Showing posts with label mortal. Show all posts
Showing posts with label mortal. Show all posts

Sunday, January 11, 2009

We are mortal beings living in this physical world....

“Things of the Spirit need not – indeed should not – require our uninterrupted time and attention. Ordinary work-a-day things occupy most of our attention. And that is as it should be. We are mortal beings living in this physical world. Spiritual things are like leavening. By measure they may be very small, but by influence they affect all that we do.”

Boyd K. Packer, October 1989 general conference

Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Pain is inevitable...

Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.

Zen Proverb
Sometimes attributed to Sheng-ts'an

Variations:
"Pain is inevitable, misery is optional."
"Pain is inevitable, misery is not."