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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Meditation
Buddhism
- Update frequency
- every 3 days
- Average duration
- 38 minutes
- Episodes
- 1523
- Years Active
- 2010 - 2025
The Blessings of Embodied Presence
2011-12-29 - The Blessings of Embodied Presence (retreat talk) - All that we cherish - love, creativity, wisdom and aliveness - becomes available when we come home to an embodied presence. This talk…
00:57:28 |
Thu 29 Dec 2011
No Mud No Lotus
2011-12-21 - No Mud No Lotus - Our attitude in the face of life's challenges determines our suffering or our freedom. This solstice talk explores the light of compassion that blossoms when we honor o…
00:54:49 |
Wed 21 Dec 2011
The Dance of Relational Trance
2011-12-14 - The Dance of Relational Trance - When we become emotionally reactive in our relationships, we often go into a trance that creates separation and locks us into a narrow sense of self. Th…
00:54:08 |
Wed 14 Dec 2011
The Backward Step
2011-12-07 - The Backward Step - Our habit is to think we are on our way someplace else, and that our happiness is to be found outside ourselves. Yet realization becomes possible when we take the bac…
00:54:24 |
Wed 07 Dec 2011
Genuine Acceptance
2009-08-26 - Our capacity to accept this life is key to our freedom, yet there are many misconceptions about acceptance: People wonder, if acceptance makes us a doormat in relationships? Isn't accep…
00:47:16 |
Wed 30 Nov 2011
Pathways to a Grateful Heart
2011-11-23 - Pathways to a Grateful Heart - When we are filled with gratitude, we are living from the most sincere, awake part of our being. This talk explores three pathways of practice that open u…
00:57:50 |
Wed 23 Nov 2011
Mindful Speech
2011-11-16 - Mindful Speech - Deception, gossip and aggressive speech are pervasive in our culture. This talk looks at the roots of these forms of communication, and the way they entrap us in a contr…
01:00:46 |
Wed 16 Nov 2011
The Space of Presence
2011-11-09 - The Space of Presence - The perception of "there's not enough time or space" in life blocks our natural capacity for intimacy, creativity and wisdom. Pausing and connecting with the spac…
00:49:55 |
Wed 09 Nov 2011
Divine Abodes: Equanimity
2011-11-02 - Divine Abodes: Equanimity - Equanimity is the mental state of balance and non-reactivity that arises when we are resting in open, wakeful presence. This talk reviews the key pathways to…
00:55:18 |
Wed 02 Nov 2011
Divine Abodes: Joy
2011-10-26 - Divine Abodes: Joy - Joy is an innate capacity, an expression of unconditional presence with life. Yet for many, it is blocked by our conditioning to grasp after life and to defend again…
00:59:13 |
Wed 26 Oct 2011
Divine Abodes: Compassion
2011-10-19 - Divine Abodes: Compassion - We cultivate compassion by letting ourselves be touched by the suffering within and around us. Because our conditioning is to avoid vulnerability, the path o…
00:56:26 |
Wed 19 Oct 2011
Unconditional Love for the Life Within
2011-10-08 - Unconditional Love for the Life Within - (Retreat Talk) The tyranny of "should" prevents us from living and loving fully. This talk explores how we get trapped in the identity of a flawe…
01:00:47 |
Sat 08 Oct 2011
Divine Abodes: Lovingkindness
2011-10-05 - Divine Abodes: Lovingkindness - Love is the most basic expression of who we are, and yet it is often obscured by the trance of separation and fear. This talk explores how we habitually …
01:00:51 |
Wed 05 Oct 2011
Causing No Harm
2011-09-28 - Causing No Harm - The mindstates behind violence--anger and fear--are universal and natural. If they possess us and drive our actions, we suffer. If we learn to meet them with a mindful …
00:54:44 |
Wed 28 Sep 2011
Part 2 - Do You Make Regular Visits to Yourself?
2011-09-21 - Part 2 - Do You Make Regular Visits to Yourself? - These two classes cover the basic instructions for Buddhist mindfulness (vipassana or insight) meditation. The first class explores t…
00:55:07 |
Wed 21 Sep 2011
Part 1 - Do You Make Regular Visits to Yourself?
2011-09-14 - Part 1 - Do You Make Regular Visits to Yourself? - These two classes cover the basic instructions for Buddhist mindfulness (vipassana or insight) meditation. The first class explores t…
00:57:21 |
Wed 14 Sep 2011
Finding The Juice Inside Fear
2011-09-07 - Finding The Juice Inside of Fear - Learning to bring a mindful presence to fear is an intrinsic part of spiritual awakening. In this talk we look at the ways we get caught in the trance …
00:55:53 |
Wed 07 Sep 2011
Befriending Irene
2011-08-31 - Befriending Irene - Whether you face chronic anxiety or more violent storms of fear and anger, you can cultivate the wings of freedom--the mindfulness and compassion--that free you. Thi…
00:58:38 |
Wed 31 Aug 2011
Wholehearted Living
2011-08-24 - Wholehearted Living - What stops us from being wholehearted in our relationships and life? This talk explores the conditioning that keeps us from an engaged presence, and the key element…
00:54:18 |
Wed 24 Aug 2011
The Gift of Silence
2007-09-26 - The Gift of Silence - Through all spiritual traditions, there is a valuing of silence and stillness. When the mind has quieted, it becomes possible to see into the truth of what we are. …
00:48:59 |
Wed 17 Aug 2011
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