{"id":10589,"date":"2014-09-28T12:46:09","date_gmt":"2014-09-28T19:46:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mountainsangha.org\/?p=10589"},"modified":"2014-09-28T12:46:09","modified_gmt":"2014-09-28T19:46:09","slug":"letting-go-of-clinging","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mountainsangha.org\/letting-go-of-clinging\/","title":{"rendered":"Letting Go of Clinging &#8211; Tricycle"},"content":{"rendered":"<table border=\"0\" width=\"550\" cellspacing=\"10\" cellpadding=\"2\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"2\" scope=\"col\">\n<div align=\"left\"><a href=\"http:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=0011r3rZ2SO03ocsxbArO8CZtli228nhpz7VGqEQCdFbJf0nTbPH9AQy_b51whcMVNiv35GqHmSOakq9Xs1MfvInblp5H_g8D3IiVK9Ek70Klm5NyRMtBZGpvvH4yBkkXtlUfCdMGRz25o1U9mt9l2LmzqLoaO5QYfeZtPeQJFkTh8=&amp;c=U-zhq_YHIPD8Fk9xwmQfKLKXtsPpNccs93jgl0ZNYfgX971y_K0YlQ==&amp;ch=0wiBhNHMlw39cZm9SLpD0YjATC3KB80iNJ9AtQkLGuX-4ZHpoc09ng==\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tricycle.com\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/0307DAILYDHARMALOGO.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"263\" height=\"91\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" scope=\"col\">\n<hr \/>\n<div align=\"center\"><span class=\"dailydharmahead\">If We Could Let Go| September 20, 2014<\/span><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<div align=\"center\"><span class=\"dailydharma\">The very act of clinging causes mental distress\u2014have you ever noticed that longing hurts? Moreover, the exertions are futile since grasping cannot extend the life of pleasure, not even by a nanosecond. As for unpleasant sensations\u2014in truth, they disappear in a moment, too. But when you feel averse to them, the pain doubles. It\u2019s like trying to remove a thorn in your foot by piercing the skin with a second thorn. If we could let go, the mind wouldn&#8217;t suffer.<\/span><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><span class=\"dailydharma\">&#8211; Cynthia Hatcher, &#8220;What&#8217;s So Great About Now?&#8221;<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If We Could Let Go| September 20, 2014 The very act of clinging causes mental distress\u2014have you ever noticed that longing hurts? Moreover, the exertions are futile since grasping cannot extend the life of pleasure, not even by a nanosecond. As for unpleasant sensations\u2014in truth, they disappear in a moment, too. 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