Mindfulness is a pause – the space between stimulus and response: that’s where choice lies.
TARA BRACHThere is something wonderfully bold and liberating about saying yes to our entire imperfect and messy life.
More Tara Brach Quotes
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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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Our attitude in the face of life’s challenges determines our suffering or our freedom.
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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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Imperfection is not our personal problem – it is a natural part of existing.
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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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Radical Acceptance is the willingness to experience ourselves and our lives as it is.
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Awakening self-compassion is often the greatest challenge people face on the spiritual path.
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Emotions are the interaction of thoughts and of sensations in the body.
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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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People don’t behave in angry ways unless they are feeling stressed and conflicted too.
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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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As we free ourselves from the suffering of ‘something is wrong with me, ‘we trust and express the fullness of who we are.’
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Observing desire without acting on it enlarges our freedom to choose how we live.
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Become a witness to your thoughts.
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Nothing is wrong – whatever is happening is just “real life.”
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