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title: "26 Love Quotes By Tara Brach"
description: "26 Love quotes by Tara Brach. Plus more from Tara Brach and more Love sayings from other authors."
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> [I knew I could hold myself with that absolute love and compassion.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tara-brach/i-knew-i-could-hold-myself-with-that-absolute-love-and-compassion/)

[Tara Brach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tara-brach/)

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> [To open in a loving way is to let awareness notice that tightening.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tara-brach/to-open-in-a-loving-way-is-to-let-awareness-notice-that-tightening/)

[Tara Brach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tara-brach/)

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> [When we open to love, we become love.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tara-brach/when-we-open-to-love-we-become-love/)

[Tara Brach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tara-brach/)

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> [If we're not open to losing, we're not open to loving.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tara-brach/if-we-re-not-open-to-losing-we-re-not-open-to-loving/)

[Tara Brach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tara-brach/)

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> [Paying attention is the most basic and profound expression of love.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tara-brach/paying-attention-is-the-most-basic-and-profound-expression-of-love/)

[Tara Brach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tara-brach/)

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> [Even a few moments of offering lovingkindness can reconnect you with the purity of your loving heart.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tara-brach/even-a-few-moments-of-offering-lovingkindness-can-reconnect-you-with/)

[Tara Brach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tara-brach/)

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> [It is through realizing loving presence as our very essence, through being that presence, that we discover true freedom.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tara-brach/it-is-through-realizing-loving-presence-as-our-very-essence-through/)

[Tara Brach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tara-brach/)

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> [My understanding is that to love, we need to be able to totally surrender to the living/dying nature of this world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tara-brach/my-understanding-is-that-to-love-we-need-to-be-able-to-totally/)

[Tara Brach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tara-brach/)

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> [We want to be in open, loving communion with each other and our greatest fear is intimacy. That it won't work and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tara-brach/we-want-to-be-in-open-loving-communion-with-each-other-and-our/)

[Tara Brach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tara-brach/)

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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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tara-brach/i-think-it-s-possible-to-have-experiences-of-love-without-attachment/)

[Tara Brach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tara-brach/)

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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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tara-brach/true-refuge-is-that-which-allows-us-to-be-at-home-at-peace-to/)

[Tara Brach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tara-brach/)

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> [My prayer became 'May I find peace... May I love this life no matter what.' I was seeking an inner refuge, an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tara-brach/my-prayer-became-may-i-find-peace-may-i-love-this-life-no-matter-what/)

[Tara Brach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tara-brach/)

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> [“Attention is the most basic form of love. By paying attention we let ourselves be touched by life , and our hearts…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tara-brach/attention-is-the-most-basic-form-of-love-by-paying-attention-we-let/)

[Tara Brach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tara-brach/)

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> [If our hearts are ready for anything, we can open to our inevitable losses, and to the depths of our sorrow. We…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tara-brach/if-our-hearts-are-ready-for-anything-we-can-open-to-our-inevitable/)

[Tara Brach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tara-brach/)

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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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tara-brach/this-is-for-anyone-reading-this-who-wants-to-explore-it-recognize-the/)

[Tara Brach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tara-brach/)

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> [Everything we love goes. So to be able to grieve that loss, to let go, to have that grief be absolutely full,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tara-brach/everything-we-love-goes-so-to-be-able-to-grieve-that-loss-to-let-go/)

[Tara Brach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tara-brach/)

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> [I'd known that I had the capacity to love, that I enjoyed seeing other people be happy, that I had a real…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tara-brach/i-d-known-that-i-had-the-capacity-to-love-that-i-enjoyed-seeing-other/)

[Tara Brach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tara-brach/)

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> [ If \[kids\] get into loving relationships, they're afraid they'll be found wanting, won't have the looks or body shape our culture deems… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tara-brach/if-kids-get-into-loving-relationships-they-re-afraid-they-ll-be-found/)

[Tara Brach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tara-brach/)

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> [In any moment, no matter how lost we feel, we can take refuge in presence and love. We need only pause, breathe,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tara-brach/in-any-moment-no-matter-how-lost-we-feel-we-can-take-refuge-in/)

[Tara Brach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tara-brach/)

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> [It's the beginning of opening to love. Even if there's not much feeling of compassion toward oneself, just say, "It's okay, sweetheart,"…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tara-brach/it-s-the-beginning-of-opening-to-love-even-if-there-s-not-much/)

[Tara Brach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tara-brach/)

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> [We may want to love other people without holding back, to feel authentic, to breathe in the beauty around us, to dance…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tara-brach/we-may-want-to-love-other-people-without-holding-back-to-feel/)

[Tara Brach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tara-brach/)

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> [Unless we're completely awake, have a degree of that. We tense against love and hold on in a way that doesn't let…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tara-brach/unless-we-re-completely-awake-have-a-degree-of-that-we-tense-against/)

[Tara Brach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tara-brach/)

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> [You can think of spiritual practice as a kind of spiritual re-parenting ... You're offering yourself the two qualities that make up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tara-brach/you-can-think-of-spiritual-practice-as-a-kind-of-spiritual-re/)

[Tara Brach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tara-brach/)

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> [“In anguish and desperation, I reached out as I had many times before to the presence I call the Beloved. This unconditionally…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tara-brach/in-anguish-and-desperation-i-reached-out-as-i-had-many-times-before/)

[Tara Brach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tara-brach/)

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> [With an undefended heart, we can fall in love with life over and over every day. We can become children of wonder,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tara-brach/with-an-undefended-heart-we-can-fall-in-love-with-life-over-and-over/)

[Tara Brach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tara-brach/)

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> [When we're awake in our bodies and sense, the world comes alive. Wisdom, creativity, and love are discovered as we relax and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tara-brach/when-we-re-awake-in-our-bodies-and-sense-the-world-comes-alive-wisdom/)

[Tara Brach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tara-brach/)

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## More by Tara Brach

> [It is natural that our minds replay old stories, because that is our own mechanism for trying to work out unresolved problems. Yet rerunning…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tara-brach/it-is-natural-that-our-minds-replay-old-stories-because-that-is-our/)

[Tara Brach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tara-brach/)

> [The great gift of a spiritual path is coming to trust that you can find a way to true refuge. You realize that you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tara-brach/the-great-gift-of-a-spiritual-path-is-coming-to-trust-that-you-can/)

[Tara Brach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tara-brach/)

> [Sometimes the easiest way to appreciate ourselves is by looking through the eyes of someone who loves us.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tara-brach/sometimes-the-easiest-way-to-appreciate-ourselves-is-by-looking/)

[Tara Brach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tara-brach/)

> [By taking the time to explore charged memories in therapy we might uncover feelings that have been buried for decades.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tara-brach/by-taking-the-time-to-explore-charged-memories-in-therapy-we-might/)

[Tara Brach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tara-brach/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tara-brach/to-me-bringing-mindfulness-bas-ed-practices-to-students-teachers-and/)

[Tara Brach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tara-brach/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tara-brach/the-mistake-we-make-is-that-when-we-re-feeling-another-person-is-not/)

[Tara Brach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tara-brach/)

> [Emotions are the interaction of thoughts and of sensations in the body.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tara-brach/emotions-are-the-interaction-of-thoughts-and-of-sensations-in-the-body/)

[Tara Brach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tara-brach/)

> [Our attitude in the face of life's challenges determines our suffering or our freedom.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tara-brach/our-attitude-in-the-face-of-life-s-challenges-determines-our/)

[Tara Brach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tara-brach/)

> [Become a witness to your thoughts.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tara-brach/become-a-witness-to-your-thoughts/)

[Tara Brach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tara-brach/)

> [My prayer became 'May I find peace... May I love this life no matter what.' I was seeking an inner refuge, an experience of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tara-brach/my-prayer-became-may-i-find-peace-may-i-love-this-life-no-matter-what/)

[Tara Brach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tara-brach/)

> [When we see the secret beauty of anyone, including ourselves, we see past our judgment and fear into the core of who we truly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tara-brach/when-we-see-the-secret-beauty-of-anyone-including-ourselves-we-see/)

[Tara Brach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tara-brach/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tara-brach/i-think-it-s-possible-to-have-experiences-of-love-without-attachment/)

[Tara Brach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tara-brach/)

> [But this revolutionary act of treating ourselves tenderly can begin to undo the aversive messages of a lifetime.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tara-brach/but-this-revolutionary-act-of-treating-ourselves-tenderly-can-begin/)

[Tara Brach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tara-brach/)

> [Stories about ourselves and about the world continually arise in our minds and shape our beliefs about reality.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tara-brach/stories-about-ourselves-and-about-the-world-continually-arise-in-our/)

[Tara Brach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tara-brach/)

> [Discovering a richer quality of being-ness means to keep surrendering and letting go of resistance.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tara-brach/discovering-a-richer-quality-of-being-ness-means-to-keep-surrendering/)

[Tara Brach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tara-brach/)

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