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Letting go

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Letting go is a powerful act. Letting go creates new worlds. ~ Cynthia Bourgeault

Identification

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Identification is one of the most insidious leeches on presence. ~ Cynthia Bourgeault

Sensation will shift more easily

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Sensation will shift more easily than emotion or story. ~ Cynthia Bourgeault

The plank you’re standing on

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You can’t move a plank you’re standing on. ~ Cynthia Bourgeault

Attention magically turns into awareness

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Freed from the subject-object mode, attention magically turns into awareness. ~ Cynthia Bourgeault

Attention can’t be divided

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Attention can’t be divided. It’s whole. It can only be expanded. ~ Cynthia Bourgeault

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