As we move through life on an evolutionary path, all of us get to pass through the initiation of the transmutation of pain. One of the very best and clearest descriptions of what it takes internally to pass through this initiation and into a life without pain, is published in Eckhart Tolle's book, The Power of Now. (Check out the blog entry--Dissolving Unconsciousness--posted on March 16, 2010).
Until reaching a level of higher consciousness, humans travel through life believing that we are victims of pain, that pain comes from somewhere or something beyond our control, and that everyone has to put up with pain in this life. We do not see that it is a choice that we have been feeding, and choosing, all of our lives. The transmutation of the pain body begins in that moment that we first begin to suspect that we are creating the pain we are experiencing, and that we are choosing it.
This is not an easy concept for us to embrace, as it exposes our true power, and the illusion of the ego, which tries very hard not to be exposed. It challenges us to dig deep into our own psyche, to find the underlying false beliefs that keep holding us in a state of victimization and powerlessness over pain. And finally, as we begin to close in on this initiation, we will be offered an opportunity to pass through, and transmute, our own pain.
Conscious preparation for this initiation comes through becoming more and more present in the experience of pain. The one, and really the only, lesson we must learn from pain, is SURRENDER. Pain gets worse when we try to ignore it, holding on to our own agenda regardless of the pain. We can learn to shut off pain, to push through pain, and even to transcend pain. These are all valuable lessons, and useful at various stages, but the only way to become free of pain is to learn to transmute pain. This can only be done by going consciously into the experience of pain, to its energetic source, and remain fully present in the pain, for as long as it takes to transmute it completely.
In learning the process of complete and perfect surrender, one must take their attention fully into the pain by going into its physical location. We keep returning the attention into the pain, over and over, as the mind begins to attempt to draw us out, into a mental "story" about the pain. This negative mental energy will keep trying to draw our attention out of the pain, and into story--always a story that casts us as a victim, a righteous one who does not deserve what life has brought, one who has no responsibility in the creation of the pain. This is the ego's way of generating more negativity, more energy to feed the pain body and keep it alive.
This transmutation will come for each of us. The light of our full attention burns through the pain and transmutes it into pure energy. We find that we have the power to transmute pain completely.
Many people do not pass through this initiation until they enter the dying process. You will see people in this process, as their body is breaking down, the light in their eyes becomes very strong. Through the experience of transmuting pain, the soul's light shines brighter and brighter as physical density is transmuted into light. We do not need to wait until we are dying to pass through this initiation, though. At one point in the process, each person will need to confront their fear of dying, as that is one of the ego's most powerful stories to maintain its control over our consciousness.
For more information on the exact techniques to pass through this level of consciousness, please do check out the title above by Eckhart Tolle.
In Love and Service,
Kachina
