When we open to love, we become love.
TARA BRACHImperfection is not our personal problem – it is a natural part of existing.
More Tara Brach Quotes
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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 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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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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Stopping the endless pursuit of getting somewhere else is the perhaps most beautiful offering we can make to our spirit.
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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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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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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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Awakening self-compassion is often the greatest challenge people face on the spiritual path.
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Our attitude in the face of life’s challenges determines our suffering or our freedom.
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If our hearts are ready for anything, we are touched by the beauty and poetry and mystery that fill our world.
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The boundary to what we can accept is the boundary to our freedom.
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Fear of being a flawed person lay at the root of my trance, and I had sacrificed many moments over the years in trying to prove my worth. Like the tiger Mohini, I inhabited a self-made prison that stopped me from living fully.
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Imperfection is not our personal problem – it is a natural part of existing.
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