…We need to be aware of and intimate with our inner life so that rather than being hooked by fear or anger, we can touch the loss, grief and caring…
…current situation in which you feel stuck; one that elicits a difficult reaction such as anger or fear, shame or hopelessness. It may be a conflict with a family member,…
…they encounter a situation where the fear or distress or pain is so great that they just cannot arouse presence. They’re often left with feelings of deep discouragement and self-doubt,…
…the form of troubling emotions or fearsome stories, we can say, “I see you, Mara,” and clearly recognize the reality of craving and fear that lives in each human heart….
…unreal, two-dimensional cardboard figures, not humans with wants and fears and throbbing hearts. The more different someone seems from us, the more unreal they may feel to us. We can…
“We have been raised to fear…our deepest cravings. And the fear of our deepest cravings keeps them suspect, keeps us docile and loyal and obedient, and leads us to settle…
Anxiety and the fear of failure is a pervasive suffering around the world. It is also increasing—along with the pace of life, over-consuming, addiction, noise, polarization and fears for our…
“We have been raised to fear…our deepest cravings. And the fear of our deepest cravings keeps them suspect, keeps us docile and loyal and obedient, and leads us to settle…
…distorted view, described by the Buddha as a dream, fueled the cravings and fears that confined their lives. The Buddha also told an ancient teaching story that we still repeat…
…are no longer the beleaguered, suffering self. The fear, shame, grief and longing no longer feel like a mistake or an oppressive burden. We can begin to see their universal…
…3. We withdraw from our experience of the present moment We avoid our wildness and passion, our fear and shame, because we feel powerless in the face of their force….
…when the symptoms didn’t go away, I found myself caught in habitual stories and sinking into a funk of fear, shame and depression. “Something’s wrong with me … with the…
…I suggested, “you might pause and recognize what you are feeling—the fear or anger or grief—and then inwardly whisper the phrase ‘I consent.’” I’d recently heard this phrase from Father…
…to your primary place of resting attention – the breath, perhaps listening to sounds. In a similar way, when strong emotions arise – fear, sadness, happiness, excitement, grief – you…
…or flee what is attacking us, we freeze and disconnect or dissociate in a way that the unprocessed fear gets locked into our body. We become “stuck” in a biological…
…his querencia. As long as the bull remains enraged and reactive, the matador is in charge. Yet when he finds querencia, he gathers his strength and loses his fear. From…
…times: the RAIN meditation, which awakens our courage and heart. Blog: Turning Toward Fear with RAIN (Adapted from Radical Compassion) Download your FREE Radical Compassion Study Guide. Tara Brach is…
…I hope you will enjoy! Tara interviews Frank Ostaseski, founder of Zen Hospice, on a contemplative approach to death and dying. https://www.tarabrach.com/heavenly-messengers-audio/ Working with Fear – article originally published in…
…on underneath here? What has driven me to behave in this way?” Perhaps you’ll see you were afraid to fall short, and that fear made you act exactly how you…
We open the door to healing by bringing a mindful and kind attention to inner vulnerability and fear… “Learning to stay opens up the space that gives us our life….
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