Awakening self-compassion is often the greatest challenge people face on the spiritual path. — Tara Brach Copy Share Image
Self-judgment continues to arise - it's a strong habit - but the fact that I made a conscious commitment to recognize it… — 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… — Tara Brach Copy Share Image
Most of us grew up with a very damaging story that something is wrong with us. Gradually - or as in my… — Tara Brach Copy Share Image
Feeling compassion for ourselves in no way releases us from responsibility for our actions. Rather, it releases us from the self-hatred that… — 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.… — Tara Brach Copy Share Image
I sometimes call this our "spacesuit self" because we come into an environment that is difficult and challenging, where we're told to… — Tara Brach Copy Share Image
Unless we're completely awake, have a degree of that. We tense against love and hold on in a way that doesn't let… — 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
By regarding ourselves with kindness, we begin to dissolve the identity of an isolated, deficient self. This creates the grounds for including… — Tara Brach Copy Share Image
The spiritual path is not a solo endeavor. In fact, the very notion of a self who is trying to free her/… — 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
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
Feelings and stories of unworthiness and shame are perhaps the most binding element in the trance of fear. When we believe something… — Tara Brach Copy Share Image
In the process of deeply accepting our own inner experience, instead of being identified with a story of a limited self, we… — Tara Brach Copy Share Image
As I noticed feelings and thoughts appear and disappear, it became increasingly clear that they were just coming and going on their… — Tara Brach Copy Share Image
I would say both Western psychology and Eastern paths would recognize that we get caught up in feeling like a separate self… — Tara Brach Copy Share Image
I registered the dukkha of self-aversion with such clarity that I knew there was no freedom unless I could love this life… — 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
