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We can find true refuge within our own hearts and minds-right here, right now, in the midst of our moment-to-moment lives.

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Paying attention is the most basic and profound expression of love.
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Attention Expression Love Pay
Through the sacred art of pausing, we develop the capacity to stop hiding, to stop running away from our experience. We begin to trust in our natural intelligence, in our naturally wise heart, in our capacity to open to whatever arises.
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Arise Art Capacity Development Experience Natural Ourselves Sacred
Imperfection is not our personal problem – it is a natural part of existing.
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Existence Imperfection Natural Personal Problem
The two wings of mindfulness and kindness will begin to open the heart to more connection with our world.
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Connection Kindness Mindset Ourselves Wings World
Pain is not wrong. Reacting to pain as wrong initiates the trance of unworthiness. The moment we believe something is wrong, our world shrinks and we lose ourselves in the effort to combat the pain.
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Believe Effort Initiate Moments Ourselves Pain Wrong
People don’t behave in angry ways unless they are feeling stressed and conflicted too.
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Angry Conflict Feeling People
We’re so used to presenting ourselves and getting approval according to our achievements that it’s difficult to be authentic and trust that we’ll be accepted just as we are.
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Acceptance Achievement Authentic Difficult Present Self Love
Observing desire without acting on it enlarges our freedom to choose how we live.
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Act Choice Desire Freedom Live
Fear of being a flawed person lay at the root of my trance, and I had sacrificed many moments over the years in trying to prove my worth. Like the tiger Mohini, I inhabited a self-made prison that stopped me from living fully.
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Fear Flaw Live Moments Myself Person Prison Sacrifice Stop
Extend an act of kindness each day. No one has to know. It can be a smile, reassuring words, a small favor – without expecting something in return.
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Act Expectation Kindness Oneself Return
Happiness lies not in finding what is missing, but in finding what is present.
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Happiness Lying Missing Present
Longing, felt fully, carries us to belonging.
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Carry Feeling Path Travel
Emotions are the interaction of thoughts and of sensations in the body.
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Body Emotion InterAction Thinking
As we free ourselves from the suffering of ‘something is wrong with me, ‘we trust and express the fullness of who we are.’
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Expression Freedom Suffering Trust Wrong
Become a witness to your thoughts.
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Sight Thinking Yourself
Awakening self-compassion is often the greatest challenge people face on the spiritual path.
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Awake Challenge Compassionate Face Path People

We can find true refuge within our own hearts and minds-right here, right now, in the midst of our moment-to-moment lives.

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We can find true refuge within our own hearts and minds-right here, right now, in the midst of our moment-to-moment lives.

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