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This is for anyone reading this who wants to explore it. Recognize the thought, Afraid of loving, then gently put your hand on your heart to send a message of kindness.

Tara Brach

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Tara Brach
Age: 71
Born: 1953
Born: May 17
Peace Activist
Psychologist
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That non-attachment gives us the freedom to be exactly who we are.
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It is through realizing loving presence as our very essence, through being that presence, that we discover true freedom.
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In intimate relationships, if we start trying to be more real, it's very scary.
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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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We are waiting for the next moment to contain what this moment does not.
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When we open to love, we become love.
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Mindfulness is a pause - the space between stimulus and response: that's where choice lies.
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In the collective psyche it is being understood... that we can cultivate wisdom and compassion.
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The two wings of mindfulness and kindness will begin to open the heart to more connection with our world.
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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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People don't behave in angry ways unless they are feeling stressed and conflicted too.
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The intimacy that arises in listening and speaking truth is only possible if we can open to the vulnerability of our own hearts. Breathing in, contacting the life that is right here, is our first step. Once we have held ourselves with kindness, we can touch others in a vital and healing way.
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Presence is not some exotic state that we need to search for or manufacture. In the simplest terms, it is the felt sense of wakefulness, openness, and tenderness that arises when we are fully here and now with our experience.
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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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If there's a demand of being together in a certain way, those expectations and judgements take away from that space and create an edginess and a cramped-ness to the relationship.
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I think the reason Buddhism and Western psychology are so compatible is that Western psychology helps to identify the stories and the patterns in our personal lives, but what Buddhist awareness training does is it actually allows the person to develop skills to stay in what's going on.
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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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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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Radical Acceptance is the willingness to experience ourselves and our lives as it is.
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People have to find their rhythm. Some people have need for more contact and time together and some people need more space.
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