Daily Reflection
A moment of peace and contemplation for your day.
The Wisdom
The pain-body needs to get its 'food' through you. It will feed on any experience that resonates with its own kind of energy, anything that creates further pain in whatever form: anger, destructiveness, hatred, grief, emotional drama. Pain can only feed on pain. Pain cannot feed on joy. It finds it quite indigestible. One solution is to stop feeding the parasite. If we don’t give the parasite any food, we kill the parasite by starvation.
The Reflection
We often think we are the ones who are angry or sad, but often it is just the parasite demanding a meal. It provokes a fight or triggers a memory just to get a reaction. If you react, you feed it. If you observe it without engaging, you starve it. The moment you see it for what it is, it loses its power to control you.
The Practice
Today, treat every urge to complain, argue, or sulk as a 'hunger pang' from the parasite. When the urge arises, say silently: "I see you, but I will not feed you." Then, deliberately do something that generates joy or peace—take a walk, listen to music, or breathe deeply. Watch the pain-body shrink as you refuse to serve it.
The Mantra
"I choose joy, and I starve my pain."