The two wings of mindfulness and kindness will begin to open the heart to more connection with our world.
TARA BRACHSometimes the easiest way to appreciate ourselves is by looking through the eyes of someone who loves us.
More Tara Brach Quotes
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Happiness lies not in finding what is missing, but in finding what is present.
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Relaxation is the doorway to both wisdom and compassion.
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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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On this sacred path of Radical Acceptance, rather than striving for perfection, we discover how to love ourselves into wholeness.
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Awakening self-compassion is often the greatest challenge people face on the spiritual path.
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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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Where desire ends up causing suffering is when it fixates.
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Emotions are the interaction of thoughts and of sensations in the body.
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But this revolutionary act of treating ourselves tenderly can begin to undo the aversive messages of a lifetime.
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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 boundary to what we can accept is the boundary to our freedom.
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Our attitude in the face of life’s challenges determines our suffering or our freedom.
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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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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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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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