Longing, felt fully, carries us to belonging.
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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People don’t behave in angry ways unless they are feeling stressed and conflicted too.
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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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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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There is something wonderfully bold and liberating about saying yes to our entire imperfect and messy life.
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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 boundary to what we can accept is the boundary to our freedom.
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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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When we open to love, we become love.
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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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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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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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Imperfection is not our personal problem – it is a natural part of existing.
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