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My favorite quote from the book is "You are the painter whose beautiful brush strokes ripple eternally in the diverse artwork that is the eternal present." (Page 220) I found it at the end of the book, and I loved it more than any other quote; it flatters me a lot and makes me feel confident, bold, and very important.

Although I wouldn't really call it my favourite, but I understand it so let me write a few things about it.

"In any case, allow that which is out of your control to be as it is—for it will be as it is regardless. Accept it. Love it. Laugh at it if you want, conceptually or literally." Page 113.

As humans, there are forces beyond our control, whether we like it or not. We are only natural but there is the supernatural too and we mostly can't do anything beyond natural without supernatural influence. So we can just accept what is and learn to live with it. Be happy in the midst of everything as they are. We did it create our nature or other forms of nature around us. We can only utilise them to our benefit, in a good way, that is.

I like the quote that Rev. Dr. John Watson, a minister of the Free Church of Scotland wrote:

“Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.” (Page 67)

That's my favorite too. I took so much from that simple quote. It reminded me to take a step back sometimes and truly understand that things will work out in time.

Maduabuchi Eze wrote: ↑February 4th, 2023, 5:02 pm There are a lot of striking quotes in "In It Together: The Beautiful Struggle Uniting Us All." However, this one currently moves me: "Time is a spiritual teacher, brutal but effective." The message here is so deep, and it has positively changed my perception of certain things.

My favorite quote is found on page 33. It goes as follow "Do not fight feelings of pain, such as hunger pain when on a diet, or muscle soreness in the gym. Laugh at them if you want, smile at the soreness, or just watch them like clouds floating by."

I like the quote that Rev. Dr. John Watson, a minister of the Free Church of Scotland wrote:

“Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.”

This is a very good quote that aligns with the possibilities.

There were so many, but . . .
A quote of a quote by Ram Dass who once wisely said, "Our journey is about being more involved in life, and yet less attached to it." p. 178, and

"True love is NOT sacrificing your happiness for another; true love is being happy to sacrifice." p. 188, and finally

"Sometimes it's preferable to do one thing great, with stubborn determination, than do many things poorly half-assed." : ) p. 200

Samantha Clay wrote: ↑February 16th, 2023, 12:20 pm For me, there were several quotes that really made you double-check your personal philosophies but one of my favorite quotes in the book is "If the word "suffering" simply means having unfulfilled desire, then to be human is to suffer."

That spoke VOLUMES TO ME!

I really like this one. It spoke the fundamental truth that we ignore about life.

The quote that I really like is given by Rene Descartes :

"I think, therefore I am"

This quote proves the existence of us. Although it's not the original quote by the author, I really like it hence sharing it here.

Two favourite quotes

"You are the painter whose beautiful brush strokes ripple eternally in the diverse artwork that is the eternal present."

True love is not sacrificing your happiness for an- other; true love is being happy to sacrifice.

Lessons learnt; You create your life the way you want it, and your happiness shouldn't ever be sacrificed for happiness is the purpose for which you love

My favourite quote is - If the word "suffering" simply means having unfulfilled desire, then to be human is to suffer.

This teaches that so long as one lives as a human, he/she will have unfulfilled desires and unachieved goals, as the human body and mind will always want more and will invariably create new goals once old goals have been achieved. A continuous cycle of goal, achievement and more goals with more achievements

My favorite quote in the book is found on Pg 171.
"Love unchangeable reality as it is rather than bitterly and resentfully insisting it be or should be something different than what it inexorably is."