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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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Tara Brach
Age: 71
Born: 1953
Born: May 17
Peace Activist
Psychologist
Teacher
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Present
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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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In intimate relationships, if we start trying to be more real, it's very scary.
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Happiness lies not in finding what is missing, but in finding what is present.
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