Understanding Pain

Seeing the wrecks around me, I feel compelled to expound my principles for the betterment of many people!

Pain is just another side of the coin which has pleasure on one side. The equation is very simple: The total amount of pain you experience is equal to the total amount of pleasure you experience and vice versa. Indulgence in pleasure causes pain, and indulgence in pain causes pleasure. However, living in this duality really wrecks us. It is very important to move away from this cycle to peace!!

Peace is a state where one feels neither pleasure nor pain. One possesses a single pointed mind. Now, what is a single pointed mind? We all hear voices in our heads. We are always talking to ourselves. When this stops, and only a single entity exists in our head, one can be said to possess a single pointed mind. This requires enormous self and mental control, which is again basically discipline. I have written about discipline and please see my earlier posts for information about that.

However, pleasure and pain is often an ambiguous concept. Therefore, I must give you another important technique. Always be free of any attachment to anything. Attachment is the root cause of pain and pleasure. Please refrain from being attached to anything at all, including yourself. Whenever, you are uneasy or in pain, the easiest method of relieving oneself is by finding the attachment that you have to something that is causing you pain. Let go of any attachment towards your body, your spouse, your kids, your work, etc, etc, etc. Egoism is nothing but attachment to one's image. You will see how clear your thinking and way of dealing with things becomes once you let go of attachment.

Desire is nothing but craving for something in anticipation of pleasure. Once you refrain from pleasure, desire will take care of itself.

In this discourse, I must tell you about the Bhagvad Gita. It is the holy book of the Hindus. It describes very beautifully the methods of disciplined and peaceful people. Please go through it if you want a more in-depth understanding of the concepts that I have expounded.