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With Acceptance, there is emotional calm, and perception is widened as denial is transcended. One now sees things with less distortion or misinterpretation, and the context of experience is expanded so that one is capable of ‘seeing the whole picture’. Acceptance essentially has to do with balance, proportion, and appropriateness

Acceptance is not to be confused with passivity, which is a symptom of apathy. This form of acceptance allows engagement in life on life’s own terms, without trying to make it conform to an agenda.

St. Francis of Assisi described this as “wearing the world like a loose garment.”
Daily life becomes lighthearted, free of ego inflation from gains or fear from losses.
Courage sees life as challenges; Neutrality sees them as principles or guidelines rather than rigid demands.

Nonattachment means being free from dependence on form, avoiding both attraction and aversion. Detachment can slide into aversion or avoidance, but nonattachment opens up freedom from projected values and expectations like gain or loss. Without fear of gain or loss, one can live in Neutrality, engaging in life without high-stakes involvement. In Taoist terms, life flows naturally, without seeking or resisting.