The Heart of Stillness

The Heart of Stillness

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The Heart of Stillness
The Heart of Stillness
Let Life Be as It Is

Let Life Be as It Is

A contemplation on acceptance, presence, and inner peace

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Benjamin James Freeman
May 19, 2025
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We often speak of presence and stillness as qualities to cultivate, but what if they are revealed most naturally when we stop resisting life as it is? This contemplation is an invitation to rest in the quiet power of acceptance, and to see how peace arises not by changing the moment, but by no longer opposing it.

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