Tara Talks is a web series of short videos, each offering a bit of timeless and essential wisdom. They give us a “sacred pause” and help us bring more mindfulness, compassion and presence to our busy lives. Go to full length videos here. Page 2 of 212 Tara Talks: When an Attempt at Reconnection Goes Astray (6:13 min.)Deep reconciliation requires radically opening – inwardly to ourselves, then outwardly to the other – and saying, “OK… What’s...Tara Talks: Not Enough Time (3:27 min.)The more stressed we are, the more likely it is that we’ll mistake the needs of someone we care...Tara Talks – Reflection: The Practice of Serving as a Gateway to HappinessTaste what it’s like, in the body and in the heart, to feel a sense of your own being...Tara Talks: What Am I Running From Right Now?Tara shares a dear friend’s end-of-life insights on how every one of us has something we’re running from. It’s...Tara Talks: We Have To Listen (2:48 min.)Longfellow’s insight that “if we could read the secret history of our enemies, we should find in each man’s...Tara Talks: A Forgiving Heart (2:42 min. video)What is the real process of forgiving when we’ve been hurt? This short talk focuses on the key element...Tara Talks: The “If Only” Mind (3:01 min. video)Without desire, this world would not exist. Yet if we become possessed by our need to have life a...Tara Talks: The Warmth of Compassion (3:44 min. video)We cultivate compassion by letting ourselves be touched by the suffering within and around us. As this short presentation...Tara Talks: Keeping Busy (5:04 min. video)We are sometimes described as “human doings” versus “human beings.” In this short presentation we look at how our...Tara Talks: Catching Fear Thoughts (3:49 min. video)Unless we recognize it, fear thinking can take over our lives. This brief talk points to the power of...Tara Talks: This Moment Counts (3:01 min. video)Much of our life we have the sense that we are on our way to something else. In this... Page 2 of 212 Access the full list of Tara Talks videos on YouTube here.