tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166459572149699816.post5003768564136010145..comments2024-03-24T23:13:15.572-07:00Comments on Mind Deep: The Gift of PainMarguerite Manteau-Raohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17956537059369707663noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166459572149699816.post-32810485364655316712011-03-22T18:43:45.065-07:002011-03-22T18:43:45.065-07:00Moritheil, thank you for visiting!
I tend to shy ...Moritheil, thank you for visiting!<br /><br />I tend to shy away from philosophical thinking as I have found it to be yet another selfing exercise that takes me away from the embodied experience of the moment.Marguerite Manteau-Raohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17956537059369707663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166459572149699816.post-79979217560284324342011-03-22T18:41:17.547-07:002011-03-22T18:41:17.547-07:00Dyamond, yes, that is the beauty of practice. Ever...Dyamond, yes, that is the beauty of practice. Every moment is a call to practice being mindful, and lovingly kind. It is just sometimes harder depending on conditions.Marguerite Manteau-Raohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17956537059369707663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166459572149699816.post-69076195682389586512011-03-22T18:39:49.649-07:002011-03-22T18:39:49.649-07:00Was Once, you are so wise!
I too have had to wat...Was Once, you are so wise! <br /><br />I too have had to watch out with yoga. Learning to practice more mindfully so as to not hurt the body . . .Marguerite Manteau-Raohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17956537059369707663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166459572149699816.post-25417020655586244392011-03-22T18:38:01.586-07:002011-03-22T18:38:01.586-07:00Carole (zendot), yes, this is not about 'askin...Carole (zendot), yes, this is not about 'asking' for or prolonging pain. Rather to live each moment with as much ease as possible, including not fighting pain and unpleasantness when they are guests in hour house . . .Marguerite Manteau-Raohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17956537059369707663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166459572149699816.post-38831624577052672882011-03-22T09:04:00.221-07:002011-03-22T09:04:00.221-07:00I get so easily bummed out by pain. I am then min...I get so easily bummed out by pain. I am then mindful of how the add ons create the suffering, the pain is just pain and yet I keep moving in and out of wishing for the pain free state! It is interesting to watch.<br /><br />This is fresh in my mind as I hurt my left shoulder gardening on Saturday. And skillful means took me to my gentle chiro on Monday so am feeling better.<br /><br />I believe that if you can alleviate the pain, that is the thing to do. If you can't then you practice with it. There will always be an opportunity to practice with some sort of pain. Never in shortage in this human realm!zendotstudiohttp://www.zendotstudio.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166459572149699816.post-64143160609905993022011-03-21T22:22:34.713-07:002011-03-21T22:22:34.713-07:00I have a right shoulder pain, probably caused by y...I have a right shoulder pain, probably caused by yoga and then made worse by swimming. It has made me look at how I will cope with aging. Stopping or changing what I do entirely in exercise ...maybe can translate into stopping bad habits like speaking ill of others or positively by being kinder to others.<br />And when the pain wakes me at night, stop the dialogue and just sit up and meditate. This pain is only the beginning of change made tangible.Was Oncehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15787588883235992471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166459572149699816.post-602703599744337272011-03-21T22:04:29.018-07:002011-03-21T22:04:29.018-07:00It is hard to see pain as just pain; a part of the...It is hard to see pain as just pain; a part of the natural flow of the universe just as we are.<br /><br />I love that you turned your situation into a mindful practice. We don't need to go to a monastery to practice. Opportunities arise at all times throughout our lives!<br /><br />Great post!<br />With Love,<br /><br />Dyamond.Dya.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05363506923157675530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166459572149699816.post-17891267343960502662011-03-21T20:09:40.366-07:002011-03-21T20:09:40.366-07:00Pain is a reminder. Sometimes you can correct the ...Pain is a reminder. Sometimes you can correct the circumstances that give rise to it; sometimes you can't. The former case isn't very philosophical, but then, isn't that just a distinction that we create?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com