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My newest featured tattoo and the story that comes along with it.

Please enjoy!

The pain-body oni

Tattoo designed, and applied by Lana Kane

“People get taken over by this pain-body Because this energy field, that almost has a life of its own, it needs to, periodically, feed.. on more unhappiness.”

-Eckhart Tolle

The pain-body is a collection of emotional patterns and memories that cause chronic pain and suffering. There is no avoiding the pain body. If you live in this world there will always be situations in your life that trigger it.

I made this Oni tattoo as a representation of the pain body trying to take over. This is the middle one in a conceptual series of three. A pain body on the precipice of feeding. His unconsciousness starting to outweigh his presence.

If this is where you’re first learning about the concept of the pain body. You’re probably left wondering, “How do I deal with this thing??”

I asked myself the same question upon learning this philosophy.

The answer is more simple than you may imagine. Be aware of it. Accept it. Practice recognizing it. Focus on the feeling inside when you, or rather your unconsciousness, wants to feed on unhappiness. In that moment you are one with the feeling this tattoo portrays Realize that is not you, but rather your ego. This is not the Oni, but rather the Oni’s ego.

You and the Oni can go one of two ways. Fall into the hand of your pain body, feed til its heart’s content. Or see it, recognize it, be present, and learn to let it go more often. Find a way to release that energy.

If this concept intrigues you and you would like to wear one of the two other Oni in this series, please let me know. I really love the concept of the pain body and would love even more to portray its various stages in my favorite medium. Tattooing.