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##### Life becomes simpler and more beautiful if you can accept it. Through many spiritual teachers acceptance is seen as the core of a beautiful life. But how can you start accepting?

### "Desire is the source of all problems"
The source of suffering on earth is always a form of desire, according to a Buddhist teacher. And if you think about it, there is a core of truth here. Desire is connected with disappointment when it does not run as you would have liked. Desire is also connected with greed and all the unpleasant things that can arise from it.

By craving you make your life more difficult, not simpler. And that is why the Buddhist doctrine, among other things, revolves around acceptance of what is. By occasionally stopping longing and accepting life, you find peace and happiness.

### But desire also depends on growth
Our urge for more has brought us where we are now. It enables us to achieve goals, to change the world, to better organize our lives. This is also one of the most special features of us as a person. It is therefore certainly not possible, nor desirable, to ban desire from our lives.

Moreover, it makes little sense to long for a life without desire. According to the above wisdom, you will sooner or later suffer from this desire.

In addition, a sense of growth and progress is an important source of happiness for people. As soon as we see that we are moving forward, we feel better. It is one of the foundations of a happy life, and it is our desire for change through which we grow. Ultimately, a life without desire would not make us happier.

But how can you use acceptance to make your life more beautiful and simpler? By betting it on the moments that you need it.

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### Accept life as it comes
Life is like a roller coaster. There are pieces that you can move forward, there are big peaks that give you butterflies in your stomach and there are deep valleys that you feel in your stomach. And just when you seem to be uphill, you are already working on a descent.

Life is dynamic. You never know what is waiting for you around the corner. You make nice things and you make annoying things, you can not change that much.

And that is also immediately the core of acceptance. You find peace and freedom when, even in difficult times, you can accept life as it is. With all her beauties and imperfections. By wanting nothing for a moment, not having to change anything, not resisting and leaving everything as it is.

It means that you are going to meditate , for example, and realize that everything may be as it is now. That you do not have to fight against life, that you do not have to change anything. You accept yourself, the people around you and the situation in which you find yourself. You have no desire, no judgment and no good or bad emotions.

### You never see the whole picture
In the article ' Why Good and Bad Non-Existence ' I explain that you can never judge whether something is good or bad, because you never see the whole picture.

You do not know whether your dismissal will turn out good or bad in the long term. It may feel bad now, but it may just be the best thing that ever happened to you.

And this awareness is necessary to be able to accept that life as you experience it at the moment may be as it is. You can leave it that way, because you can not say whether it is good or bad.

For example, many people who have overcome a burn-out are thankful that they have experienced it. The burn-out was a black period in their lives, but they have become stronger and in their opinion they have formed into a better person.

### Start with acceptance and change your life
Stand up regularly, come to yourself and accept your life as it is. You can do this by meditating, by writing from you or by being aware and in the moment . The feeling of acceptance temporarily frees you from your desires, and thus free from almost all suffering.

When you do this regularly, you will find that you will carry this attitude towards life in daily life. You will be more stable in difficult times, and can enjoy your life more.

Learning to accept is not always easy. But you will find that you learn quickly, and that you can release the world around you more and more easily. And so you will gradually feel freer and calmer step by step.

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