Paths to inner calm
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Forms of inner calm
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Practices for inner calm
- Slow down
- Meditation
- Mindfulness
- Presence
- Being
- Yawning
- Breathing
- Relaxation
- Live in the present
- Silence
- Solitude
- Prayer
- Letting go
- Go with the flow
- Put first things first
- Eliminate what is not important
- Rest and renewal
- Balance
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Mind-states conducive to calm
- Acceptance
- Self-acceptance
- Non-resistance
- Non-attachment
- Surrender
- Forgiveness
- Self-forgiveness
- Patience
- Optimism
- Trust
- Self-acceptance
- Love
- Self-love
- Compassion
- Self-compassion
- Gratitude
- Self-belief
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Mind-states damaging to calm
- Incessant thinking
- Resentment
- Anger
- Worry
- Anxiety
- Haste
- Perfectionism
- Procrastination
- Distrust
- Fear
- Judgement
- Approval seeking
- Let go of the need to be right
- Let go of the need to know and fully understand
- Let go of the need for certainty
- The need for excessive control
- Regret
- Cravings
- Excessive desire
- Attachment
- Striving and end-goaling
- Negativity
- Pessimism
- Greed
- Complaining
- Blaming
- Confusion
- Doubt
- Envy
- Jealousy
- Guilt
- Hate
- Shame
