tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5329640441018281006.post8075580245487699508..comments2023-10-26T01:36:26.222-07:00Comments on Self discovering self: PainUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5329640441018281006.post-19969442182692783662010-10-22T16:16:12.010-07:002010-10-22T16:16:12.010-07:00Your words resonate so deeply. Thanks for providin...Your words resonate so deeply. Thanks for providing this beautiful commentary to the poem.Ameetahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17726173698731133947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5329640441018281006.post-86300385258688135192010-10-22T12:28:32.962-07:002010-10-22T12:28:32.962-07:00I find pain to be an interesting thing(sometimes)....I find pain to be an interesting thing(sometimes). If I take a moment and just be with it so many things are discovered: layers and layers of resistance to the pain, stories about the pain as part of my identity(poor me, etc.), on and on. Never really softening and getting to the root of the pain w/o the story about it.<br /><br />When this investigation deepens pain is seen as you say, a friend. It's: Sensations, energy that flickers, moves, burns, etc, and none of it means anything..it's pain but in a sense without the story about it's not really painful..and this is just another opportunity to see(for me, anyway) "Who is in pain?" "What isn't touched by this?"<br /><br />I think it's giving space to the pain but maybe more insightful it's just seeing the space that pain floats in..and it is such a sweet relief to make friends with something I considered an enemy for so long. <br /><br />Oh, Ameeta, your words are so full of light. Thank you so much for sharing this here and for helping me.lintyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15983240141612461842noreply@blogger.com