"Pain is an awareness of discomfort on physical, emotional, mental or spiritual levels. By contrast, suffering involves the experience of dishonoring, denying or alienating out " true self", the core of our being, the welspring of our awareness and self-expression.
This dishonoring is often activated by painful experiences and our reaction to them, which often involves a gradual process of numbing, armoring and escape. Over time, this distorted view of ourself and the world around us sets the stage for more suffering"
The12 Stages of Healing
Donald M. Epstein
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