Whatever you encounter, may that be part of the path.
TARA BRACHObserving desire without acting on it enlarges our freedom to choose how we live.
More Tara Brach Quotes
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Stopping the endless pursuit of getting somewhere else is the perhaps most beautiful offering we can make to our spirit.
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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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Our attitude in the face of life’s challenges determines our suffering or our freedom.
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The muscles used to make a smile actually send a biochemical message to our nervous system that it is safe to relax the flight of freeze response.
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Observing desire without acting on it enlarges our freedom to choose how we live.
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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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Relaxation is the doorway to both wisdom and compassion.
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When we put down ideas of what life should be like, we are free to wholeheartedly say yes to our life as it is.
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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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Self-judgment continues to arise – it’s a strong habit – but the fact that I made a conscious commitment to recognize it has helped me stop feeding the story of being unworthy.
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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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The boundary to what we can accept is the boundary to our freedom.
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Nothing is wrong – whatever is happening is just “real life.”
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When we open to love, we become love.
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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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