In this meditation we will use the technique of open awareness. Before switching to Open Awareness, we use concentration anchors by focusing on settling the body, then being aware of the flow of natural breath and then surrounding sounds. After that we move to more of an Open Awareness practice – in which we simply notice whatever we notice. We do not need to choose a focus or return to any focus (although the rhythms of the breath are always available). In this way, we are training ourselves to allow things to be as they are and let go of the insistent habits and desires. These habits keep us in the two main reaction modes of clinging and desire and aversion and resistance. In this practice, we let things be as they are.