Yogi: I was sick and there were pain, aversion and I was not sure what to do. It felt like the whole experience was painted by aversion.

Sayadaw: In this case, you’re aware of the aversion and all that; it is not overwhelming you. It doesn’t sound like you’re struggling with it so much, just that you’re aware of it. 

In that case, it is actually more useful to be knowing the aversion because we can learn something about aversion. We need to watch aversion many, many times to learn about it.

It is useful to be able to be with it. It is not getting worse or overwhelming you; so, you can stay with it.

If you find any time that aversion is getting worse, it means that you’re not handling it and you need to go to a neutral object. But when you’re handling it, you’re just being mindful and then it is okay.