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.
TARA BRACHThrough the sacred art of pausing, we develop the capacity to stop hiding, to stop running away from our experience. We begin to trust in our natural intelligence, in our naturally wise heart, in our capacity to open to whatever arises.
More Tara Brach Quotes
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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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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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Become a witness to your thoughts.
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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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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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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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Awakening self-compassion is often the greatest challenge people face on the spiritual path.
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Our attitude in the face of life’s challenges determines our suffering or our freedom.
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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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There is something wonderfully bold and liberating about saying yes to our entire imperfect and messy life.
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People don’t behave in angry ways unless they are feeling stressed and conflicted too.
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Longing, felt fully, carries us to belonging.
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Fear of being a flawed person lay at the root of my trance, and I had sacrificed many moments over the years in trying to prove my worth. Like the tiger Mohini, I inhabited a self-made prison that stopped me from living fully.
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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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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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