We can find true refuge within our own hearts and minds-right here, right now, in the midst of our moment-to-moment lives.
TARA BRACHThere is something wonderfully bold and liberating about saying yes to our entire imperfect and messy life.
More Tara Brach Quotes
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Relaxation is the doorway to both wisdom and compassion.
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Emotions are the interaction of thoughts and of sensations in the body.
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Become a witness to your thoughts.
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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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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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Sometimes the easiest way to appreciate ourselves is by looking through the eyes of someone who loves us.
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Mindfulness is a pause – the space between stimulus and response: that’s where choice lies.
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When we’re awake in our bodies and sense, the world comes alive. Wisdom, creativity, and love are discovered as we relax and awaken through our bodies.
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Happiness lies not in finding what is missing, but in finding what is present.
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Paying attention is the most basic and profound expression of love.
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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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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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People don’t behave in angry ways unless they are feeling stressed and conflicted too.
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Longing, felt fully, carries us to belonging.
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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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