Hey guys,
I found this helpful and wanted to share.
You pain and suffering might seem to you like a dangerous monster that you can't bear to look at, but I assure it is an insubstantial phantom that cannot prevail against the power of your awareness. The moment you observe it, feel its energy within your without resisting it, identification with it is broken.
When you start to disidentify and become the watcher, your pain phantom will continue operating for awhile and will try to trick you into identifying with it. Although you you are no longer fueling it with your identification, it has a certain momentum, just like a spinning wheel that will keep turning for a awhile even after its no longer being propelled. At this stage, it may also create physical pains in different parts of the body, but they won't last. Stay present, Stay conscious. Be the ever-alert guardian of your inner-space. You need to be present enough to feel the pain phantom directly and feel its energy. It then cannot control your thinking. The moment your thinking is aligned with the phantom, you are identified with it and again feeding it.
Good luck!
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The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle
PS: I changed the wording some.
I found this helpful and wanted to share.
You pain and suffering might seem to you like a dangerous monster that you can't bear to look at, but I assure it is an insubstantial phantom that cannot prevail against the power of your awareness. The moment you observe it, feel its energy within your without resisting it, identification with it is broken.
When you start to disidentify and become the watcher, your pain phantom will continue operating for awhile and will try to trick you into identifying with it. Although you you are no longer fueling it with your identification, it has a certain momentum, just like a spinning wheel that will keep turning for a awhile even after its no longer being propelled. At this stage, it may also create physical pains in different parts of the body, but they won't last. Stay present, Stay conscious. Be the ever-alert guardian of your inner-space. You need to be present enough to feel the pain phantom directly and feel its energy. It then cannot control your thinking. The moment your thinking is aligned with the phantom, you are identified with it and again feeding it.
Good luck!
:thumbup:The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle
PS: I changed the wording some.
