What would it be like if I could accept life--accept this moment--exactly as it is? — Tara Brach Copy Share Image
We are waiting for the next moment to contain what this moment does not. — Tara Brach Copy Share Image
A lot of times in spiritual communities, detachment is considered to be an expression of being spiritually evolved when often, we have… — Tara Brach Copy Share Image
When we relax about imperfection, we no longer lose our life moments in the pursuit of being different and in the fear… — Tara Brach Copy Share Image
“We withdraw from our experience of the present moment. We pull away from the raw feelings of fear and shame by incessantly… — Tara Brach Copy Share Image
By taking the time to explore charged memories in therapy we might uncover feelings that have been buried for decades. — Tara Brach Copy Share Image
Even a few moments of offering lovingkindness can reconnect you with the purity of your loving heart. — Tara Brach Copy Share Image
There is so much division in this world. So what is really the path of healing? It can begin in this moment,… — Tara Brach Copy Share Image
Meditation helps us to get out of our thoughts about the future and really be in the present moment. — Tara Brach Copy Share Image
People have to find their rhythm. Some people have need for more contact and time together and some people need more space. — Tara Brach Copy Share Image
I think it's possible to have experiences of love without attachment, but I think part of our conditioning is to grasp at… — Tara Brach Copy Share Image
“Most of the time Marilyn's mother remained unconscious, her breath labored and erratic. One morning before dawn, she suddenly opened her eyes… — Tara Brach Copy Share Image
“The biggest illusion about a path of refuge is that we are on our way somewhere else, on our way to becoming… — Tara Brach Copy Share Image
In any moment, no matter how lost we feel, we can take refuge in presence and love. We need only pause, breathe,… — Tara Brach Copy Share Image
Fear of being a flawed person lay at the root of my trance, and I had sacrificed many moments over the years… — Tara Brach Copy Share Image
The next time you find yourself in some way trying desperately to land safely, your compassion might be what finally gives you… — Tara Brach Copy Share Image
We are uncomfortable because everything in our life keeps changing -- our inner moods, our bodies, our work, the people we love,… — Tara Brach Copy Share Image
I recently read in the book My Stroke of Insight by brain scientist Jill Bolte Taylor that the natural life span of… — Tara Brach Copy Share Image
Each time you meet an old emotional pattern with presence, your awakening to truth can deepen. There’s less identification with the self… — Tara Brach Copy Share Image
“Radical Acceptance reverses our habit of living at war with experiences that are unfamiliar, frightening or intense. It is the necessary antidote… — Tara Brach Copy Share Image
Learning to pause is the first step in the practice of Radical Acceptance. A pause is a suspension of activity, a time… — Tara Brach Copy Share Image
“In anguish and desperation, I reached out as I had many times before to the presence I call the Beloved. This unconditionally… — Tara Brach Copy Share Image
It is natural that our minds replay old stories, because that is our own mechanism for trying to work out unresolved problems. Yet rerunning… — Tara Brach Copy Share
The great gift of a spiritual path is coming to trust that you can find a way to true refuge. You realize that you… — Tara Brach Copy Share
Sometimes the easiest way to appreciate ourselves is by looking through the eyes of someone who loves us. — Tara Brach Copy Share
By taking the time to explore charged memories in therapy we might uncover feelings that have been buried for decades. — Tara Brach Copy Share
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… — Tara Brach Copy Share
The mistake we make is that when we're feeling another person is not treating us in the way that makes us feel secure and… — Tara Brach Copy Share
Our attitude in the face of life's challenges determines our suffering or our freedom. — Tara Brach Copy Share
My prayer became 'May I find peace... May I love this life no matter what.' I was seeking an inner refuge, an experience of… — Tara Brach Copy Share
When we see the secret beauty of anyone, including ourselves, we see past our judgment and fear into the core of who we truly… — Tara Brach Copy Share
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… — Tara Brach Copy Share
But this revolutionary act of treating ourselves tenderly can begin to undo the aversive messages of a lifetime. — Tara Brach Copy Share
Stories about ourselves and about the world continually arise in our minds and shape our beliefs about reality. — Tara Brach Copy Share
Discovering a richer quality of being-ness means to keep surrendering and letting go of resistance. — Tara Brach Copy Share
