RE: Healing After Trauma: how we respond to pain makes all the difference
Buddha said clinging to the aggregates is the cause of suffering not life itself...huge argument in Buddhist circles so I can understand the confusion...It's those damn clingy aggregates fault...I do vipassana meditation through SN Goenka's method and there is a lot of trauma stored in the body. The body and mind are all intwined like a knot from what I've seen in meditation. When a calm, cool mind touches the body all those knots disappear like water hitting a hot pan! Poof, ouch, that hurts, sit still and just watch...soon no more steam and the mind is untangled, free to fly. But then I still have to get up and do the damn dishes....hahaha
I need to read what happened in your accident...nothing like experiencing extreme events to make one ponder life in general. Nice to meet you @mountainjewel.
I totally agree, I hope it was clear in the post that indeed our attachments and bonds is the cause of our suffering. We both have also practiced Vipassana, and I can relate. Of course, likewise an unsettled mind can create even more tension and stress in the body. This is why i love breathing so much, it is such a powerful tool for balancing and calming.
ahah, I can picture myself when you're talking about the hot pan experience. human minds are just so funny.... patience should be taught more in schools.
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nice to meet you @reddust, thanks for stopping by.
I left a message about my own experience on your article about the accident...our gratitude is still present after surviving the almost tragic accident. I figured you knew life isn't suffering but how we react to life, our body is what causes suffering. I am so happy to meet you, we are wayfarers together <3
yes indeed! and i read your note about your close call at the grand canyon. glad you're okay and that gratitude swept the trauma away <3 helps us realize how precious and precarious life is... to treasure our moments. happy to meet you too!