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Aversion - The First Reaction in the Mind When We Experience Pain
The first reaction in the mind when we experience pain is dislike. It's a conditioned response to what we like, and just as an untrained mind becomes entranced by pleasurable experiences, we want it. We become dissatisfied or angry or fearful with unpleasant experiences. Thought and emotion so condition each other. And from the perspective of mindfulness, tightness and tangling are equal.