James Low - Dzogchen and Buddhist Teachings 650 Relaxing into freedom. Oxford, Nov 2024. Part 4 of 4
Jan 15, 2025
Explore the transformative power of flexibility in identity, likened to building with Lego bricks. Delve into the struggles with illness and how identity impacts health outcomes. Discover the beauty of embracing vulnerability and change, drawing on ancient wisdom. Gain insights on overcoming fixation and anxiety by letting go and accepting life's flow for a more liberated existence. It's a journey towards relaxation and finding peace amidst life’s complexities.
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Practice the Three R Daily
- Practice the three R (relax, release, rest) several times daily, especially after waking and before sleeping.
- You can silently breathe out instead of vocalizing if others need quiet.
Self as Changeable Lego
- Our sense of self is like a fixed Lego shape, but clinging to it limits our potential.
- Life flows in cycles of creating and destroying; embracing change frees us from fixed identity.
Embracing the Variability of Pain
- Pain's sensation varies moment to moment; it is not a fixed 'thing' oppressing us.
- Welcoming pain as part of life helps us inhabit it fully rather than struggling against it.