Tara Brach http://www.tarabrach.com by Tara Brach 2009-08-26 – Our capacity to accept this life is key to our freedom, yet there are many misconceptions about acceptance: People wonder, if acceptance makes us a doormat in relationships? Isn’t acceptance akin to resignation? Doesn’t it make us passive…
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Tara Brach : RAIN – Cultivating a Mindful Awareness
Tara Brach http://www.tarabrach.com by Tara Brach 2014-04-16 – RAIN – Cultivating a Mindful Presence – The acronym RAIN is a powerful tool for interrupting habitual patterns of emotional reactivity and discovering the freedom of an awake, compassionate presence. This talk explores the components of RA…
Tara Brach : Part 2: Hope and the Spiritual Path
Tara Brach http://www.tarabrach.com by Tara Brach 2013-07-03 – Part 2: Hope and the Spiritual Path – In this talk we further define the nature of mature or spiritual hope as part of a trinity that includes trust and love, and explore what blocks its unfolding. We then review how different people have…
Tara Brach : Trance of the Unreal Other
Tara Brach http://www.tarabrach.com by Tara Brach 2012-09-05 – Trance of the Unreal Other – We are conditioned to perceive people as unreal others- two dimensional characters who lack sentience, vulnerability and goodness. This is often most insidious when we filter people through demeaning culturally…
Tara Brach : Genuine Acceptance
Tara Brach http://www.tarabrach.com by Tara Brach 2009-08-26 – Our capacity to accept this life is key to our freedom, yet there are many misconceptions about acceptance: People wonder, if acceptance makes us a doormat in relationships? Isn’t acceptance akin to resignation? Doesn’t it make us passive…