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.
TARA BRACHWhen 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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Happiness lies not in finding what is missing, but in finding what is present.
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Even a few moments of offering loving kindness can reconnect you with the purity of your loving heart.
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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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Stopping the endless pursuit of getting somewhere else is the perhaps most beautiful offering we can make to our spirit.
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Observing desire without acting on it enlarges our freedom to choose how we live.
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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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Emotions are the interaction of thoughts and of sensations in the body.
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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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The boundary to what we can accept is the boundary to our freedom.
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Paying attention is the most basic and profound expression of love.
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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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Sometimes the easiest way to appreciate ourselves is by looking through the eyes of someone who loves us.
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Awakening self-compassion is often the greatest challenge people face on the spiritual path.
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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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Longing, felt fully, carries us to belonging.
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