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
We are mindful of desire when we experience it with an embodied awareness, recognizing the sensations and thoughts of wanting as arising… — Tara Brach Copy Share Image
My first book, 'Radical Acceptance', grew out of the suffering of feeling personally deficient and unworthy. Because most of us are so… — Tara Brach Copy Share Image
Clearly recognizing what is happening inside us, and regarding what we see with an open, kind and loving heart, is what I… — Tara Brach Copy Share Image
On this sacred path of Radical Acceptance, rather than striving for perfection, we discover how to love ourselves into wholeness. — Tara Brach Copy Share Image
In a basic way, acceptance is seeing clearly what's happening and holding it with kindness. This is a radical antidote to the… — Tara Brach Copy Share Image
The process of radical acceptance is to accept that a story has appeared in the mind, and then deepen the attention to… — Tara Brach Copy Share Image
Radical Acceptance is the willingness to experience ourselves and our lives as it is. — 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 Image
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 Image
Sometimes the easiest way to appreciate ourselves is by looking through the eyes of someone who loves us. — 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
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 Image
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 Image
Emotions are the interaction of thoughts and of sensations in the body. — Tara Brach Copy Share Image
Our attitude in the face of life's challenges determines our suffering or our freedom. — Tara Brach Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
