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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-momen t lives.

Tara Brach

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Tara Brach
Age: 71
Born: 1953
Born: May 17
Peace Activist
Psychologist
Teacher
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Just come into stillness. Have your intention be to relax with the breath. That will begin to set in motion a habit that will start to train the mind.
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Radical Acceptance is the willingness to experience ourselves and our lives as it is.
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People don't behave in angry ways unless they are feeling stressed and conflicted too.
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I speak a lot about what I call the trance of unworthiness which is really epidemic in our culture, this sense of I'm not enough, or something's wrong with me. Most of us have some level of it because our culture has all these standards (handed down through our families) of what it means to be okay.
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If I'm judging the attachment, myself, or another person, then I create separation.
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By regarding ourselves with kindness, we begin to dissolve the identity of an isolated, deficient self. This creates the grounds for including others in an unconditionally loving heart.
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We are mindful of desire when we experience it with an embodied awareness, recognizing the sensations and thoughts of wanting as arising and passing phenomena. While this isn't easy, as we cultivate the clear seeing and compassion of Radical Acceptance, we discover we can open fully to this natural force, and remain free in its midst.
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Underneath the stress is fear, and the biggest is our own personal fear of failure.
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I think it's possible to have experiences of love without attachment, but I think part of our conditioning is to grasp at times, especially when there are unmet needs. It's part of our nervous system to hold on to where we think those needs will be met.
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Even a few moments of offering lovingkindness can reconnect you with the purity of your loving heart.
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I knew I could hold myself with that absolute love and compassion.
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There's healthy attachment, like with a mother and child. It's biologically part of our survival.
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Telling each other the truth and being who we are, and having space for the other person's vulnerability in being who they are, allows us to move in a kind of dance together that's very fluid and graceful.
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When someone says to us, as Thich Nhat Hanh suggests, Darling, I care about your suffering, a deep healing begins.
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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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Sometimes the easiest way to appreciate ourselves is by looking through the eyes of someone who loves us.
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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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The main thing going on around intimacy is that we've developed a lot of strategies so we'll be a desirable package.
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Making a U-turn from our thoughts to our feelings re-connects us to our own inner experience and creates the grounds for connecting with others in a more authentic way. It's a movement from head to heart.
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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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