Concept
Grief
Losing someone or something, and the long work of living after it.
10 passages · 5 traditions
Astrology
Buddhist
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Aṅguttara Nikāya 5.48, “Things That Cannot Be Had”"Mendicants, there are five things that cannot be had by any ascetic or brahmin or god or Māra or divinity or by anyone in the world. What five? That someone liable to old age should not gro…ScriptureRead as scripture by its tradition
Saṁyutta Nikāya 15.3, “Tears”"Mendicants, this transmigration has no known beginning. No first point is found of sentient beings roaming and transmigrating, shrouded by ignorance and fettered by craving. What do you thi…ScriptureRead as scripture by its tradition
Saṁyutta Nikāya 47.13, “With Cunda”"Sir, this novice Cunda says that Venerable Sāriputta has become fully quenched. This is his bowl and robe. Since I heard this, my body feels like it's drugged. I'm disorientated, and the te…
Christian
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John 11:33–36When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews weeping who came with her, he groaned in the spirit, and was troubled, and said, "Where have you laid him?" They told him, "Lord, come and…ScriptureRead as scripture by its tradition
Psalm 34:17–19The righteous cry, and Yahweh hears, and delivers them out of all their troubles. Yahweh is near to those who have a broken heart, and saves those who have a crushed spirit. Many are the aff…
Secular reflection
Stoic
PhilosophyA philosophical argument
Enchiridion VMen are disturbed not by things, but by the views which they take of things. Thus death is nothing terrible, else it would have appeared so to Socrates. But the terror consists in our notion…PhilosophyA philosophical argument
Enchiridion XINever say of anything, "I have lost it," but, "I have restored it." Has your child died? It is restored. Has your wife died? She is restored. Has your estate been taken away? That likewise i…PhilosophyA philosophical argument
Enchiridion XVIWhen you see anyone weeping for grief, either that his son has gone abroad or that he has suffered in his affairs, take care not to be overcome by the apparent evil, but discriminate and be…