Suffering only shows where you are attached. That is why, to those on the path, suffering is grace.
Ram DassProlong not the past Invite not the future Do not alter your innate wakefulness Fear not appearances There in nothing more than this
Ram DassWhat the word God means is the mystery really. It's the mystery that we face as humans the mystery of existence, of suffering and of death.
Ram DassBirth, death, and suffering all bring us to the very edge of what our minds can understand.
Ram DassAll that you seek is already within you. In Hinduism it is called the Atman, in Buddhism the pure Buddha-Mind. Christ said, 'the kingdom of heaven is within you.' Quakers call it the โstill small voice within.โ This is the space of full awareness that is in harmony with all the universe, and thus is wisdom itself.
Ram Dass