People don’t behave in angry ways unless they are feeling stressed and conflicted too.
TARA BRACHThe two wings of mindfulness and kindness will begin to open the heart to more connection with our world.
More Tara Brach Quotes
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When we open to love, we become love.
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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 two wings of mindfulness and kindness will begin to open the heart to more connection with our world.
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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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Longing, felt fully, carries us to belonging.
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As we free ourselves from the suffering of ‘something is wrong with me, ‘we trust and express the fullness of who we are.’
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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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By regarding ourselves with kindness, we begin to dissolve the identity of an isolated, deficient self. This creates the grounds for including others in an unconditionally loving heart.
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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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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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Whatever you encounter, may that be part of the path.
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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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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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Nothing is wrong – whatever is happening is just “real life.”
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