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3. Experience the Tension Without Trying to Solve It

Paradoxes often feel uncomfortable because we want a clear answer. The trick is to sit with that discomfort.

Example: To change, you must accept yourself as you are.

Self-improvement requires effort, but the more you fight yourself, the harder change becomes.

Paradoxically, when you fully accept yourself, change happens more naturally.

Holding paradox: Instead of thinking, “Should I push myself or just be content?”—see that both acceptance and effort can work together.

4. Play with Shifting Perspectives

Sometimes, a paradox is just a matter of perspective.

Example: Is a wave a particle or a wave?

In quantum physics, light can behave as both a particle and a wave, depending on how you measure it.

It’s not either—it’s both, depending on perspective.

Holding paradox: Learn to shift between different ways of seeing things without needing one to be “right.”

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5. Embrace the Mystery

Some paradoxes can’t be solved logically, but that doesn’t mean they’re meaningless.

Example: What is the sound of one hand clapping? (Zen koan)

The question defies a straightforward answer.

The point is not to find a solution but to experience the shift in thinking that it creates.

Holding paradox: Instead of looking for an answer, allow the question itself to expand your awareness.