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.
TARA BRACHThe 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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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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Meditation helps us to get out of our thoughts about the future and really be in the present moment.
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Happiness lies not in finding what is missing, but in finding what is present.
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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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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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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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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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Mindfulness is a pause – the space between stimulus and response: that’s where choice lies.
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Imperfection is not our personal problem – it is a natural part of existing.
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Whatever you encounter, may that be part of the path.
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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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The two wings of mindfulness and kindness will begin to open the heart to more connection with our world.
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Stopping the endless pursuit of getting somewhere else is the perhaps most beautiful offering we can make to our spirit.
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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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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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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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Radical Acceptance is the willingness to experience ourselves and our lives as it is.
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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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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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Become a witness to your thoughts.
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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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The spiritual path is not a solo endeavor. In fact, the very notion of a self who is trying to free her/ himself is a delusion. We are in it together and the company of spiritual friends helps us realize our interconnectedness.
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But this revolutionary act of treating ourselves tenderly can begin to undo the aversive messages of a lifetime.
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Suffering is our call to attention, our call to investigate the truth of our beliefs.
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Relaxation is the doorway to both wisdom and compassion.
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