…more realness – more love. We’re blessed when we remember.” “Part of what keeps us from realness – in that small self identity – is the avoiding of what’s here.”…
Meditation: Blessings of Love (11:26 min)
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My Religion is Kindness – Part 1
…In the second we explore how self-kindness awakens us to the heartspace that naturally includes all of life. Listen to My Religion is Kindness – Part 2. photo: Sherry Craft…
My Religion is Kindness – Part 2
…awaken from the trance of unworthiness and establish a genuinely caring relationship with our inner life. In the second we explore how self-kindness awakens us to the heartspace that naturally…
The Revolution of Tenderness – Part 2
These two talks explore our capacity to be tender – sensitive and responsive to ourselves and others. This capacity marks a radical evolutionary shift from a self-centered existence shaped by…
Resources: Beliefs and Thoughts
Resources: Beliefs and Thoughts Beliefs and thoughts are navigational maps that are not inherently true. Rather, some serve us and others cause feelings of separation, self-aversion and/or blame of others….
Trusting Who We Are (retreat talk)
…entraps us in a trance of separation and believing in a limited self. We then explore the evolutionary shift in identity that is possible as we deepen our attention and…
Tara Talks: Shining a Light on the Habits That Block Joy (3:06 min.)
…possible when we shine a light on the habits of self-aversion that block our well-being. Listen to Full Talk: Joy – Part 3 of Present Heart: The Universal Expressions of…
Three Domains of Formless Presence – Landlocked in Fur (retreat talk)
While we have evolved to experience a defining sense of separate self, our potential is to awaken to the formless dimension – the pure awareness is our shared source. This…
Meditation: Blessings of Love (11:28 min)
…more realness – more love. We’re blessed when we remember.” “Part of what keeps us from realness – in that small self identity – is the avoiding of what’s here.”…
Saying “Yes” – Meeting Your Edge and Softening
…us identified with a separate, threatened self, and offers guidance in saying “yes” to the life we encounter. As we release resistance, we discover the creativity, wisdom and love that…
Part 2: Vulnerability, Intimacy, & Spiritual Awakening
…truths they can tell each other. It is important to do this because it breaks down human self-delusion and isolation. – Adrienne Rich At our pace, without speed or aggression,…
Part 1: Impermanence – Awakening Through Insecurity
From the view of the separate self, this existence is inherently uncertain, and we are profoundly vulnerable. Our habitual reaction to insecurity fuels separation, and limits our capacity to live…
Part 2: Impermanence – Awakening Through Insecurity
From the view of the separate self, this existence is inherently uncertain, and we are profoundly vulnerable. Our habitual reaction to insecurity fuels separation, and limits our capacity to live…
Meditation: Effortless and Wakeful Presence (16:58 min.)
Striving in meditation only creates more tension in our psyche and a solidified sense of self. This meditation invites us to awaken our senses and relax back into the presence…
The Path of Spiritual Surrender: Part 1
Cultivating a surrendering presence allows us to release the identity of a small, separate self, and open to the truth and fullness of who we are. These two talks explore…
Meditation: The Blessings of Love (11:17 min.)
…realness – more love. We’re blessed when we remember.” “Part of what keeps us from realness – in that small self identity – is the avoiding of what’s here.” (a…
Spiritual Hope: Trusting Your Awakening Heart
…and twisting my secret self. The universe and the light of the stars come through me. I am the crescent moon put up over the gate to the festival. ~…
Change, Loss and Timeless Love – Part 2 (Retreat Talk)
…at the ways, we resist facing our fears and grieving our losses. We then explore how to bring mindfulness and compassion to processing what we’ve resisted, and opening to the…
Our Refuge of Heartspace
…wisely to our hurting world? How can we widen the circles of compassion? Our time includes a talk, sharing of responses to several inquiries and a period of question/response. https://youtu.be/adIwNp6Yu2M…
The Stories that Empower Us: A Conversation with Tara Brach and Elizabeth Lesser, Author of “Cassandra Speaks”
…in—a world based on love, compassion and respect for the dignity of all beings—we need to be guided by new stories that include the voice of women. These themes are…
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