Awakening self-compassion is often the greatest challenge people face on the spiritual path.
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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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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Happiness lies not in finding what is missing, but in finding what is present.
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We wait for things to be different in order to feel okay with life. As long as we keep attaching our happiness to the external events of our lives, which are ever changing, we’ll always be left waiting for it.
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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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Relaxation is the doorway to both wisdom and compassion.
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Observing desire without acting on it enlarges our freedom to choose how we live.
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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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Suffering is our call to attention, our call to investigate the truth of our beliefs.
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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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Sometimes the easiest way to appreciate ourselves is by looking through the eyes of someone who loves us.
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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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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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People don’t behave in angry ways unless they are feeling stressed and conflicted too.
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Paying attention is the most basic and profound expression of love.
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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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