Self-judgment continues to arise – it’s a strong habit – but the fact that I made a conscious commitment to recognize it has helped me stop feeding the story of being unworthy.
TARA BRACHSelf-judgment continues to arise – it’s a strong habit – but the fact that I made a conscious commitment to recognize it has helped me stop feeding the story of being unworthy.
More Tara Brach Quotes
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By regarding ourselves with kindness, we begin to dissolve the identity of an isolated, deficient self. This creates the grounds for including others in an unconditionally loving heart.
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Where desire ends up causing suffering is when it fixates.
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If our hearts are ready for anything, we are touched by the beauty and poetry and mystery that fill our world.
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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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Imperfection is not our personal problem – it is a natural part of existing.
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When we relax about imperfection, we no longer lose our life moments in the pursuit of being different and in the fear of what is wrong.
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Our attitude in the face of life’s challenges determines our suffering or our freedom.
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Longing, felt fully, carries us to belonging.
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There are some things we can’t choose, but in being present we can choose how we want to relate to them.
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There is something wonderfully bold and liberating about saying yes to our entire imperfect and messy life.
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The two wings of mindfulness and kindness will begin to open the heart to more connection with our world.
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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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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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Emotions are the interaction of thoughts and of sensations in the body.
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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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