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Tara Brach Quotes

As I noticed feelings and thoughts appear and disappear, it became increasingly clear that they were just coming and going on their own... There was no sense of a self owning them Picture Quote #1

The muscles used to make a smile actually send a biochemical message to our nervous system that it is safe to relax the flight of freeze response Picture Quote #1

If our hearts are ready for anything, we can open to our inevitable losses, and to the depths of our sorrow. We can grieve our lost loves, our lost youth, our lost health, our lost capacities. This is part of our humanness, part of the expression of our love for life Picture Quote #1

As long as we are alive, we feel fear. It is an intrinsic part of our makeup, as natural as a bitter cold winter day or the winds that rip branches off trees. If we resist it or push it aside, we miss a powerful opportunity for awakening Picture Quote #1

In bullfighting there is an interesting parallel to the pause as a place of refuge and renewal. It is believed that in the midst of a fight, a bull can find his own particular area of safety in the arena. There he can reclaim his strength and power. This place and inner state are called his querencia. As long as the bull remains enraged and reactive, the matador is in charge. Yet when he finds his querencia, he gathers his strength and loses his fear. From the matador’s perspective, at this point the bull is truly dangerous, for he has tapped into his power Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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Each time you meet an old emotional pattern with presence, your awakening to truth can deepen. There’s less identification with the self in the story and more ability to rest in the awareness that is witnessing what’s happening. You become more able to abide in compassion, to remember and trust your true home. Rather than cycling repetitively through old conditioning, you are actually spiraling toward freedom Picture Quote #1

You have a unique body and mind, with a particular history and conditioning. No one can offer you a formula for navigating all situations and all states of mind. Only by listening inwardly in a fresh and open way will you discern at any given time what most serves your healing and freedom Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

If our hearts are ready for anything, we are touched by the beauty and poetry and mystery that fill our world Picture Quote #1

The most powerful healing arises from the simple intention to love the life within you, unconditionally, with as much tenderness and presence as possible Picture Quote #1

It is through realizing loving presence as our very essence, through being that presence, that we discover true freedom Picture Quote #1

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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 Picture Quote #1

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, its our own true nature Picture Quote #1

Stopping the endless pursuit of getting somewhere else is the perhaps most beautiful offering we can make to our spirit Picture Quote #1

Imagine you are walking in the woods and you see a small dog sitting by a tree. As you approach it, it suddenly lunges at you, teeth bared. You are frightened and angry. But then you notice that one of its legs is caught in a trap. Immediately your mood shifts from anger to concern: You see that the dog’s aggression is coming from a place of vulnerability and pain. This applies to all of us. When we behave in hurtful ways, it is because we are caught in some kind of trap. The more we look through the eyes of wisdom at ourselves and one another, the more we cultivate a compassionate heart Picture Quote #1

Managing life from our mental control towers, we have separated ourselves from our bodies and hearts Picture Quote #1

Sometimes the easiest way to appreciate ourselves is by looking through the eyes of someone who loves us Picture Quote #1

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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 Picture Quote #1

We wait for things to be different in order to feel okay with life. As long as we keep attaching our happiness to the external events of our lives, which are ever changing, we’ll always be left waiting for it Picture Quote #1

When we relax about imperfection, we no longer lose our life moments in the pursuit of being different and in the fear of what is wrong Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

What would it be like if, right in the midst of this busyness, we were to consciously take our hands off the controls? What if we were to intentionally stop our mental computations and our rushing around and, for a minute or two, simply pause and notice our inner experience? Picture Quote #1

Compassion can be described as letting ourselves be touched by the vulnerability and suffering that is within ourselves and all beings. The full flowering of compassion also includes action: Not only do we attune to the presence of suffering, we respond to it Picture Quote #1

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Perhaps the biggest tragedy of our lives is that freedom is possible, yet we can pass our years trapped in the same old patterns Picture Quote #1

Through the sacred art of pausing, we develop the capacity to stop hiding, to stop running away from our experience. We begin to trust in our natural intelligence, in our naturally wise heart, in our capacity to open to whatever arises Picture Quote #1

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As I noticed feelings and thoughts appear and disappear, it became increasingly clear that they were just coming and going on their own... There was no sense of a self owning them (Tara Brach Quotes) The muscles used to make a smile actually send a biochemical message to our nervous system that it is safe to relax the flight of freeze response (Tara Brach Quotes) If our hearts are ready for anything, we can open to our inevitable losses, and to the depths of our sorrow. We can grieve our lost loves, our lost youth, our lost health, our lost capacities. This is part of our humanness, part of the expression of our love for life (Tara Brach Quotes) As long as we are alive, we feel fear. It is an intrinsic part of our makeup, as natural as a bitter cold winter day or the winds that rip branches off trees. If we resist it or push it aside, we miss a powerful opportunity for awakening (Tara Brach Quotes) In bullfighting there is an interesting parallel to the pause as a place of refuge and renewal. It is believed that in the midst of a fight, a bull can find his own particular area of safety in the arena. There he can reclaim his strength and power. This place and inner state are called his querencia. As long as the bull remains enraged and reactive, the matador is in charge. Yet when he finds his querencia, he gathers his strength and loses his fear. From the matador’s perspective, at this point the bull is truly dangerous, for he has tapped into his power (Tara Brach Quotes) 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 (Tara Brach Quotes) Each time you meet an old emotional pattern with presence, your awakening to truth can deepen. There’s less identification with the self in the story and more ability to rest in the awareness that is witnessing what’s happening. You become more able to abide in compassion, to remember and trust your true home. Rather than cycling repetitively through old conditioning, you are actually spiraling toward freedom (Tara Brach Quotes) You have a unique body and mind, with a particular history and conditioning. No one can offer you a formula for navigating all situations and all states of mind. Only by listening inwardly in a fresh and open way will you discern at any given time what most serves your healing and freedom (Tara Brach Quotes) 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 (Tara Brach Quotes) If our hearts are ready for anything, we are touched by the beauty and poetry and mystery that fill our world (Tara Brach Quotes) The most powerful healing arises from the simple intention to love the life within you, unconditionally, with as much tenderness and presence as possible (Tara Brach Quotes) It is through realizing loving presence as our very essence, through being that presence, that we discover true freedom (Tara Brach Quotes) 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 (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, its our own true nature (Tara Brach Quotes) Stopping the endless pursuit of getting somewhere else is the perhaps most beautiful offering we can make to our spirit (Tara Brach Quotes) Imagine you are walking in the woods and you see a small dog sitting by a tree. As you approach it, it suddenly lunges at you, teeth bared. You are frightened and angry. But then you notice that one of its legs is caught in a trap. Immediately your mood shifts from anger to concern: You see that the dog’s aggression is coming from a place of vulnerability and pain. This applies to all of us. When we behave in hurtful ways, it is because we are caught in some kind of trap. The more we look through the eyes of wisdom at ourselves and one another, the more we cultivate a compassionate heart (Tara Brach Quotes) Managing life from our mental control towers, we have separated ourselves from our bodies and hearts (Tara Brach Quotes) Sometimes the easiest way to appreciate ourselves is by looking through the eyes of someone who loves us (Tara Brach Quotes) When we put down ideas of what life should be like, we are free to wholeheartedly say yes to our life as it is (Tara Brach Quotes) We wait for things to be different in order to feel okay with life. As long as we keep attaching our happiness to the external events of our lives, which are ever changing, we’ll always be left waiting for it (Tara Brach Quotes) When we relax about imperfection, we no longer lose our life moments in the pursuit of being different and in the fear of what is wrong (Tara Brach Quotes) 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 (Tara Brach Quotes) What would it be like if, right in the midst of this busyness, we were to consciously take our hands off the controls? What if we were to intentionally stop our mental computations and our rushing around and, for a minute or two, simply pause and notice our inner experience? (Tara Brach Quotes) Compassion can be described as letting ourselves be touched by the vulnerability and suffering that is within ourselves and all beings. The full flowering of compassion also includes action: Not only do we attune to the presence of suffering, we respond to it (Tara Brach Quotes) Perhaps the biggest tragedy of our lives is that freedom is possible, yet we can pass our years trapped in the same old patterns (Tara Brach Quotes) Through the sacred art of pausing, we develop the capacity to stop hiding, to stop running away from our experience. We begin to trust in our natural intelligence, in our naturally wise heart, in our capacity to open to whatever arises (Tara Brach Quotes)

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