iNTRODUCTiON
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WHAT iS PAiN?
Pain can be physical,
mental or emotional.
Physical pain is a basic
necessity for the body.
Just imagine, if we could
feel no pain in our body
we might accidentally
hurt ourselves or start
styling our faces, hands,
and legs the way we
style our hair today!
Actually, pain is a letter of
request, written by the body to
the mind, saying, ‘Please pay
attention to me!’ because
attention is energy. When
attention is given to a
particular area, that attention
becomes energy for that area.
When the body communicates
pain, it is actually asking for
attention or energy, which will
help it heal. Mental or
emotional pain is the
psychological feeling that arises
when you are faced with
something you don’t like.
Research shows that
emotional pain can deeply
disturb the physical body.
For example, the
psychological feelings that
arise with sexual repression
can result in lower back
disorders, or the pain of
shouldering too much
responsibility can cause pain
in the shoulders. Whether
the pain is physical or
emotional, an important
thing you need to
understand is that pain is
always born from resistance
to the present moment.
