Buddhism Without Beliefs by Stephen Batchelorby Parker on TwosLetting go begins with understanding: a calm and clear acceptance of what is happening.Letting go of a craving is not rejecting it but allowing it to be itself: a contingent state of mind that once arisen will pass away.Awakening is no longer seen as something to attain in the distant future, for it is not a thing but a process—and this process is the path itself.Just as a garden needs to be protected, tended, and cared for, so do ethical integrity, focused awareness, and understanding.