THE ENNEAGRAM OF LETTING GO After years of reflection on the transformative process, the two of us began to see that we spontaneously followed a particular sequence whenever we successfully observed and let go of a defensive reaction or limiting pattern. We saw that the letting-go part could not occur simply through our intention to get rid of a troublesome habit. It was not a matter of willpower. Nonetheless, there were many times when particular habits or reactions dropped away spontaneously—or so it seemed—and we wanted to find out what ingredients made it easier to let go of them.
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