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.
TARA BRACH
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.
More Tara Brach Quotes
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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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Imperfection is not our personal problem – it is a natural part of existing.
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Relaxation is the doorway to both wisdom and compassion.
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People don’t behave in angry ways unless they are feeling stressed and conflicted too.
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There are some things we can’t choose, but in being present we can choose how we want to relate to them.
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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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Mindfulness is a pause – the space between stimulus and response: that’s where choice lies.
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Whatever you encounter, may that be part of the path.
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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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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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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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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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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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Suffering is our call to attention, our call to investigate the truth of our beliefs.
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Radical Acceptance is the willingness to experience ourselves and our lives as it is.
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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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