Nothing is wrong – whatever is happening is just “real life.”
TARA BRACHWith 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.
More Tara Brach Quotes
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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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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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People don’t behave in angry ways unless they are feeling stressed and conflicted too.
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Awakening self-compassion is often the greatest challenge people face on the spiritual path.
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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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Mindfulness is a pause – the space between stimulus and response: that’s where choice lies.
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Telling each other the truth and being who we are, and having space for the other person’s vulnerability in being who they are, allows us to move in a kind of dance together that’s very fluid and graceful.
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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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Even a few moments of offering loving kindness can reconnect you with the purity of your loving heart.
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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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Meditation helps us to get out of our thoughts about the future and really be in the present moment.
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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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Our attitude in the face of life’s challenges determines our suffering or our freedom.
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Radical Acceptance is the willingness to experience ourselves and our lives as it is.
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