Feeling compassion for ourselves in no way releases us from responsibility for our actions. Rather, it releases us from the self-hatred that prevents us from responding to our life with clarity and balance.
TARA BRACH
Happiness lies not in finding what is missing, but in finding what is present.
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Feeling compassion for ourselves in no way releases us from responsibility for our actions. Rather, it releases us from the self-hatred that prevents us from responding to our life with clarity and balance.
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With mindfulness training we are able to recognize when we get lost in our mental dramas, and bring a kind and nonreactive presence to the feelings that accompany them.
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Observing desire without acting on it enlarges our freedom to choose how we live.
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The trance of unworthiness keeps the sweetness of belonging out of reach. The path to “the sweetness of belonging,” is acceptance – acceptance of ourselves and acceptance of others without judgment.
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Paying attention is the most basic and profound expression of love.
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People don’t behave in angry ways unless they are feeling stressed and conflicted too.
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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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There is something wonderfully bold and liberating about saying yes to our entire imperfect and messy life.
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Mindfulness is a pause – the space between stimulus and response: that’s where choice lies.
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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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Meditation helps us to get out of our thoughts about the future and really be in the present moment.
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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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Relaxation is the doorway to both wisdom and compassion.
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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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Even a few moments of offering loving kindness can reconnect you with the purity of your loving heart.
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Suffering is our call to attention, our call to investigate the truth of our beliefs.
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