Meditation helps us to get out of our thoughts about the future and really be in the present moment.
TARA BRACHMindfulness is a pause – the space between stimulus and response: that’s where choice lies.
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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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But this revolutionary act of treating ourselves tenderly can begin to undo the aversive messages of a lifetime.
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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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Suffering is our call to attention, our call to investigate the truth of our beliefs.
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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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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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Relaxation is the doorway to both wisdom and compassion.
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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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Emotions are the interaction of thoughts and of sensations in the body.
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Imperfection is not our personal problem – it is a natural part of existing.
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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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Our attitude in the face of life’s challenges determines our suffering or our freedom.
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Become a witness to your thoughts.
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When we open to love, we become love.
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Longing, felt fully, carries us to belonging.
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