How to Transmute Your Pain and Past Trauma
Don’t become a slave to it.
I’m finally reading Eckhart Tolle’s The Power of Now. Many of my readers over the years have suggested I read him, and now I understand why. His writings and mine are aligned.
In this book, ways of approaching emotions and thoughts with non-attachment are described in detail. These ideas are nothing new, as they have shown up in philosophies from around the world since the beginning of time. It all relates to mental freedom. But I just love the way he explains the “pain body” and something started to happen to me after I read his words about it.
He explains that we should bring the pain body into the full consciousness of now, and then it dissolves. You can transmute your pain very simply — but most of us just give into it and let it take hold of our actions. But we don’t have to let it have control of our lives. It can become a normal process to acknowledge the “pain body” as it arises and face it full-on so that it can’t have power anymore. I’d like to share how this has been happening for me.
Emotions Leftover From Past Trauma
I’ve been practicing awareness of my thoughts and emotions for a while (after all, I am a meditation instructor), and for me, minor stressful situations often don’t ruffle my…
