Tara Brach http://www.tarabrach.com by Tara Brach 2011-08-24 – Wholehearted Living – What stops us from being wholehearted in our relationships and life? This talk explores the conditioning that keeps us from an engaged presence, and the key elements to manifesting heart and spirit in all that we do. …

Tara Brach http://www.tarabrach.com by Tara Brach 2011-08-24 – Wholehearted Living – What stops us from being wholehearted in our relationships and life? This talk explores the conditioning that keeps us from an engaged presence, and the key elements to manifesting heart and spirit in all that we do. …

Tara Brach http://www.tarabrach.com by Tara Brach 2011-08-10 – Relating Wisely to Desire – Without desire, this world would not exist. While this universal energy is entirely natural, if we are not mindful of it, desire can become a narrowed fixation or addiction that creates deep suffering. This tal…

Tara Brach http://www.tarabrach.com by Tara Brach 2011-08-03 – Learning to Respond, Not React – When life doesn’t go our way, we often launch into a chain reaction of obsessive thinking, blaming and unpleasant emotions. This talk explores how we can use meditative practices to step out of reactive pat…

Tara Brach http://www.tarabrach.com by Tara Brach 2011-07-20 – The Mystery of Who We Are – The Buddha taught that we suffer because we don’t realize who we are. This talk explores two pathways of awakening from the insecurity and reactivity that arises from a narrow sense of self. Listeners are invite…

Tara Brach http://www.tarabrach.com by Tara Brach 2011-07-06 – Flow and Presence – In the moments when we are truly happy, there is a sense of both aliveness and presence. This talk reflects on three key ways we remove ourselves from living presence; and offers guided reflections that can re-open us i…

Tara Brach http://www.tarabrach.com by Tara Brach 2011-06-29 – Compass of the Heart – Are you aware of the intentions that are shaping your thoughts, moods and life experience? This talk explores how mindfulness of intention allows us to open to our deepest heart’s aspiration, and have that guide the …

Tara Brach http://www.tarabrach.com by Tara Brach 2011-06-22 – Presence and Empowerment – In the moments we feel threatened, hurt or dissatisfied, we often flip into controlling mode–our body, heart and mind become contracted and we disconnect from presence. This talk explores how we can shift from …

Tara Brach http://www.tarabrach.com by Tara Brach 2011-06-22 – Presence and Empowerment – In the moments we feel threatened, hurt or dissatisfied, we often flip into controlling mode–our body, heart and mind become contracted and we disconnect from presence. This talk explores how we can shift from …

Tara Brach http://www.tarabrach.com by Tara Brach 2011-06-08 – The Art of Listening–Nourishing Loving Relationships – Deep listening is an essential ingredient in intimate, caring relationships. This talk reflects on the intentionality, presence and quest for understanding that create the grounds for…

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…