Tara Brach

Tara Brach, Ph.D is an internationally known meditation teacher and author of bestselling Radical Acceptance and True Refuge. Tara shares a weekly guided meditation and talk that blend Western psychology and Eastern spiritual practices. The podcast addresses the value of mindfulness meditation and self-compassion in relieving emotional suffering, serving spiritual awakening and bringing healing to our world.

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Update frequency: every 3 days
Average duration: 38 minutes
Episodes: 1523
Years Active: 2010 - 2025

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The Fires of Loss

2010-06-16 - The Fires of Loss - We all encounter the great losses of our own health and life, and of cherished others. We are conditioned to resist opening to the rawness and grief that comes with l…

01:00:54 | Wed 27 Feb 2013

Beyond the Interpreted World

2013-02-20 - Beyond the Interpreted World - Hildegard of Bingen writes, "An interpreted world is not a Home." This talk explores the suffering that arises from believing in an interpreted reality, an…

01:00:01 | Wed 20 Feb 2013

The Wings of a Liberating Presence

2013-02-13 - The Wings of a Liberating Presence - No matter what is happening in our lives, if we relate to our experience with mindful recognition and an allowing presence, it becomes a portal to fr…

00:55:28 | Wed 13 Feb 2013

Embodying True Refuge--Serving and Savoring Life

2013-02-06 - Embodying True Refuge--Serving and Savoring Life - This talk traces the story of the Buddha's awakening, and reflects on four key archetypal elements that are relevant for each of us as …

01:16:54 | Wed 06 Feb 2013

Remembering What Matters

2013-01-30 - Remembering What Matters - Our conscious aspiration toward awakening is what energizes the spiritual path. This talk reviews the main characteristic of a vital aspiration, the conditioni…

00:58:46 | Wed 30 Jan 2013

The God Whom I Love is Inside (2012-12-29) (retreat talk)

2012-12-29 - (retreat talk) The God Whom I Love is Inside - Our suffering arises from unlived life--the fears and loneliness and hurt that we have been unable to digest and include in our heart. This…

00:59:16 | Wed 23 Jan 2013

Stepping Out of the Cave

2013-01-16 - Stepping Out of the Cave - If we are suffering it is because we are believing something that is not true. This talk explores the genesis of our core beliefs and the investigation, mindf…

00:56:02 | Wed 16 Jan 2013

The Barriers to Loving Presence

2013-01-09 - The Barriers to Loving Presence - You might reflect on someone important to you, and ask: "What is between me and loving fully?" Notice what happens. This talk explores the ways we creat…

00:58:30 | Wed 09 Jan 2013

Finding True Refuge

2013-01-02 - Finding True Refuge - This talk explores the three classic gateways to peace and freedom and includes a living ritual that invites us to bring a conscious, sincere dedication to our awak…

01:09:42 | Wed 02 Jan 2013

Meditation - Awakening Compassion (from retreat)

2012-12-31 - Meditation - Awakening Compassion - Our deepest wisdom and purest actions arise out of open-hearted presence. This meditation is drawn from the Tibetan tradition and carries us home to t…

00:29:54 | Wed 26 Dec 2012

Turning Toward the Light

2012-12-19 - Turning Toward the Light - This solstice talk explores how, in the face of darkness - unconsciousness, ignorance, violence - we can call on the light that is within us. The two pathways …

00:55:25 | Wed 19 Dec 2012

Forgiving Our Way to Freedom

2012-12-12 - A Forgiving Heart - Living with chronic blame or resentment is a trance that confines us to a limited fragment of what we are. This talk looks at the ways this trance is fueled and the …

00:57:46 | Wed 12 Dec 2012

A Forgiving Heart - Embracing our Inner Life

2012-12-05 - A Forgiving Heart - Embracing our Inner Life - Self-aggression, whether it's low key blame or deep condemnation, prevents us from intimacy with others and discovering the truth and whole…

00:56:01 | Wed 05 Dec 2012

Guided Meditation - A Forgiving Heart

2012-11-28 - Guided Meditation - A Forgiving Heart - Forgiveness is the letting go of armor we have erected around our heart. While forgiving is a life-long process, it can be engaged and deepened by…

00:29:08 | Wed 28 Nov 2012

Gratitude and Generosity - Markings of Inner Freedom

2012-11-21 - Gratitude and Generosity - Markings of Inner Freedom - Those who are genuinely happy, are also naturally grateful for life and generous in living. This Thanksgiving Eve talk explores key…

01:00:48 | Wed 21 Nov 2012

Hands Off the Controls

2012-11-14 - Hands Off the Controls - We are deeply conditioned to respond to impermanence and inevitable loss by trying to control our experience. Our egoic reactivity prevents us from responding wi…

00:56:09 | Wed 14 Nov 2012

Practical Dharma for Stressful Times

2012-11-07 - Practical Dharma for Stressful Times - When we are caught in a stress reaction, we are in a trance that cuts us off from our creativity, full intelligence and capacity to be loving. Thi…

00:58:33 | Wed 07 Nov 2012

Loving the Life Within Us (retreat talk)

2012-10-27 - Loving the Life Within Us (retreat talk) - If we don't love the life we consider "self," we will not realize or live from the loving awareness that is our essence. This talk guides us in…

01:06:33 | Sat 27 Oct 2012

Wise Investigation: Dissolving the Trance

2012-10-24 - Wise Investigation: Dissolving the Trance - If we are suffering, it is because we are believing something that is not true and caught in emotional reactivity. A key tool in meditation is…

00:56:31 | Wed 24 Oct 2012

Question and Response with Tara

2012-10-17 - Question and Response with Tara - Please support this podcast by donating at www.tarabrach.com or www.imcw.org. Your donations allow us to continue to freely offer the teachings!

00:54:24 | Wed 17 Oct 2012

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