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Allowing

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What is Allowing?

Creating internal space for experience to unfold without interference. Allowing means not grabbing at pleasant experiences or pushing away unpleasant ones. It is the receptive quality that lets life move through you.

When you might feel allowing

Allowing is a specific form of acceptance, which itself is a type of present moment. You might experience this feeling in situations where present moment is present, particularly when the circumstances align with the nuances that define allowing.

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