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3 Principles Pause - Rest From The Chase And Remember Peace

by Clare Downham

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guided
Activity
Meditation
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Everyone
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In this brief pause, you’re invited to stop doing and simply notice. This 3 Principles perspective reminds you that peace is not out there. It’s right here. No technique or fixing needed, but just a moment of stillness to glimpse the calm that never left.

MindfulnessAcceptanceInner PeaceNon StrivingSelf ReflectionThree PrinciplesPresent Moment AwarenessThree Principles PerspectiveReturn To Self

Transcript

Welcome.

Let's begin with a breath.

Not a deep breath.

Not a controlled breath.

Just one that's already happening.

Just notice it.

Notice your body.

Feel your feet on the floor or the support beneath you.

There is nothing to do here.

Just this moment.

You don't have to fix anything.

You don't have to relax.

You don't have to find peace.

Because peace isn't lost.

It doesn't live in the next moment or the next insight or the next technique.

It's already here.

Perhaps your mind is still busy.

That's okay.

This moment includes that too.

Let yourself rest inside the noise.

Let the breath move.

Let thought pass.

You're not doing it wrong if your thoughts are loud.

You're not doing it wrong if your shoulders feel tight.

Even now,

Even like this,

Peace is not far away.

It's a breath away.

A moment away.

A thought away.

And even then,

Not really away at all.

From a three principles perspective,

What we feel is a reflection of what we're believing right now.

Not the truth of the world.

Just thought in motion.

Even this moment is being created from the inside out.

You don't have to manage it.

Just for now,

Notice what it's like to stop searching.

To stop striving.

To stop fixing.

Peace isn't in the pause.

But in the space the pause allows you to see.

You are already home.

You are already home.

Nothing needs to be added.

Just a gentle remembering.

A return.

To what's always been true.

Take one more breath here.

Feel the simplicity of now.

And carry that with you.

There is no chase needed.

Peace never left.

It was here all along.

Meet your Teacher

Clare DownhamWest Yorkshire, United Kingdom

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