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Embracing Uncertainty: Sheltering in Love - Part 9 (2020-05-20)

Tara Brach

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Letting Go of Resistance and Opening

The direct opening into presence means letting go of the resistance. Letting go just simply means to stop clenching, to just relax the clenching and open. In the mind, the clenching is in the form of thoughts. So we sense their resistance in the mind, and we let go of thoughts. And in the body, the clench is tension in the body. So we consciously soften around that, around the tense places, and give room for them to unfold and relax.

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