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Tara Brach Quotes

Take moments to savor what is beautiful and good Picture Quote #1

Happiness lies not in finding what is missing, Picture Quote #1

When you are in touch with your body and heart, it allows you to then be in the world and act with intention and clarity and kindness Picture Quote #1

My first book, ‘Radical Acceptance’, grew out of the suffering of feeling personally deficient and unworthy. Because most of us are so quick to turn against ourselves, the teachings and practices of radical acceptance continue as a strong current in ‘True Refuge’: nurturing a forgiving, understanding heart is a basic step on the path Picture Quote #1

We’re so used to presenting ourselves and getting approval according to our achievements that it’s difficult to be authentic and trust that we’ll be accepted just as we are Picture Quote #1

If you let someone know you appreciate him or her, especially when you’re going to disagree, it gets that person’s defenses down Picture Quote #1

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When I was first introduced to Buddhism in a high school World Studies class, I dismissed it out of hand. This was during the hedonistic days of the late 60s, and this spiritual path seemed so grim with its concern about attachment and, apparently, anti-pleasure Picture Quote #1

If I’m judging the attachment, myself, or another person, then I create separation Picture Quote #1

People don’t behave in angry ways unless they are feeling stressed and conflicted too Picture Quote #1

If our hearts are ready for anything, we will spontaneously reach out when others are hurting. Living in an ethical way can attune us to the pain and needs of others, but when our hearts are open and awake, we care instinctively Picture Quote #1

Meditation helps us gain the capacity to relax, to connect with what is going on right here and right now, to connect with other people, to re-access our resourcefulness, our clarity and our ability to focus and keep an open heart Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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Even going through the motions is a way of establishing a new relationship with our inner life that is caring and tender, versus one that is judging, distancing or ignoring. This is the beginning of being capable of intimacy with others Picture Quote #1

Buddhist practices offer a way of saying, ‘Hey, come back over here, reconnect.’ The only way that you’ll actually wake up and have some freedom is if you have the capacity and courage to stay with the vulnerability and the discomfort Picture Quote #1

I decided to write ‘True Refuge’ during a major dive in my own health. Diagnosed with a genetic disease that affected my mobility, I faced tremendous fear and grief about losing the fitness and physical freedom I loved Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

My prayer became ‘May I find peace... May I love this life no matter what.’ I was seeking an inner refuge, an experience of presence and wholeness that could carry me through whatever losses might come Picture Quote #1

To me, bringing mindfulness-bas ed practices to students, teachers and parents is some of the most important work we can be doing. If we can help the next generation become more self-aware, empathetic and emotionally resilient, they will bring their wisdom to healing the earth and creating a more peaceful world Picture Quote #1

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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 Picture Quote #1

The Buddha never intended to make desire itself the problem. When he said craving causes suffering, he was referring not to our natural inclination as living beings to have wants and needs, but to our habit of clinging to experience that must, by nature, pass away Picture Quote #1

Fear of being a flawed person lay at the root of my trance, and I had sacrificed many moments over the years in trying to prove my worth. Like the tiger Mohini, I inhabited a self-made prison that stopped me from living fully Picture Quote #1

But this revolutionary act of treating ourselves tenderly can begin to undo the aversive messages of a lifetime Picture Quote #1

With the first out breath, you are releasing worries, plans, mental tensions. With the second out breath, you are releasing physical tightness and tension. With the third out breath, you are releasing difficult emotions Picture Quote #1

The two wings of mindfulness and kindness will begin to open the heart to more connection with our world Picture Quote #1

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True refuge is that which allows us to be at home, at peace, to discover true happiness. The only thing that can give us true refuge is the awareness and love that is intrinsic to who we are. Ultimately, it’s our own true nature Picture Quote #1

We want to be in open, loving communion with each other and our greatest fear is intimacy. That it won’t work and we’ll be rejected Picture Quote #1

You can think of spiritual practice as a kind of spiritual re-parenting ... You’re offering yourself the two qualities that make up good parenting: understanding - seeing yourself for who you truly are - and relating to what you see with unconditional love Picture Quote #1

I mentioned earlier the two wings of awareness. The first step is recognizing the fear of getting close to others - this honest witnessing of where it is in the body, where it is in your beliefs.The other wing regards what’s seen with kindness and compassion Picture Quote #1

I would say both Western psychology and Eastern paths would recognize that we get caught up in feeling like a separate self and an unworthy self Picture Quote #1

Our kids go to school and they come out feeling not intelligent, not desirable, not attractive or appealing to others Picture Quote #1

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Take moments to savor what is beautiful and good (Tara Brach Quotes) Happiness lies not in finding what is missing, (Tara Brach Quotes) When you are in touch with your body and heart, it allows you to then be in the world and act with intention and clarity and kindness (Tara Brach Quotes) My first book, ‘Radical Acceptance’, grew out of the suffering of feeling personally deficient and unworthy. Because most of us are so quick to turn against ourselves, the teachings and practices of radical acceptance continue as a strong current in ‘True Refuge’: nurturing a forgiving, understanding heart is a basic step on the path (Tara Brach Quotes) We’re so used to presenting ourselves and getting approval according to our achievements that it’s difficult to be authentic and trust that we’ll be accepted just as we are. (Tara Brach Quotes) If you let someone know you appreciate him or her, especially when you’re going to disagree, it gets that person’s defenses down. (Tara Brach Quotes) When I was first introduced to Buddhism in a high school World Studies class, I dismissed it out of hand. This was during the hedonistic days of the late 60s, and this spiritual path seemed so grim with its concern about attachment and, apparently, anti-pleasure. (Tara Brach Quotes) If I’m judging the attachment, myself, or another person, then I create separation (Tara Brach Quotes) People don’t behave in angry ways unless they are feeling stressed and conflicted too (Tara Brach Quotes) If our hearts are ready for anything, we will spontaneously reach out when others are hurting. Living in an ethical way can attune us to the pain and needs of others, but when our hearts are open and awake, we care instinctively. (Tara Brach Quotes) Meditation helps us gain the capacity to relax, to connect with what is going on right here and right now, to connect with other people, to re-access our resourcefulness, our clarity and our ability to focus and keep an open heart. (Tara Brach Quotes) 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 (Tara Brach Quotes) Even going through the motions is a way of establishing a new relationship with our inner life that is caring and tender, versus one that is judging, distancing or ignoring. This is the beginning of being capable of intimacy with others. (Tara Brach Quotes) Buddhist practices offer a way of saying, ‘Hey, come back over here, reconnect.’ The only way that you’ll actually wake up and have some freedom is if you have the capacity and courage to stay with the vulnerability and the discomfort (Tara Brach Quotes) I decided to write ‘True Refuge’ during a major dive in my own health. Diagnosed with a genetic disease that affected my mobility, I faced tremendous fear and grief about losing the fitness and physical freedom I loved (Tara Brach Quotes) 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 (Tara Brach Quotes) My prayer became ‘May I find peace... May I love this life no matter what.’ I was seeking an inner refuge, an experience of presence and wholeness that could carry me through whatever losses might come (Tara Brach Quotes) To me, bringing mindfulness-bas ed practices to students, teachers and parents is some of the most important work we can be doing. If we can help the next generation become more self-aware, empathetic and emotionally resilient, they will bring their wisdom to healing the earth and creating a more peaceful world (Tara Brach Quotes) 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 (Tara Brach Quotes) The Buddha never intended to make desire itself the problem. When he said craving causes suffering, he was referring not to our natural inclination as living beings to have wants and needs, but to our habit of clinging to experience that must, by nature, pass away (Tara Brach Quotes) Fear of being a flawed person lay at the root of my trance, and I had sacrificed many moments over the years in trying to prove my worth. Like the tiger Mohini, I inhabited a self-made prison that stopped me from living fully (Tara Brach Quotes) But this revolutionary act of treating ourselves tenderly can begin to undo the aversive messages of a lifetime (Tara Brach Quotes) With the first out breath, you are releasing worries, plans, mental tensions. With the second out breath, you are releasing physical tightness and tension. With the third out breath, you are releasing difficult emotions. (Tara Brach Quotes) The two wings of mindfulness and kindness will begin to open the heart to more connection with our world. (Tara Brach Quotes) True refuge is that which allows us to be at home, at peace, to discover true happiness. The only thing that can give us true refuge is the awareness and love that is intrinsic to who we are. Ultimately, it’s our own true nature. (Tara Brach Quotes) We want to be in open, loving communion with each other and our greatest fear is intimacy. That it won’t work and we’ll be rejected. (Tara Brach Quotes) You can think of spiritual practice as a kind of spiritual re-parenting ... You’re offering yourself the two qualities that make up good parenting: understanding - seeing yourself for who you truly are - and relating to what you see with unconditional love. (Tara Brach Quotes) I mentioned earlier the two wings of awareness. The first step is recognizing the fear of getting close to others - this honest witnessing of where it is in the body, where it is in your beliefs.The other wing regards what’s seen with kindness and compassion. (Tara Brach Quotes) I would say both Western psychology and Eastern paths would recognize that we get caught up in feeling like a separate self and an unworthy self. (Tara Brach Quotes) Our kids go to school and they come out feeling not intelligent, not desirable, not attractive or appealing to others. (Tara Brach Quotes)

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