If we are to wake up out of our patterning, a key element of that is to be able topause, recognize and open to a larger space than the cocoon that our mind is creating in thought. Our tendency is to get lost in a cycle of reactivity. In order to be able to step out of that cycle, we need to cultivate the ability to pause, recognize and open.
I often use the metaphor of the second arrow because I find it just so helpful. The Buddha told a parable and the teaching was:
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