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What does it mean?
Allow other things to be as they are.
In plain terms
Let other matters be.
What can you take from it?
Accept what you cannot control.

Where it applies

  • stressful situations
  • conflict

Putting it to work

  • practice mindfulness
  • focus on personal actions

Questions to consider

  • When should you intervene versus accept?
  • What are the limits of detachment?

Another view

Passive acceptance may lead to inaction.

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