--- title: "13 Needs Quotes By Tara Brach" description: "13 Needs quotes by Tara Brach. Plus more from Tara Brach and more Needs sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/533/tara-brach-1898_awake_if-our-hearts-are-ready-for-anything-we_732265.png" --- > [If our hearts are ready for anything, we will spontaneously reach out when others are hurting. Living in an ethical way can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tara-brach/if-our-hearts-are-ready-for-anything-we-will-spontaneously-reach-out/) [Tara Brach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tara-brach/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/533/tara-brach-1898_awake_if-our-hearts-are-ready-for-anything-we_732265.png) > [Presence is not some exotic state that we need to search for or manufacture. In the simplest terms, it is the felt…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tara-brach/presence-is-not-some-exotic-state-that-we-need-to-search-for-or/) [Tara Brach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tara-brach/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/edf/tara-brach-1898_arise_presence-is-not-some-exotic-state-that-w_1912019.png) > [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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/226/tara-brach-1898_able_my-understanding-is-that-to-love-we-need_2041757.png) > [People have to find their rhythm. Some people have need for more contact and time together and some people need more space.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tara-brach/people-have-to-find-their-rhythm-some-people-have-need-for-more/) [Tara Brach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tara-brach/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c27/tara-brach-1898_contact_people-have-to-find-their-rhythm-some-pe_2241634.png) > [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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/26c/tara-brach-1898_attachment_i-think-it-s-possible-to-have-experience_236338.png) > [I recently read in the book My Stroke of Insight by brain scientist Jill Bolte Taylor that the natural life span of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tara-brach/i-recently-read-in-the-book-my-stroke-of-insight-by-brain-scientist/) [Tara Brach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tara-brach/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bd3/tara-brach-1898_anxiety_i-recently-read-in-the-book-my-stroke-of_827277.png) > [If I can forgive the attachment in myself and open to the vulnerability that's underneath it, then rather than fixating on another…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tara-brach/if-i-can-forgive-the-attachment-in-myself-and-open-to-the/) [Tara Brach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tara-brach/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/023/tara-brach-1898_able_if-i-can-forgive-the-attachment-in-mysel_2150204.png) > [The next time you find yourself in some way trying desperately to land safely, your compassion might be what finally gives you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tara-brach/the-next-time-you-find-yourself-in-some-way-trying-desperately-to/) [Tara Brach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tara-brach/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e39/tara-brach-1898_atmosphere_the-next-time-you-find-yourself-in-some_2463378.png) > [Most of us need to be reminded that we are good, that we are lovable, that we belong. If we knew just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tara-brach/most-of-us-need-to-be-reminded-that-we-are-good-that-we-are-lovable/) [Tara Brach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tara-brach/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/366/tara-brach-1898_action_most-of-us-need-to-be-reminded-that-we-a_1338424.jpg) > [If attachment then carries forward in a way that's not healthy, we need to let it be there without making it wrong…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tara-brach/if-attachment-then-carries-forward-in-a-way-that-s-not-healthy-we/) [Tara Brach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tara-brach/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/564/tara-brach-1898_attachment_if-attachment-then-carries-forward-in-a_2520701.png) > [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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e07/tara-brach-1898_and-love_in-any-moment-no-matter-how-lost-we-feel_2354266.png) > [The Buddha never intended to make desire itself the problem. When he said craving causes suffering, he was referring not to our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tara-brach/the-buddha-never-intended-to-make-desire-itself-the-problem-when-he/) [Tara Brach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tara-brach/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/278/tara-brach-1898_causes_the-buddha-never-intended-to-make-desire_713359.png) > [We are uncomfortable because everything in our life keeps changing -- our inner moods, our bodies, our work, the people we love,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tara-brach/we-are-uncomfortable-because-everything-in-our-life-keeps-changing/) [Tara Brach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tara-brach/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/190/tara-brach-1898_beautiful_we-are-uncomfortable-because-everything_1875989.png) ## Other authors on Needs ## 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/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/needs/tara-brach/#itemlist", "name": "13 Needs Quotes By Tara Brach", "numberOfItems": 13, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If our hearts are ready for anything, we will spontaneously reach out when others are hurting. 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In doing so, you might discover that each time you let go, it becomes easier and easier to re-enter the atmosphere of your own aliveness. 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If we knew just how powerfully our thoughts, words, and actions affected the hearts of those around us, we'd reach out and join hands again and again. Our relationships have the potential to be a sacred refuge, a place of healing and awakening. 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