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.
TARA BRACHAs we free ourselves from the suffering of ‘something is wrong with me, ‘we trust and express the fullness of who we are.’
More Tara Brach Quotes
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We wait for things to be different in order to feel okay with life. As long as we keep attaching our happiness to the external events of our lives, which are ever changing, we’ll always be left waiting for it.
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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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Imperfection is not our personal problem – it is a natural part of existing.
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Suffering is our call to attention, our call to investigate the truth of our beliefs.
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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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There is something wonderfully bold and liberating about saying yes to our entire imperfect and messy life.
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The boundary to what we can accept is the boundary to our freedom.
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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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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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Happiness lies not in finding what is missing, but in finding what is present.
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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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Mindfulness is a pause – the space between stimulus and response: that’s where choice lies.
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Become a witness to your thoughts.
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Observing desire without acting on it enlarges our freedom to choose how we live.
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Relaxation is the doorway to both wisdom and compassion.
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