Paying attention is the most basic and profound expression of love.
TARA BRACHRelaxation is the doorway to both wisdom and compassion.
More Tara Brach Quotes
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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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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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The two wings of mindfulness and kindness will begin to open the heart to more connection with our world.
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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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Observing desire without acting on it enlarges our freedom to choose how we live.
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Stopping the endless pursuit of getting somewhere else is the perhaps most beautiful offering we can make to our spirit.
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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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The muscles used to make a smile actually send a biochemical message to our nervous system that it is safe to relax the flight of freeze response.
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On this sacred path of Radical Acceptance, rather than striving for perfection, we discover how to love ourselves into wholeness.
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When we relax about imperfection, we no longer lose our life moments in the pursuit of being different and in the fear of what is wrong.
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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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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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Awakening self-compassion is often the greatest challenge people face on the spiritual path.
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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 put down ideas of what life should be like, we are free to wholeheartedly say yes to our life as it is.
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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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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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Radical Acceptance is the willingness to experience ourselves and our lives as it is.
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In a basic way, acceptance is seeing clearly what’s happening and holding it with kindness. This is a radical antidote to the suffering of judging mind.
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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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Where desire ends up causing suffering is when it fixates.
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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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Our attitude in the face of life’s challenges determines our suffering or our freedom.
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Whatever you encounter, may that be part of the 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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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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