As soon as you notice somebody close to you who is being drawn into deep unconsciousness and identification with the pain-body, your spiritual practice is to heighten Presence. The intensity of Presence needs to arise so that you can counteract the deep, powerful pull of unconsciousness from the other person’s pain-body, which wants an emotional reaction from you.

Whenever there is a pull of unconsciousness in a situation, your practice is to become more alert and awake—like the light of Presence is being turned up. No matter what the challenge may be, rather than being pulled into unconsciousness, you intensify Presence.

—Eckhart Tolle