There are some things we can’t choose, but in being present we can choose how we want to relate to them.
TARA BRACHThrough 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.
More Tara Brach Quotes
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Our attitude in the face of life’s challenges determines our suffering or our freedom.
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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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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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Radical Acceptance is the willingness to experience ourselves and our lives as it is.
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Suffering is our call to attention, our call to investigate the truth of our beliefs.
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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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Mindfulness is a pause – the space between stimulus and response: that’s where choice lies.
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Relaxation is the doorway to both wisdom and compassion.
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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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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.
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Whatever you encounter, may that be part of the path.
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The muscles used to make a smile actually send a biochemical message to our nervous system that it is safe to relax the flight of freeze response.
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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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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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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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