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There was only one way to relieve him of his pain and that was by silencing the nerve-cells or severing their connectivity with the brain. After that procedure was done, the soldier experienced relief.
That's it ! Similar is the problem faced by us. Our body is connected with our soul. Hence whatever happens to the body is communicated to the soul by the mind. Because of that we continue to experience unhappiness.
In reality, we are distinct from our body, but because of our connection with the body over many past lives and many years of present life, we have become equal to the physical body that the soul has embodied. We live for the body. As this embodiment is continuous and close, we are unable to appreciate the difference between the two. This knowledge of the soul and the body being separate is an injection that severs the connectivity between the two, at the mental level. Once that is achieved, the pain experienced by the body is akin to the pain experienced by your neighbour.
When we see our neighbor in pain and experience compassion, as a good neighbor, we may help him with his treatment also. That is an entirely different issue. But now the bondage between the body and soul has become detached and hence the experience of pain also reduces.
Let me explain this with an illustration : Just imagine that Chetan dials the phone no. of Nitin, but could not establish connection. He dials again and again but is not able to establish contact as Nitin's line is busy. He can establish contact only after Nitin disconnects his other calls. You need to take this telephonic technology to the mental level.
MIND YOUR mind : 47
