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We are waiting for the next moment to contain what this moment does not.

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Tara Brach
Age: 71
Born: 1953
Born: May 17
Peace Activist
Psychologist
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With mindfulness training we are able to recognize when we get lost in our mental dramas, and bring a kind and nonreactive presence to the feelings that accompany them.
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In intimate relationships, if we start trying to be more real, it's very scary.
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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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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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Most of us grew up with a very damaging story that something is wrong with us. Gradually - or as in my case, suddenly - we become resolved not to believe this anymore. It takes a dedicated practice to follow up on that resolution, because the conditioning is very strong to keep generating self-demeaning stories.
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If we're not open to losing, we're not open to loving.
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Stopping the endless pursuit of getting somewhere else is the perhaps most beautiful offering we can make to our spirit.
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In the collective psyche it is being understood... that we can cultivate wisdom and compassion.
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Emotions are the interaction of thoughts and of sensations in the body.
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When we open to love, we become love.
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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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Our greatest longing is to be intimate.
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I want to accept myself completely, just as I am.
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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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Pain is not wrong. Reacting to pain as wrong initiates the trance of unworthiness. The moment we believe something is wrong, our world shrinks and we lose ourselves in the effort to combat the pain.
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The way to develop the habit of savoring is to pause when something is beautiful and good and catches our attention - the sound of rain, the look of the night sky - the glow in a child's eyes, or when we witness some kindness. Pause... then totally immerse in the experience of savoring it.
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Awakening self-compassion is often the greatest challenge people face on the spiritual path.
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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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Happiness lies not in finding what is missing, but in finding what is present.
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The spiritual path is not a solo endeavor. In fact, the very notion of a self who is trying to free her/ himself is a delusion. We are in it together and the company of spiritual friends helps us realize our interconnectedness.
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