Pain in the body but no pain in the mind

In the Buddhist teachings, there is a discourse given by the Buddha about two of his disciples. Their names were Nakula Mata and Nakula Pita. They were husband and wife and knew the Buddha very intimately. It was said that Buddha had been their son in many previous lifetimes. Of all the disciples of the Buddha, they were declared by the Buddha to be the most intimate with him.

One day, Nakula Pita went to the Buddha and requested to him respectfully to give him a short discouse. He explained to the Buddha that he was getting old and that his body was aging. He could not move about the same way as he could when he was young. He was feeling pain in many parts of his body every time he tried to stand up or sit down. He requested the Buddha to please give him a short discouse easy enough for him to understand.

Thus the Buddha gave a short discouse, the essence of which was how to stay without pain in the mind although there may be pain in the body. I have named this short discourse "Pain in the body but no pain in the mind" to make it easy to remember and to relate this meditation method to other practitioners.