In many Western mindfulness retreats, the four principles for mindful transformation are taught with the acronym RAIN: recognition, acceptance, investigation, and non-identification. The Zen poets tell us that “the rain falls equally on all things,” and like the nourishment of outer rain, the inner principles of RAIN can transform our difficulties. THE TRANSFORMATIVE PRINCIPLES 1. Recognition 2. Acceptance 3. Investigation (body, feelings, mind, and dharma) 4. Non-identification
