Emotions are the interaction of thoughts and of sensations in the body.
TARA BRACHHappiness lies not in finding what is missing, but in finding what is present.
More Tara Brach Quotes
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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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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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As we free ourselves from the suffering of ‘something is wrong with me, ‘we trust and express the fullness of who we are.’
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Imperfection is not our personal problem – it is a natural part of existing.
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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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On this sacred path of Radical Acceptance, rather than striving for perfection, we discover how to love ourselves into wholeness.
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Where desire ends up causing suffering is when it fixates.
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Suffering is our call to attention, our call to investigate the truth of our beliefs.
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People don’t behave in angry ways unless they are feeling stressed and conflicted too.
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When we open to love, we become love.
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By regarding ourselves with kindness, we begin to dissolve the identity of an isolated, deficient self. This creates the grounds for including others in an unconditionally loving heart.
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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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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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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.
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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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