Letting go: craving is to be abandoned
Channel: SF Dharma Collective
Date: 2023-03-02

The Buddha taught that craving is to be abandoned, released, let go of.  How do we do that? How do we let go? We can't let go of something we have not yet picked up. We must first pick it up in order to let it go!  If we are avoiding, pushing away or fighting against we are not recognizing, acknowledging or embracing. We are not "picking it up".  Letting go begins with embracing what is.  With picking it up. This is the first step. This is a practice. We can also cultivate letting go by practicing letting go directly in the body. Try sitting, or meditating in any of the four postures (sitting, standing, walking or lying down) and intentionally letting go! Letting the body relax into stillness. Letting, encouraging, the body to rest, relax, let go. Notice what happens. And let us know.

Enjoy your practice of embracing what is and letting go!

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