Our attitude in the face of life’s challenges determines our suffering or our freedom.
TARA BRACHPerhaps the biggest tragedy of our lives is that freedom is possible, yet we can pass our years trapped in the same old patterns.
More Tara Brach Quotes
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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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The boundary to what we can accept is the boundary to our freedom.
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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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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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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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Observing desire without acting on it enlarges our freedom to choose how we live.
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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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The two wings of mindfulness and kindness will begin to open the heart to more connection with our world.
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Imperfection is not our personal problem – it is a natural part of existing.
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Whatever you encounter, may that be part of the path.
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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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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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Longing, felt fully, carries us to belonging.
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Mindfulness is a pause – the space between stimulus and response: that’s where choice lies.
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Relaxation is the doorway to both wisdom and compassion.
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