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**Singukil** · 02-12-2011, 08:41 AM

Perhaps it may be useful to think of an example: suppose we stub our toe violently and are hopping around in extreme discomfort. Just then, a car hits a pedestrian on the street nearby and our attention is diverted. We forget the pain completely. Awareness of the pain ... pouf! What has changed? The mind has shifted.

Yes, we can not avoid pain; but what we can avoid is to add Dukkha when experiencing pain. Pain can lead, in an untamed mind, to may associations that end in stress, lamentation, etc,.

02-12-2011, 08:41 AM	#24
Singukil Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 386 Senior Member	Perhaps it may be useful to think of an example: suppose we stub our toe violently and are hopping around in extreme discomfort. Just then, a car hits a pedestrian on the street nearby and our attention is diverted. We forget the pain completely. Awareness of the pain ... pouf! What has changed? The mind has shifted. Yes, we can not avoid pain; but what we can avoid is to add Dukkha when experiencing pain. Pain can lead, in an untamed mind, to may associations that end in stress, lamentation, etc,.
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