{"product_id":"pleasure-and-pain-finding-freedom-9798288155390","title":"Pleasure and Pain: Finding Freedom","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Silent Perception\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePleasure and Pain: Finding Freedom\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eIs your mind reacting - or truly seeing?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePleasure feels good, pain feels bad. That seems obvious. But beneath these reactions lies a hidden structure of \u003cb\u003econditioning\u003c\/b\u003e - one that shapes our desires, our suffering, and our decisions. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003ePleasure and Pain: Finding Freedom\u003c\/i\u003e, we explore the psychological mechanics behind every emotional high and low. This book reveals how pleasure and pain are not simply feelings, but r\u003cb\u003eeactions rooted in memory, knowledge, and assumption\u003c\/b\u003e. When misunderstood or distorted, they give rise to confusion, conflict, and dependency. But when seen clearly, they become the key to understanding ourselves. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat you'll discover: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy \u003cb\u003epleasure and pain are reactions\u003c\/b\u003e, not truths\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow conditioning \u003cb\u003edistorts our perception\u003c\/b\u003e of both\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe link between \u003cb\u003efrustration, repetition, and memory\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow we unconsciously use pleasure to \u003cb\u003eescape pain\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy the mind is \u003cb\u003erestless, fixated, and afraid to let go\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe deep connection between \u003cb\u003eboredom, desire, and craving\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow understanding the structure of reaction leads to \u003cb\u003einner freedom\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book is not about suppressing pleasure or enduring pain. It is about \u003cb\u003eseeing them as they are\u003c\/b\u003e - so that we are no longer controlled by them. Through careful inquiry, it exposes the trap of psychological pleasure, the deception of emotional escape, and the freedom that arises when reaction ends. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003ePleasure is attractive, but it is also binding. To understand it fully is to be free from its control.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIf you're drawn to the teachings of J. Krishnamurti or the psychological clarity of David Bohm, \u003ci\u003ePleasure and Pain: Finding Freedom\u003c\/i\u003e offers a direct, unflinching look at the structure of the mind - and the possibility of living without distortion.","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47577081446551,"sku":"9798288155390","price":1671.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798288155390.webp?v=1774902503","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/pleasure-and-pain-finding-freedom-9798288155390","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}