My guru said that when he suffers, it brings him closer to God. I have found this, too.
Those particular thoughts that are painful - love them. I love them to death!
Until we know that we can bear the unbearable, we're always running scared.
When you see the beloved all around you, everyone is family and everywhere is love.
The person who says, 'I'm enlightened' probably isn't.
Don't take yourself so personally.