Paying attention is the most basic and profound expression of love.
TARA BRACHWhen we open to love, we become love.
More Tara Brach Quotes
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Observing desire without acting on it enlarges our freedom to choose how we live.
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Radical Acceptance is the willingness to experience ourselves and our lives as it is.
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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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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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Suffering is our call to attention, our call to investigate the truth of our beliefs.
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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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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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Sometimes the easiest way to appreciate ourselves is by looking through the eyes of someone who loves us.
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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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There is something wonderfully bold and liberating about saying yes to our entire imperfect and messy life.
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Relaxation is the doorway to both wisdom and compassion.
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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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Nothing is wrong – whatever is happening is just “real life.”
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Longing, felt fully, carries us to belonging.
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People don’t behave in angry ways unless they are feeling stressed and conflicted too.
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