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.
TARA BRACHExtend 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.
More Tara Brach Quotes
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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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Pain is not wrong. Reacting to pain as wrong initiates the trance of unworthiness. The moment we believe something is wrong, our world shrinks and we lose ourselves in the effort to combat the pain.
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The boundary to what we can accept is the boundary to our freedom.
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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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Whatever you encounter, may that be part of the path.
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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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When we’re awake in our bodies and sense, the world comes alive. Wisdom, creativity, and love are discovered as we relax and awaken through our bodies.
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Through the sacred art of pausing, we develop the capacity to stop hiding, to stop running away from our experience. We begin to trust in our natural intelligence, in our naturally wise heart, in our capacity to open to whatever arises.
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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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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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Suffering is our call to attention, our call to investigate the truth of our beliefs.
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Become a witness to your thoughts.
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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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Happiness lies not in finding what is missing, but in finding what is present.
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