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.
TARA BRACHWhen we open to love, we become love.
More Tara Brach Quotes
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Nothing is wrong – whatever is happening is just “real life.”
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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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Happiness lies not in finding what is missing, but in finding what is present.
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Radical Acceptance is the willingness to experience ourselves and our lives as it is.
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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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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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Paying attention is the most basic and profound expression of love.
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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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Imperfection is not our personal problem – it is a natural part of existing.
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People don’t behave in angry ways unless they are feeling stressed and conflicted too.
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Observing desire without acting on it enlarges our freedom to choose how we live.
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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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Become a witness to your thoughts.
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Emotions are the interaction of thoughts and of sensations in the body.
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If our hearts are ready for anything, we are touched by the beauty and poetry and mystery that fill our world.
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