158 Quotes by Tara Brach

When radical acceptance blossoms in our relationships, it becomes a kind of spiritual re-parenting that enables us to trust the goodness and beauty of who we really are. Just as good parenting mirrors back to a child that they are lovable, when we understand and accept others, we affirm their intrinsic worth and belonging. To receive this kind of Radical Acceptance can transform our lives.

We find true refuge whenever we recognize the silent space of awareness behind all our busy doing and striving. We find refuge whenever our hearts open with tenderness and love. We find refuge whenever we connect with the innate clarity and intelligence of our true nature.

This means accepting our human existence and all of life as it is. Imperfection is not our personal problem – it is a natural part of existing.

Thoreau writes, “Is there a greater miracle than to see through another’s eyes, even for an instant?

Buddhist mindfulness meditation called vipassana, which means “to see clearly.

Our enjoyment is tainted by anxiety about keeping what we have and our compulsion to reach out and get more.

Taking our hands off the controls and pausing is an opportunity to clearly see the wants and fears that are driving us... Often the moment when we most need to pause is exactly when it feels most intolerable to do so.

The instant we agree to feel fear or vulnerability, greed or agitation, we are holding our life with an unconditionally friendly heart.

Everything within and around us is subject to change; the truth that if we try to hold on to or resist the stream of experience, we deepen the trance of fear.