2012-04-25 – The World in Our Heart – Some contemporary evolutionary theories track our development from survival of the fittest to group selection whereby we have the capacity for cooperation and empathy. This talk explores how our meditation practice…
Tara Brach
Open Heart, Open Mind
2012-04-18 – Open Heart, Open Mind – Tsoknyi Rinpoche with Tara Brach – In talking about his new book, Tibetan teacher Tsoknyi Rinpoche describes the layers of self that cover over our “essence love,” and the way that mindfulness reconnects us to our t…
A Mindful Nation
2012-04-14 – A Mindful Nation – One of the great sources of hope is the “quiet revolution” of mindfulness that is appearing in schools, hospitals, prisons, the military, corporate settings and the lives of millions of people around the world. In this t…
Beyond the Prison of Beliefs
2012-04-04 – Beyond the Prison of Beliefs – Most of us have core fear beliefs that obscure our true nature and bind us in repeating patterns of painful emotions and behavior. This talk looks at the beliefs that limit us and the freedom that is possible…
Alchemy of Wise Effort in Spiritual Life
2012-03-21 – Alchemy of Wise Effort in Spiritual Life – The ground of wise effort is our sincere intentionality toward presence, love and freedom. Yet our habit is to go into trance, and latch on to narrowed intentions of self-enhancement or defense. W…
Flowering, From Within, of Self-Blessing
2012-03-14 – Flowering, From Within, of Self-Blessing – This line from poet Galway Kinnell reminds us of the possibility of meeting our inner life with a loving, healing presence. When we do, we loosen the trance of unworthiness and reconnect with our …
Freedom in the Midst of Difficulty
2012-03-07 – Freedom in the Midst of Difficulty – We suffer when we forget who we are and get caught in a limited sense of self. This talk explores how we become identified with a sliver of what we are, and the pathway to remembering our wholeness. Whe…
Embodied Presence: Gateway to Intimacy and Freedom
2012-02-29 – Embodied Presence: Gateway to Intimacy and Freedom – We often move through the day in a reactive trance, removed from the aliveness of our bodies and this natural world. This talk explores how coming home to our bodies awakens us to livin…
Opening the Lotus of Your Heart
2012-02-03 – Opening the Lotus of Your Heart – (from 2012 Women’s Retreat) Our reaction to life’s stress is to contract, and we live many moments with a tight body, clenched heart and narrowed mind. This talk explores how deepening attention can reconn…
Guided Meditation: Letting Life Live Through Us
2012-02-08 – Guided Meditation: Letting Life Live Through Us – Meditation ends with poem by Roger Keyes, “Hokusai Says.” Please support this podcast by donating at www.tarabrach.com or www.imcw.org. Your donation makes a difference! Thank you!
Guided Meditation: Letting Life Live Through Us
2012-02-08 – Guided Meditation: Letting Life Live Through Us – Meditation ends with poem by Roger Keyes, “Hokusai Says.” Please support this podcast by donating at www.tarabrach.com or www.imcw.org. Your donation makes a difference! Thank you!
Questions, Guided Meditation and Group Sharings
2012-02-08 – Questions, Guided Meditation and Group Sharings – Led by Tara. Please support this podcast by donating at www.tarabrach.com or www.imcw.org. Your donation makes a difference! Thank you!
Part 2 – Three Blessings on the Journey
2012-02-01 – Part 2 – Three Blessings on the Journey – Drawing on a wonderful teaching story from the Upanishads, these two talks explore the role of forgiveness, inner fire and looking at our own minds, in finding freedom. Please support this podcast …
Part 1 – Three Blessings on the Journey
2012-01-25 – Part 1 – Three Blessings on the Journey – Drawing on a wonderful teaching story from the Upanishads, these two talks explore the role of forgiveness, inner fire and looking at our own minds, in finding freedom. Please support this podcast …
Part 2 – Trusting Your Basic Goodness
2012-01-18 – Part 2 – Trusting Your Basic Goodness – Einstein says the most important question we will ever ask ourselves is, “Is this universe a friendly place?” Do we trust that there is something essentially benevolent or good about this universe? T…
Part 1 – Trusting Your Basic Goodness
2012-01-11 – Part 1 – Trusting Your Basic Goodness – Einstein says the most important question we will ever ask ourselves is, “Is this universe a friendly place?” Do we trust that there is something essentially benevolent or good about this universe? T…
Taking Refuge
2012-01-04 – Taking Refuge – This class explores the three classic gateways to true refuge – Buddha (awareness), Dharma (path, truth of reality) and Sangha (spiritual friends, loving relatedness). It includes reflections and a ceremony that supports us…
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 looks at how the two wings of mindfulness and compas…
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 our difficult times with a deep, mindful attention. Pl…
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. This talk explores how, by pausing and deepening our at…
