Fear of being a flawed person lay at the root of my trance, and I had sacrificed many moments over the years in trying to prove my worth. Like the tiger Mohini, I inhabited a self-made prison that stopped me from living fully.
TARA BRACHTelling 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.
More Tara Brach Quotes
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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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Radical Acceptance is the willingness to experience ourselves and our lives as it is.
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Our attitude in the face of life’s challenges determines our suffering or our freedom.
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Suffering is our call to attention, our call to investigate the truth of our beliefs.
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When we open to love, we become love.
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People don’t behave in angry ways unless they are feeling stressed and conflicted too.
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Mindfulness is a pause – the space between stimulus and response: that’s where choice lies.
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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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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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The two wings of mindfulness and kindness will begin to open the heart to more connection with our world.
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There is something wonderfully bold and liberating about saying yes to our entire imperfect and messy life.
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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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Paying attention is the most basic and profound expression of love.
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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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Become a witness to your thoughts.
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