Talks and Meditations with Videos
A collection of all of Tara’s talks and meditations that include videos.
Also view Tara Talks – a web series of short videos from the full-length recordings.
Happiness Is Possible: De-conditioning the Negativity Bias – Part 2
There is an inner freedom that expresses as happiness and peace, and it is accessible when we arrive in openhearted presence. As the Buddha said, “If it were not possible to find...
Happiness is Possible: De-conditioning the Negativity Bias – Part 1
There is an inner freedom that expresses as happiness and peace, and it is accessible when we arrive in openhearted presence. As the Buddha said, “If it were not possible to find...
The Reality of Change: Embracing this Living Dying World
"What is it that allows us to open our hearts to every moment of our life? It's the remembrance that it's passing and it's precious." Our true refuge is reality - only by opening...
Radical Compassion – Part 2 ~
Radical Compassion – Part 2 - Compassion is the medicine we most need as individuals and a species to heal suffering and free our spirits. The essence of compassion for ourselves...
Radical Compassion – Part 1 (retreat talk)
Radical Compassion - Part 1 - CC ~ Compassion is the medicine we most need as individuals and a species to heal suffering and free our spirits. The essence of compassion for...
Relaxing the Over Controller – Part 2 (retreat talk)
We all have conditioning to do what we can to protect and promote our wellbeing. Our suffering arises to the degree that our life and identity become organized around controlling...
Relaxing the Over-Controller – Part 1
Link to transcript in PDF here. CC ~ We all have conditioning to do what we can to protect and promote our wellbeing. Our suffering arises to the degree that our life and...
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 life sorrow and suffering enough to disarm all hostility” is really...
Soul Recognition: The Practice of Namaste
In our daily trance we experience ourselves and others through a filter of wants, fears, stories and beliefs. Drawing on an engaging story from the legends of King Arthur, this...
Healing Addiction: De-conditioning the Hungry Ghosts
CC ~ This talk examines the suffering that arises when due to unmet needs for love and safety, our desire becomes narrowed and fixated on substitute gratifications. We then...
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