I view the experiences that I have had - both the tough ones and the pleasant ones - as gifts.
Deval PatrickThe experience of pleasant, unpleasant, or neutral is the consequences of perception.
Patience: The Art of Peaceful LivingIt is more pleasant and useful to undertake the experience of revolution than to write about it.
The State and RevolutionWe use mindfulness to observe the way we cling to pleasant experiences & push away unpleasant ones.
Real Happiness: The Power of Meditation