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Once the body relaxes, open the heart. This is not sentimental love; it is receptivity . Rudd suggests placing a hand on your sternum and inviting the "quality" you wish to contemplate (e.g., Patience, Joy, Surrender) to enter you like a guest entering a home.

If you cannot find it, do not wait. Begin the practice anyway. Sit in a chair. Ask a single question. Listen. the art of contemplation richard rudd pdf

You cannot contemplate when you are tense. The first act is to drop into the belly. Rudd suggests a "sigh of relief"—an audible exhale. This signals to the nervous system that you are safe. Once the body relaxes, open the heart