Haruki Murakami – Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.

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“Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.” – Haruki Murakami. “고통은 피할 수 없지만, 고통 속에서 괴로워하는 것은 선택이다.” – 무라카미 하루키. Choosing Our Response to Pain: Murakami’s Insight on Suffering Haruki Murakami, born in Kyoto, Japan in 1949, has become one of the world’s most celebrated contemporary authors. Known for his surrealistic, dreamlike novels that … Read more

Epictetus – Whoever does not regard what he has as most ample wealth, is unhappy, though he be master of the world.

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“Whoever does not regard what he has as most ample wealth, is unhappy, though he be master of the world.” – Epictetus. “자신이 가진 것을 가장 풍요로운 부로 여기지 않는 사람은 누구든지, 그가 세상의 주인일지라도 불행하다.” – 에픽테토스. The Wealth of Contentment: Epictetus on True Happiness Epictetus (55-135 CE) was a Greek Stoic philosopher born … Read more

Sylvia Browne – The weeds keep multiplying in our garden, which is our mind ruled by fear. Rip them out and call them by name.

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“The weeds keep multiplying in our garden, which is our mind ruled by fear. Rip them out and call them by name.” – Sylvia Browne. “우리의 마음이라는 정원에서는 두려움에 지배된 잡초들이 계속 번식합니다. 그것들을 뿌리째 뽑고 이름을 불러주세요.” – 실비아 브라운. Cultivating the Garden of Our Minds: Reflections on Sylvia Browne’s Wisdom Sylvia Browne once … Read more

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