Article 87 ~ Pain & Suffering. A version to pain is really a misplaced aversion to suffering. Ordinarily we do not make a distinstion between PAIN and SUFFERING, but there are very important differences between them. Pain is a natural part of the experience of life. Suffering is one of many possible responses to pain. Suffering can come out either physical or emotional pain. It involves our thoughts and emotions and how they frame the MEANING of our experiences. Suffering, too, is perfectly natural. In fact the human condition is often spoken of as inevitable suffering. Written and shared by Jon Kabat-Zinn.I got this book from Buddha temple in Brickfield while looking for Steve Loo, a friend of mine. Somehow this book caught my attention and I picked it up from the shelf. I brought this book along to my labour room and this article appeared to me while I was reading it in my labour of Adrian in 27th April 07. Contractions just started, very mile.
It was such an amazing journey. As I went through the pain of contractions and realise that pain is pain and suffer is suffer. They are independent. Pain is just a sensation and the suffering is another emotion that I choose to associate with the pain, if I choose to do so. Otherwise pain will not have suffer, AT ALL. 
It was an awareness I had at that point of time, and it became a big AH HA... for me to see emotions independently. ~Your PAIN is not YOU~
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Dear Ms Ooi, my friend,
Congratulation for making another steps forward in life. You have come this far and I’m confidence that your purpose is getting clear and your journey is getting brighter.
I’ve followed your blog since Dec 2007 (glad to be the early birds, any prize …hehe) and it was inspiring. You speak thru your heart and that’s the added value.
Before this, I’ve tried to leave comments in your blog but failed. Maybe I’m not familiar with it or I need to register as a member too. Need to try again in future. Hope to sit down and chat with you again.
Well, I’ve got the prizes already. The sincerity of your sharing touches me and motivates me to do better. I’m interested to read the book “Letting everything become your teacher”, so that I could share it during my talk with students. I’ll try to look at Buddhist Vihara, Brickfields. If I don get it, I’ll borrow from you.
Please keep the sharing coming in.
I’m taking this opportunity wish you and famili :
HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR.
MAY THIS YEAR OF RAT BRINGS ABUNDANCE OF JOY, HEALTH, WEALTH, PEACE AND PROSPERITY TO YOU, MS OOI AND FAMILY.
Take care.
regards,
foo cs.
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