The boundary to what we can accept is the boundary to our freedom.
TARA BRACHExtend 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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Happiness lies not in finding what is missing, but in finding what is present.
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When we put down ideas of what life should be like, we are free to wholeheartedly say yes to our life as it is.
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Observing desire without acting on it enlarges our freedom to choose how we live.
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Telling each other the truth and being who we are, and having space for the other person’s vulnerability in being who they are, allows us to move in a kind of dance together that’s very fluid and graceful.
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In a basic way, acceptance is seeing clearly what’s happening and holding it with kindness. This is a radical antidote to the suffering of judging mind.
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The most powerful healing arises from the simple intention to love the life within you, unconditionally, with as much tenderness and presence as possible.
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Even a few moments of offering loving kindness can reconnect you with the purity of your loving heart.
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The trance of unworthiness keeps the sweetness of belonging out of reach. The path to “the sweetness of belonging,” is acceptance – acceptance of ourselves and acceptance of others without judgment.
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When we open to love, we become love.
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Meditation helps us to get out of our thoughts about the future and really be in the present moment.
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Become a witness to your thoughts.
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With mindfulness training we are able to recognize when we get lost in our mental dramas, and bring a kind and nonreactive presence to the feelings that accompany them.
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Suffering is our call to attention, our call to investigate the truth of our beliefs.
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Sometimes the easiest way to appreciate ourselves is by looking through the eyes of someone who loves us.
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Perhaps the biggest tragedy of our lives is that freedom is possible, yet we can pass our years trapped in the same old patterns.
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