…own awakened nature. Some years ago I was suffering from a broken heart. I had fallen in love with a man who lived 2000 miles away, on the other side…
The Essence of Mindful Prayer: “May this Suffering Awaken Compassion”
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Blog: Presence in the Face of Dying
…moment and then added, “Just be with him. Let him know your love through the fullness of your presence.” At this difficult time I was calling on a simple teaching…
“Good Othering” – Helping Each Other Trust the Gold
…and love to others. It is a sobering thought that the finest act of love you can perform is not an act of service but an act of contemplation, of…
Blog: “My Religion is Kindness”
…on earth. We’d be serving social justice and the healing of our environment. Imagine it—the world that would emerge if we all committed ourselves to cultivating kind hearts. Love, and…
Is this Universe a Friendly Place?
…of belonging that we experience harmony, aliveness, and love—all of which are central to walking a spiritual path. If when asking yourself this question you evaluate an egoic self, a…
Blog: Praying from Presence – Part I
…Some years ago I was suffering from a broken heart. I had fallen in love with a man who lived 2000 miles away, on the other side of the country. …
Meditation: Loving What Is (18:50 min.)
…tenderness of love. In this choiceless, never ending flow of life There is an infinite array of choices One alone brings happiness To love what is.. ~ Dorothy Hunt https://youtu.be/hUQiGJBcv6Q…
Blog: A Heart That Is Ready for Anything
…can open to our inevitable losses, and to the depths of our sorrow. We can grieve our lost loves, our lost youth, our lost health, our lost capacities. This is…
Embodied Awareness – Embracing Unlived Life – Part 1
…and discover the creativity, love and wisdom that naturally flow from embodied awareness. If you wish to practice the reflection at the end of the talk, here is the link:…
Three Core Reminders for Spiritual Practice
This talk explores three powerful ways you can direct your attention when you find yourself emotionally stuck: Wake up from thoughts; feel your feelings and remember love. We explore both…
Fear of Aging: Finding Freedom in this Impermanent World – Part 1
…in the present moment, love and awareness—that liberate us. NOTE: The quoted prayer “And all shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of things shall be…
The Gift of Silence
…practices that allow us to settle in a natural way, the presence which is silence itself, and the wisdom and love that flows freely when we live from that silence….
Heart to Heart: A Conversation Between Dan Gottlieb and Tara Brach
Heart-to-Heart A Conversation between Dan Gottlieb and Tara Brach: Pain, Loneliness, Gratitude & Whatever Else Comes Up – Including Love This very real and human interchange touches on pain, loss, love, gratitude…
Blog: The Space Between the Logs
This is from a poem that I love. It’s called, “Fire” by Judy Brown. What makes a fire burn is the space between the logs, a breathing space. Too much…
Unfolding the Wings of Acceptance
…work together, mutually reinforcing each other. If we are rejected by someone we love, the trance of unworthiness may ensnare us in obsessive thinking, blaming the one who hurt us,…
Blog: Growing Up Unworthy
…and intimacy with others. When my clients examine their wounds, they recognize how, as children, they did not receive the love and understanding they yearned for. Furthermore, they are able…
The Lion’s Roar
…of, hold it up and say: I love this glass. Do you see this? I love this glass. It holds the water admirably. When the sun shines on it, it…
Meditation: Spacious, Loving Awareness (from retreat) (30:03 min.) ~ with video
~ an Open Awareness Meditation ~ When our awareness is awake and open, we naturally respond to this changing life with warmth, tenderness and love. This practice helps us discover…
Blog ~ Guided Reflection: Bringing RAIN to Difficulty (text and audio)
…difficulty: What do you most need? or How do you want me to be with you? Does this suffering part of you want understanding? Acceptance? Company? Forgiveness? Love? N: Nurture….
Absolute Cooperation with the Inevitable
…is actually happening is that we’re opening to the universal intelligence, the universal love that can flow through us when we’re aligned. When the straw is aligned with the current,…
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