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Letting Go....Part 2/3/4/5 and so forth...
Shoshin
No one in particularNowhere Special Veteran
"Sabbe dhamma nalam abhinivesaya" Nothing whatsoever should be clung to...
....for obvious reasons 
Letting go can at times be quite difficult , especially since we have convinced ourselves that we are right...
So what Buddhist techniques do you/can one used to pry open the mind to allow fresh air/perspective in...? 
In other words what works for you ?
And finally...How important are the "Three Marks of Existence" in helping one to come to grips with letting things go?
There are no doubt many threads on this topic ....but it pays to keep it in mind ....Nothing wrong with a refresher course..."I" take them all the time...force of habit
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Since in the big macroscheme of things nothing really matters anyway -it'll sooner or later go down the entropic drain of the three marks of existence,- the best attitude to have in life is keeping an open, flexible mind.
Life should be a perpetual exercise in trimming down inessentials, a close scrutiny of our belief system and being able to hold differing viewpoints with a non-judgemental mind.
All of the above will be easier to achieve if we dwell in present-moment awareness and act out of the spontaneity of the moment.
An ongoing renewal of our personal commitment to engaging in skillful actions and being able to accept and let go of what no longer serves us.
I read a small book of talks from Ajahn Sumedho on the weekend.
The technique he uses in all situations is "No preference".
Pretty self explanatory I guess.......
@Bunks ...It reminds me of ...
"The wise enjoy nothing in particular. and therefore enjoy everything in general!"
~Lao Tzu~
Simply recognizing an attachment is all that is asked ... as the act of letting go is yet another attachment.
What works for me is to refine or try something different for a while.
For example I usually meditate at the moment when it is dark, in the dark or with my eyes closed. This is also a formal technique used in Tibetan Buddhist Tantra.
https://m.wikihow.com/Practice-Darkness-Meditation
... or I have been meditating without a cushion for a while. No need to get attached to 'props' ...
However when meditating with others I tend to adopt whatever lighting, eye posture or seating arrangements are their norm ...
It's been an interesting few days.....
And there they are.
Gone.
Every day is a new day.
Best foot forward. And on we go.
One of the things that personally helps me a lot when it comes to letting go, is going over the five remembrances every day.