Pain Management

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Meezer77
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Pain Management

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Am interested in hearing the experiences of people here who have used meditation to successfully manage pain or physical discomfort.
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mikenz66
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Bhikkhu Bodhi: Working with Pain
viewtopic.php?t=8232

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SarathW
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Bhikkhu Bodhi: Working with Pain
Yes, it is a great article.
I have discussed this it in the following thread with my experience in pain management.

Seven days without pain killers.
viewtopic.php?f=22&t=16532&hilit=
“As the lamp consumes oil, the path realises Nibbana”
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"Monks, for one in whom mindfulness immersed in the body is cultivated, developed, pursued, handed the reins and taken as a basis, given a grounding, steadied, consolidated, & well-undertaken, ten benefits can be expected. Which ten?

...he is the sort that can endure bodily feelings that, when they arise, are painful, sharp, stabbing, fierce, distasteful, disagreeable, deadly.
seems quite clear to me
Caodemarte
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Remembering that pain is temporary.

Remembering that pain is empty of substance.

Looking at the pain so throughly so there is no longer room for thoughts of pain,suffering or “I.”
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Thanks all for your helpful replies :namaste:
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I deal with chronic pain. Best advice really has been for me that pain is temporary, it changes, flows, ebbs... Thinking it is permanent or never-ending in the same way is wrong view. Sometimes just observing it can be helpful. Also, if you deal with chronic pain, realizing there are times it will get in the way of your practice, and seeing it as OK is also helpful.
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