I think that pain is like any other sensation; it simply desires to be recognized. This is sort of an evolving insight that I've been developing during meditation practice, so it isn't 100% clear to me yet.
Sensations arise, hang around for a while, and then pass away. So chronic pain in this context would be a series of sensations that one hasn't acknowledged to the point that it has piled up layer by layer. The the body becomes blind to these sensations since we keep telling it to ignore them. This causes all kinds of miseries at the deepest level of our being to manifest in seemingly unrelated ways that we attribute to all kinds of nonsense.
By observing the pain closely we begin to understand that it was trying to bring your attention to it, teach you something and then it blips out of existence like all phenomena - as it is empty of any inherent duality. :)
Very well said @nuthman Energy in the body is there to tell us to take notice, understand why, and release our judgements of it. I love that you said it is empty of any inherent duality!!!!!
Yeah it's interesting when you are told this sort of thing over and over by teachers and then start to see it on an experiential level. It becomes almost comical at some point how much we cling to things that ultimately have no substance.
Pain is a great example! Most of the suffering that we attribute to the pain is actually our fear and mental constructs multiplying until we are overwhelmed. That blew my mind the first time I was able to see pain as a sensation. That one is not always easy! Hehe
I so agree, we really love to hang on to our duality and belief structures. It is an interesting journey learning to see them all for what they really are. LOVING LIFE.