffering to anybody. If we step on it, we suffer immediately. Why do we suffer? Because we stepped on it. So the suffering comes from us.
  • 6 years ago



    Tags : Ajahn Chah Quotes , Giving Quotes , Suffering Quotes
  • All religions and cultures suffer from sources that preach hate against the 'other.' Throughout history some have, tragically, practiced what their sources preached, while some have sought to dismiss or even counteract the hateful words of their sources.
  • 6 years ago



    Tags : Alan Dershowitz Quotes , Hate Quotes , Suffering Quotes