
Tara Brach
1953-present • American
BuddhismNon-Dual / Advaita
American psychologist and meditation teacher blending Buddhist teachings with Western psychology. Founder of Insight Meditation Community of Washington.
Key Works
- Radical Acceptance
- Radical Compassion
- Podcast talks
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Quotes by Tara Brach
110 quotes“Love is the willingness to remain in relationship.”
loveRadical Compassion
“Let your heart break open. That is where compassion is born.”
compassionRadical Compassion
“The opposite of trauma is not freedom from pain. It is the capacity to be present with whatever arises.”
traumaRadical Compassion
“What we can name, we can hold. What we can hold, we can heal.”
healingRadical Compassion
“Find a moment, every day, to remember who you are beneath the doing.”
beingTrusting the Gold
“There is a deeper rest available than sleep — the rest of pure awareness.”
restTrue Refuge
“Practice does not make perfect. Practice makes you present.”
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“Healing happens at the speed of feeling.”
healingRadical Compassion
“To love what is mortal — that is the great practice.”
loveTrusting the Gold
“Your awareness is a sanctuary nothing can take from you.”
awarenessTrue Refuge
“The breath is always available. It is the doorway to now.”
breathTrue Refuge
“Tenderness toward yourself is the soil where wisdom grows.”
self-compassionRadical Compassion
“Each time you choose presence over distraction, the world heals a little.”
presenceTrue Refuge
“In the deepest silence, the heart speaks.”
silenceTrue Refuge
“Whatever you give your attention to becomes your life.”
attentionTrusting the Gold
“The pause between breaths is where eternity lives.”
presenceTrue Refuge
“Compassion is contagious. So is judgment. Choose what you spread.”
compassionRadical Compassion
“The gold within you was never lost. It was only forgotten.”
essenceTrusting the Gold
“There is no self to fix. There is only awareness to deepen.”
awarenessTrue Refuge
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