Suffering Well

     “Suffering confers neither privileges nor rights. It all depends on how you use it. If you use it to increase the anguish of yourself or others, you are degrading, even betraying it. And yet the day will come when we shall understand that suffering can also elevate human beings. God help us to bear our suffering well.”           Elie Wiesel, Nobel laureate

        Jack Kornfield. “Awakening is Real. A Guide to the Deeper Dimensions of the Inner Journey.” Sounds True (Podcast #1 The Sacred Journey), 2012.



     “I’ve learned a lot from my teachers and all the study and meditation I have done, but the painful aspects of life, the really hard times, have been my main teachers.”      Pema Chodron

       “Connect with the Best of Yourself – An Evening with Pema Chodron and k.d. lang.” Shambhala Sun, September 2015

Photograph by P. Michael Lovas

Recognizing & Transcending Fear

     “Fear is the cheapest room in the house.
      I would like to see you living
      In better conditions.”                                             Hafiz

I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain.
Read more at http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/j/james_a_baldwin.html#KQKea0dwqHKufJQi.99

I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain.
Read more at http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/j/james_a_baldwin.html#KQKea0dwqHKufJQi.99

      "I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain."

      “Love takes off the masks we fear we cannot live without and know we cannot live within.”                                                                                                                                                James A. Baldwin

     Listen to American meditation teacher Jack Kornfield being interviewed by Oprah Winfrey. They spoke at length about practice & mindful living:
http://www.oprah.com/own-super-soul-sunday/Full-Episode-Oprah-and-Jack-Kornfield-on-Mindful-Living-Video

Steve McCurry   http://stevemccurry.com/