The boundary to what we can accept is the boundary to our freedom.
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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Feeling compassion for ourselves in no way releases us from responsibility for our actions. Rather, it releases us from the self-hatred that prevents us from responding to our life with clarity and balance.
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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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Where desire ends up causing suffering is when it fixates.
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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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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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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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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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Nothing is wrong – whatever is happening is just “real life.”
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Emotions are the interaction of thoughts and of sensations in the body.
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Meditation helps us to get out of our thoughts about the future and really be in the present moment.
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Awakening self-compassion is often the greatest challenge people face on the spiritual path.
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With mindfulness training we are able to recognize when we get lost in our mental dramas, and bring a kind and nonreactive presence to the feelings that accompany them.
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People don’t behave in angry ways unless they are feeling stressed and conflicted too.
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Suffering is our call to attention, our call to investigate the truth of our beliefs.
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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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