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When a buddhist is dying from something very painful, should they take pain medication?

[Person asking the question] I know that buddhists keep the precept to not take drugs and alcohol, but medication is allowed. Cancer patients for instance, will usually get morphine at …

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After 6R’ing some tension in the forehead, it doesn’t go away. It even increases. What can I do?

6R it once and Return to the object of meditation. You aren’t going to eliminate the headache or tension in one go, but you can Release your attention from it. …

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I have a knot in my forehead. I have a headache. Is that tension? What to do?

If you are meditating and a headache, or some sort of painful feeling in the head, starts to arise, yes, it’s probably because you are trying too hard. Remember, meditating …

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