問34：尊者，在我們經受疼痛的時候，定力和覺知會造成差別嗎？

Q34: Venerable Sir, does our concentration or awareness make a difference in our experience of pain?

問34：尊者，在我們經受疼痛的時候，定力和覺知會造成差別嗎？

When your concentration and awareness are not yet strong, you will find the pain increasing while noting pain, stiffness or heat. But you should keep on noting it with patience and persistence. They often fade away when concentration and awareness are strong enough. Sometimes, while you are noting it, you may find it disappears on the spot. Such type of pain may no longer come back.

當你的定力和覺知還不夠強的時候，你會發現觀照痛、熱、緊繃的時候疼痛會增強，但你應該以耐心和毅力持續觀照，當定力和覺知足夠強時，它們通常會消失。有時當你正在觀照它，發現它就在那個地方消失，這類疼痛可能不會再回來。