Suffering is our call to attention, our call to investigate the truth of our beliefs.
TARA BRACH
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.
More Tara Brach Quotes
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Suffering is our call to attention, our call to investigate the truth of our beliefs.
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Paying attention is the most basic and profound expression of love.
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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.
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Happiness lies not in finding what is missing, but in finding what is present.
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When we open to love, we become love.
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The boundary to what we can accept is the boundary to our freedom.
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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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Whatever you encounter, may that be part of the path.
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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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Mindfulness is a pause – the space between stimulus and response: that’s where choice lies.
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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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Nothing is wrong – whatever is happening is just “real life.”
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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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People don’t behave in angry ways unless they are feeling stressed and conflicted too.
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Imperfection is not our personal problem – it is a natural part of existing.
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But this revolutionary act of treating ourselves tenderly can begin to undo the aversive messages of a lifetime.
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