{"id":4186,"date":"2023-09-17T00:48:36","date_gmt":"2023-09-17T04:48:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/how-can-i-meditate-through-intense-physical-pain\/"},"modified":"2023-09-17T00:48:36","modified_gmt":"2023-09-17T04:48:36","slug":"how-can-i-meditate-through-intense-physical-pain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/how-can-i-meditate-through-intense-physical-pain\/","title":{"rendered":"How can I meditate through intense, physical pain?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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When your mind and heart are truly open abundance will flow to you effortlessly and easily.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Question:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cDear Deepak, My question is about meditating on emotional pain and healing.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I have practiced meditation for many years.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I used to be completely identified with the emotional pain that I have but I believe I have let go of some of it.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Now when I meditate I feel an intense pain in my solar plexus, heart, and throat.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s really difficult for me to just watch it and not wish it away.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Do you have any advice on how to meditate on this pain, please?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Several years ago I started to get what I later learned to be kundalini symptoms with surges of energy in my spine and other parts of my body.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

It feels like the energy gets blocked in my heart and sometimes it\u2019s like my heart is about to burst out of my chest.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Do I need to understand what this pain is about in order to heal?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

At the moment I\u2019m not sure what it is about and how to find it out. Thank you in advance for your help.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Response:<\/strong><\/p>\n

If the emotional pain in your body is too intense to easily meditate, then stop thinking of the mantra and let your attention be with the physical sensations in your body.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

You can also let the cycle of your breathing be associated with the area of your body where the sensation is strongest.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Don\u2019t focus on the emotional discomfort or get caught up in the interpretation or analysis of what might be going on.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Your easy attention to the physical sensations will help facilitate the emotional release and healing that is going on in your body.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

You usually don\u2019t need to analyze or figure out the history or the story behind the pain.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

And trying to understand it can sometimes keep the mind separate from the body and therefore not help the healing process as much as it could.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

If an explanation or insight into the pain is necessary for a full healing, then that insight will come spontaneously at some point later in the process.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

For now, allow your awareness to neutrally be with the physical sensations whether they increase or decrease in intensity.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Eventually, the sensations will subside and it will be easy to think of the mantra again.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

You can resume meditating at this point to finish up the remaining time in your meditation.<\/span><\/p>\n

Love,<\/p>\n

Deepak<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n