…the present moment, and to regard what arises with a kind heart. This talk explores the challenges to a clear and honest presence, and how we cultivate understanding and compassion….
Two Wings of a Liberating Attention
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Equanimity
…is happening within and around us, and respond with wisdom, creativity and compassion. This talk looks at our habits of reacting, and the ways we can come home to equanimity…
Blog: The Space Between Stories: Evolving Consciousness
…evolved consciousness; and mindfulness & compassion training is what evolves the brain. If we don’t know how to pause and deepen attention in the space between stories, we won’t connect…
Blog: “My Religion is Kindness”
…its expressions in compassion, generosity and joy, is innate to us. We can either stay in our habitual conditioning and have these qualities be latent, only partially expressed, or as…
Blessings of a Forgiving Heart
The roots of peace and war are within these very hearts. In the moments that we release blame, we reconnect with the compassionate presence that heals ourselves and others as…
Turning Towards What You Love
…challenging life situations. This talk looks at how our conscious aspiration for awakening, and our practice of mindful presence, can help us find peace, compassion and freedom when difficulties arise….
Reaching Across Years of Evolution
It’s quite interesting to me that from an evolutionary perspective, it was our vulnerability that gave rise to empathy and compassion. In order to care for our offspring, who came…
Awakening to the Sacred
The tendency to think “life should be different” and to try to control experience removes us from the wisdom and compassion that naturally gives rise to healing and transformation. We…
Question & Response with Tara: Working with Difficult Weather
…the wounds of our world. She grounds the teachings in the two wings of clear recognition (of what is happening) and an allowing presence, one that is full with compassion….
True Belonging
…is ultimately reinforced. In contrast, bringing mindfulness and compassion to whatever is arising dissolves the sense of separation and reveals the basic goodness of our own loving presence. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgZm7A9vyIs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OOGgU2HUuU…
Inviting Mara to Tea
…By accepting these experiences with the warmth of compassion, we can offer Mara tea rather than fearfully driving him away. Seeing what is true, we hold what is seen with…
Divine Abodes – Joy
Lovingkindness, compassion, joy and equanimity, are natural expressions of our awakened heart. In this series of four talks, we will examine what arouses these qualities of a wise heart. Each…
Your Awake Heart Is Calling You
As individuals and societies, we are pulled by both the insecurity of our evolutionary past, and by our awake heart, our capacity for mindfulness and compassion. This talk explores the…
Befriending Irene
Whether you face chronic anxiety or more violent storms of fear and anger, you can cultivate the wings of freedom–the mindfulness and compassion–that free you. This talk explores how the…
Heart Training on the Bodhisatva Path
Bodhisattva means “Awakened Being.” This path of awakening has three key domains for practice: remembering intention; training our attention; and compassionate activity. This talk reviews these domains and includes guided…
Meditation: Calling on Your Awakened Heart (23:33 min.)
…whatever being in our life we most experience as calm, wise and compassionate. How do we find that inner place of calm in the midst of the storm? And when…
Buddhists Help Get Out the Vote
…and a lack of compassionate leadership, many of you have wondered how you and your whole community can help move us in this direction. Here are two crucial activities to…
Guided Meditation for Times of Pandemic: “Calling on Your Awakened Heart” (23:44 min.)
…whatever being in our life we most experience as calm, wise and compassionate. How do we find that inner place of calm in the midst of the storm? And when…
Resources on Forgiveness
…to Release Resentment and Blame (via Tara’s Radical Compassion Institute) Free Yourself From Blame & Resentment (via Insight Timer app) Talks on Forgiveness Meditations on Forgiveness Other Resources on Forgiveness…
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