Quotes by : Rachel Naomi Remen

Facts bring us to knowledge, but stories lead to wisdom.

Life wastes nothing. Over and over again every molecule that has ever been is gathered up by the hand....

When we know ourselves to be connected to all others, acting compassionately is simply the natural thing....

Suffering shapes the life force, sometimes into anger, sometimes into blame and self-pity. Eventually....

Wounding and healing are not opposites. They're part of the same thing. It is our wounds that enable....

Perhaps real wisdom lies in not seeking answers at all. Any answer we find will not be true for long.....

In avoiding all pain and seeking comfort at all cost, we may be left without intimacy or compassion;....

Many times when we help we do not really serve. . . . Serving is also different from fixing. One of the....

Perhaps wisdom is simply a matter of waiting, and healing a question of time. And anything good you've....

If we fear loss enough, in the end the things we possess will come to possess us.