The weather here has been damp. And my pain that shoots through my right side of my body reminds me of my arthritis and nerve problems.
on thursday at work i felt the pain, discomfort.
I reminded my self of a zen proverb on sitting (zazen). it roughly goes: A novice at zazen said to his zenmaster i have been sitting so long i have pain in my back.the zenmaster said, “so be with your pain.”
So at lunch at work, i meditated…
an abbreviated zazen I sat and “i was”. I sat with my pain. Simple being and being with my physical pain.The mind is an odd thing. when i think of the sensations that my arthritis bringing process it. create psychic feelings. I feel resentment towards my pain, then resentment towards myself.
In simple: A novice at zazen said to his zenmaster i have been sitting so long i have pain in my back.the zenmaster said, “so be with your pain.”….
makes them more tolerable and less distancing.whether i can fully accept my discomfort when it comes, well maybe someday.
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