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  Rob Burbea:

“There is space here, and space for reverence and devotion. When we see the void – the open and groundless nature of all things, the inseparability of appearances and emptiness – we recognize anyway just how profound is our participation in this magic of appearances. Then whether fabrication, which is empty, is consciously intended in a certain direction or not, the heart bows to the fathomless wonder and beauty of it all. It can be touched by an inexhaustible amazement, touched again and again by blessedness and relief. In knowing fully the thorough voidness of this and that, of then and now, of there and here, this heart opens in joy, in awe and release. Free itself, it knows the essential freedom in everything.”

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TOLERATING UNCERTAINTY

Given the rapid development of technology and the increasing connection of the world, Gelb reminds us of the importance to develop this capacity of embracing uncertainty:

“In the past, a high tolerance for uncertainty was a quality to be found only in great geniuses like Leonardo. As change accelerates, we now find that ambiguity multiplies, and illusions of certainty become more difficult to maintain. The ability to thrive with ambiguity must become part of our everyday lives. Poise in the face of paradox is a key not only to effectiveness, but to sanity in a rapidly changing world.”

As the world continues to connect globally, and when various cultural perspectives come into further contact with one another, disagreements are bound to happen. A tolerance for uncertainty can help diverse people coexist with one another.

A tolerance for uncertainty will help shield us from a need to know ‘the answer,’ while opening us to consider multiple perspectives other than our own. It can help us build immunity against certain religions, cults and conspiracy theories trying to preach us their one and only truth.

Overall, a tolerance for uncertainty can help make us more intelligent, empathetic, as well as, it can protect us from giving in to tyrants’ imposing ideas.

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In the beginning I was so young and such a stranger to myself I hardly existed. I had to go out into the world and see it and hear it and react to it, before I knew at all who I was, what I was, what I wanted to be.

–MARY OLIVER

Upstream: Selected Essays A “It’s not a matter of letting go—you would if you could. Instead of ‘Let it go,’ we should probably say ‘Let it be.'” ~Jon Kabat-Zinn a Letting go isn’t a one-time thing. It takes time. Looking back, I see that there were many layers in letting go, including: seeing the situation from a different perspective (realizing we all want love, so it makes sense we sometimes stay in unhappy relationships), forgiving myself and others (because we’re all doing our best), taking space from the world and spending time alone, and directly working at releasing my feelings through movement. A Letting go wasn’t about getting over it or feeling nothing at all. It was about learning more about myself and pulling at the seams, which took time. It wasn’t about not caring anymore because some pain never fully goes away, but it does evolve. LET GO X LET IT BE  A a India ka dharm aur karm dono me sabse bada dushman Bollywood filmo Jo sirf bure chijo ko badawa dete hai aur desh me gandagi bhi failate hai A A