Joy on Demand by Chade-Meng Tan

Author:Chade-Meng Tan
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2016-04-25T16:00:00+00:00

INFORMAL PRACTICE: NOTICING THE ABSENCE OF PAIN

Periodically, perhaps once a day, perhaps more frequently, bring awareness to the body to see if there is any experience of pain. Do you have a headache, a toothache, neck pain, back pain, or a stomachache? If any of those parts of the body is not in pain, you may remind yourself, “I do not have a headache / toothache / neck pain, etc., right now.” If any joy arises due to that thought, bring attention to that joy.

Periodically, perhaps once a day, perhaps more frequently, bring awareness to the mind to see if there is any experience of mental or emotional pain. Are you experiencing the pain of grief, sorrow, hatred, anger, jealousy, envy, want, grasping, fear, or desperation? If you are not experiencing any of those sources of pain right now, you may remind yourself, “I am not afflicted by the pain of grief / sorrow / hatred, etc., right now.” If any joy arises due to that thought, bring attention to that joy.

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