When we sit in meditation, we feel our breath as it goes out, and we have some sense of willingness just to be open to the present moment. Then our mind wanders off into all kinds of stories and fabrications and manufactured realities, and we say to ourselves, ‘It’s thinking.’ We say that with a lot of gentleness and a lot of precision. Every time we are willing to let go at the end of the out-breath, that’s fundamentally renunciation: learning how to let go of holding on and holding back.
Pema Chodron, The Wisdom of No Escape
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dear karl,
just to express my gratefulness for your posts which are my anchor, a constant, daily reminder of what finally is essential and important in my life.
a big hug,
tina in lausanne
Dear Tina,
Lovely to hear from you. It is nice to know that we are connected in these practices and reminders as we all try to live more consciously, in Lausanne or in Geneva, or wherever we find ourselves. I hope you are doing well and to see you soon, Karl