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“In any moment of suffering, presence is the medicine.”
presenceRadical Compassion
“You are the loving awareness this world is waiting for.”
loveTrusting the Gold
“The way you treat yourself sets the standard for how others will treat you.”
self-careRadical Compassion
“To wake up means to fall in love with the whole catastrophe.”
awakeningTrue Refuge
“Freedom is not getting what you want — it is wanting what you have.”
freedomTrue Refuge
“Trust the unfolding.”
trustTrusting the Gold
“Wholeness is not the absence of brokenness. It is the embrace of every broken piece.”
wholenessRadical Compassion
“Your true self is the one watching all of this.”
witnessTrue Refuge
“What we resist, persists. What we befriend, we transcend.”
acceptanceRadical Acceptance
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