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then you would have realized that by cutting up the body； mansoor is not cut。
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the greatest preparation for entering death in a conscious state is to first enter pain consciously； because death does not occur often； it does not e every day。
death will e only once； whether you are prepared for it or not； there cannot be a rehearsal for death。
but pain and misery e every day。
we can prepare ourselves while going through pain and suffering …… and remember； if we can do so while facing them； it will prove useful at the time of death。
hence； seekers have always weled suffering。
there is no other reason for it。
it is not that suffering is a good thing。
the reason is simply that suffering provides the seeker with an opportunity for self…preparation； self…attainment。
a seeker has always thanked god for the suffering he undergoes； for the simple reason that； in moments of misery； he gets a chance to disidentify himself from his body。
remember； sadhana； spiritual discipline； is a little difficult to follow when you are happy。
it is easier when you are miserable； because in moments of happiness one doesnt want to have even the slightest feeling of separation from ones body。
when you are happy the body feels very dear to you； you dont feel like being detached from it for even an inch。
in moments of happiness we move closer to the body； hence it is not surprising that a seeker of happiness bees a materialist。
it is also not surprising if a person who is continuously seeking happiness believes himself to be nothing more than his body； because in happy times he begins to exist like a green coconut instead of a dry one …… the distance between him and his body continues to narrow down。
in moments of pain one wishes he were not the body。
ordinarily； a man who takes himself to be nothing but the body also wishes he were not the body when his head hurts or when his foot is injured or when his body aches。
he tends to agree with monks all over the world who go about saying that； 〃it would have been better if i were not the body。
〃 feeling the pain in his body； he bees eager to somehow find out he is not the body too。
thats why i say to you； the moments of pain can bee moments of spiritual discipline； they can be turned into moments of sadhana。
but ordinarily； what do we do？
ordinarily； during times of suffering； we try to forget pain。
if a man is in trouble； he will drink alcohol。
someone is in pain and he will go and sit in a movie theater。
somebody is miserable and he will try to forget his misery with prayers and devotional songs。
these are all different ways and means to forget pain。
someone drinks； we can say this is one tactic： someone goes and watches a movie； this is another。
a person goes to a concert； this is a third way of forgetting pain。
somebody goes to the temple and drowns himself in prayers and hymns； this is a fourth strategy。
there can be a thousand and one strategies …… they can be religious； non…religious； or secular。
thats not a big question。
underneath all this； the basic thing is that man wants to forget his misery。
he is into forgetting misery。
a person who is out to forget misery can never wake up to misery。
how can we bee aware of something we tend to forget？ only with an attitude of remembering can we bee aware of something。
hence； only by remembering pain can we bee aware of it。
so whenever you are in misery； take it as an opportunity。
be totally aware of it； and you will have a wonderful experience。
when you bee fully aware of your suffering； when you look at it face to face； not escaping the pain； you will have a glimpse of your separateness from it。
for example； you fell； were injured； hurt your foot。
now try to locate the pain inside； try to pinpoint the exact spot where it hurts； and you will be astonished to discover how you have managed to spread the pain over a much wider area； away from the original spot where its intensity is not so much。
man exaggerates his suffering。
he magnifies his misery； which is never actually that much。
the reason behind this is the same …… identification with the body。
misery is like the flame of a lamp； but we experience it as the dispersed light of the lamp。
misery is like the flame； limited to a very small section of the body。
but we feel it like the very extended light of the lamp； covering a much larger area。
close your eyes and try to locate the pain from inside。
remember too； we have always known the body from the outside； never from within。
even if you know your body； it is known as others see it。
if you have seen your hand； it is always from the outside； but you can feel your hand from within too。
it is as if one were to remain contented with seeing his house only from the outside。
but there is an inner side to the house as well。
pain occurs at the inner parts of the body。
the point where it hurts is located somewhere in the interior of the body； but the pain spreads to the outer parts of the body。
it is like this： the flame of pain is located inside； while the light radiates outward。
since we are used to seeing the body from outside； the pain appears to be very spread out。
it is a wonderful experience； trying to see the body from inside。
close your eyes and try to feel and experience what the body is like from within。
the human body has an inner wall too； it has an inner covering as well。
this body has an inner limit too。
that inner frontier can certainly be experienced with closed eyes。
you have seen your hand lifting。
now； close your eyes sometime and lift your hand； and you will experience the hand rising from within。
from the outside you have known what it is to be hungry。
close your eyes and experience hunger from within； and for the first time you will be able to feel it from inside。
as soon as you get hold of the pain from within； two things happen。
one is； the pain does not remain as widely spread as it originally seemed to be； it immediately centers on a small point。
and the more intensely you concentrate on this point； the more you will find it being smalle