Perhaps the biggest tragedy of our lives is that freedom is possible, yet we can pass our years trapped in the same old patterns.
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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Imperfection is not our personal problem – it is a natural part of existing.
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Become a witness to your thoughts.
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Relaxation is the doorway to both wisdom and compassion.
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When we open to love, we become love.
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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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Nothing is wrong – whatever is happening is just “real life.”
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Emotions are the interaction of thoughts and of sensations in the body.
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Happiness lies not in finding what is missing, but in finding what is present.
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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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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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Extend an act of kindness each day. No one has to know. It can be a smile, reassuring words, a small favor – without expecting something in return.
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Observing desire without acting on it enlarges our freedom to choose how we live.
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Even a few moments of offering loving kindness can reconnect you with the purity of your loving heart.
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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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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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