Intimate relationships

[Jessica]

Pain bodies love intimate relationships because it knows how to push the buttons of those you are closet to.

Can you think of all the ways you like to push people buttons, or you know how they like to push yours?

[kimbalaya]

LOL my relationship with my parents immediately come to mind

[Jessica]

I know what you mean. I think it was Wayne Dyer who said it best. 'If you think you are enlightened go spend a day with your family'' haha. That really brings you back to some kind of reality.

[blue332]

I really loved what Tolle talks about on page 150 when it comes to intimate relationships. He says how when you marry someone, you marry their pain-body as well, and when that pain-body shines through, they can seem like a totally different person. I know that I can relate to this in my marriage (mostly when MY pain-body shines through!).

I think it's kind of beautiful to think that we marry our spouse's pain-body, it's just another way of saying "we're in this together." We have to put up with each other's pain-bodies, but we're also there to help each other become aware of them and get rid of them.

[Jessica]

I really like what Blue mentioned. I think it is so important to realize that are partners are not perfect and they are dealing with pain bodies galore and old programming, and instead of taking there response to the pain body personal, try to remind them of who they really are through love, joy and a deep loving look into the eyes.
I think that divorce rate in America has a lot to do with this awakening of pain and not sticking through the rough times with the ones we devoted ourselves to because we don't know how to handle it. Maybe if people began to be aware of this pain body and deal with it gracefully relationships with the spouse would be very different.

[iwannano]

i think the same, we are brought together for a reason. we are attracted to the "energy" we need for us to learn from so we can grow together.

[ravi]

the intimate relationship we fear is usually not with others, but with ourselves.

there is a common relationship between the quality of our life & our perspective. unfortunately we here more about Hollywood News (nothing wrong with that) & not enough about "The Art of Living" (a lot wrong with that). It seems that the drama of life mutes out the priceless lessons from true masters on how to live an amazing life.

i love your topical thread starters - nice!!