Why does physical pain exist, and is it a necessary part of dying?
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"Physical pain is a natural part of life and death, but suffering is born from the mind's fears and memories; in the present moment, even at the brink of dying, fear can dissolve."
According to Osho, physical pain belongs to the body’s reality; it is a natural part of life and death and cannot be dissolved. Yet it isn’t the real “problem.” Suffering arises when mind imagines, remembers, or fears it. In the present, even at the moment of dying, fear drops. Dissolve psychological pain—egoic separation and future-thinking—and physical pain loses its sting.
Bodies feel pain, but the scary suffering comes from thinking about it; when you’re fully present—even in dying—the fear fades.
Why this matters practically
- Focus on the present to reduce fear and suffering.
- Treat bodily pain practically; stop adding mental stories.
- Loosen ego and future-thinking to meet illness, aging, and death with clarity and peace.
- Treat bodily pain practically; stop adding mental stories.
- Loosen ego and future-thinking to meet illness, aging, and death with clarity and peace.
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