Tara Brach

Tara Brach http://www.tarabrach.com by Tara Brach 2011-06-01 – Part 2: Stress and Meditation – When we are suffering from stress, we are paying attention to our world in a narrow and rigid way. Through meditations that cultivate a wakeful and open attention, we can dramatically transform the feelings…

Tara Brach http://www.tarabrach.com by Tara Brach 2011-05-25 – Part 1: Stress and Meditation – When we are suffering from stress, we are paying attention to our world in a narrow and rigid way. Through meditations that cultivate a wakeful and open attention, we can dramatically transform the feelings…

Tara Brach http://www.tarabrach.com by Tara Brach 2011-05-18 – Stepping Out of Time – We spend much of our life on our way somewhere else, driven by the sense that something is missing or wrong. This talk explores the suffering that arises from our addiction to busyness and “doing,” and the healing, l…

Tara Brach http://www.tarabrach.com by Tara Brach 2011-05-11 – The Buddha’s Spiritual Awakening: A Myth For Us All! – In this telling of the Buddha’s story, we find archetypes that reveal a universal path of awakening and freedom. We explore how each of us has the potential to realize the loving and r…

Tara Brach http://www.tarabrach.com by Tara Brach 2011-04-27 – The Blessings of Embodied Awareness – One expression of our suffering is homelessness–feeling cut off from the presence and aliveness that is our source. This talk explores the existential and cultural forces that foster disconnection fr…

Tara Brach http://www.tarabrach.com by Tara Brach 2011-04-20 – Part 2 — Realizing True Well-being – Buddhist psychology and the Western oriented field of positive psychology agree: How we pay attention determines whether we live primarily in fear and judgment, or happiness and peace. This two part s…

Tara Brach http://www.tarabrach.com by Tara Brach 2011-04-13 – Part 1 — Realizing True Well-being – Buddhist psychology and the Western oriented field of positive psychology agree: How we pay attention determines whether we live primarily in fear and judgment, or happiness and peace. This two part s…

Tara Brach http://www.tarabrach.com by Tara Brach 2011-03-30 – Part 2: The Healing Power of Self-Compassion – Learning to hold our own lives with a gentle compassion is a key element in all emotional healing and spiritual awakening. This two part series explores the suffering of being at war with ours…

Tara Brach http://www.tarabrach.com by Tara Brach 2011-03-23 – Part 1: The Healing Power of Self-Compassion – Learning to hold our own lives with a gentle compassion is a key element in all emotional healing and spiritual awakening. This two part series explores the suffering of being at war with ours…

Tara Brach http://www.tarabrach.com by Tara Brach 2011-02-23 – When We are Lost – It’s part of our make up to get lost in the trance of thinking– to believe our thoughts to be real and to live in the story of a separate, endangered self. It is also our capacity to recognize our trance and choose pres…

Tara Brach http://www.tarabrach.com by Tara Brach 2011-01-19 – Inviting Life’s Difficulties to Tea – One of the most illuminating themes in the Buddha’s life story was the regular appearance of Mara–god of selfishness and greed, anger and fear, doubt and shame. Each time Mara surfaced, the Buddha’s r…

Tara Brach http://www.tarabrach.com by Tara Brach 2011-01-05 – This talk invites a contemplation of three archetypal domains of spiritual awakening: Buddha-awareness, Dharma- truth (the way things are), and Sangha-loving relatedness. We explore our habit of turning toward false refuges, and the way we…