If the body receives a physical injury the nerves respond by alerting us with pain. Pain is simply telling us that there is something wrong and we must take corrective action. With that in mind we could say that pain is a good thing. I am going to suggest that mental pain is serving the same purpose. Mental pain has many sources that I will divide into two parts. The first one sees pain arise in regards to our personality. An example of this would be feeling pain because we think and feel that we are in some way not living up to standards be they self imposed or imposed through societal pressures. There are countless ways this type of pain can arise. The second avenue for the sensation of pain has to do with "being". A good example of this type of pain has to do with, not understanding why I, we are here, this encompasses the entirety of our existence. This pain is also telling us that there is something intrinsically wrong with our life. This type of pain explains the rise of religion however it is important to understand that religion is the outcome of pain, if there were no pain, people would not pursue religion. Religion arose after the feeling of pain. Religious people have not put an end to pain in many cases religious belief has worsened their pain. Religions, have their followers waiting for a reward, in the mean time pain prevails.
The pain we are feeling from not understanding our place in life can only end when we have an insight into living. This insight will not come about through the process of thinking. This insight must be natural and there is only one thing we have that is natural and that is awareness. See that you are aware without any effort, when you are aware that you are aware, stay there, at first your mind will wander just be aware. Imagine God creating us and then making us pass a test to gain the totality of creation. What ever talents we possess to pass Gods test are God given, there is simply no logical way around this.
with love, DT
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