Whatever you encounter, may that be part of the path.
TARA BRACHThere are some things we can’t choose, but in being present we can choose how we want to relate to them.
More Tara Brach Quotes
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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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Emotions are the interaction of thoughts and of sensations in the body.
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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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We’re so used to presenting ourselves and getting approval according to our achievements that it’s difficult to be authentic and trust that we’ll be accepted just as we are.
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Imperfection is not our personal problem – it is a natural part of existing.
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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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On this sacred path of Radical Acceptance, rather than striving for perfection, we discover how to love ourselves into wholeness.
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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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The boundary to what we can accept is the boundary to our freedom.
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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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Radical Acceptance is the willingness to experience ourselves and our lives as it is.
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We can find true refuge within our own hearts and minds-right here, right now, in the midst of our moment-to-moment lives.
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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 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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