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What Are Children For?: On Ambivalence and Choice

by Anastasia Berg

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“when i look back over my own years of spiritual practice, i see that my heart and mind have been most profoundly awakened in the context of deep human relationship — giving birth and raising a child, having my heart broken, helping and being helped, facing my fears of intimacy, struggling with a judgmental mind, trying to love more fully.”
― Tara Brach, Radical Acceptance 1st (first) edition Text Only

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“Much of our spiritual healing and awakening happens with others. We are wounded in relationship, and we need to heal in relationship.”
― Tara Brach, Radical Acceptance 1st (first) edition Text Only

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“while resistance keeps us stuck by hardening our heart and contracting our body and mind, saying, 'i forgive this,' or, 'forgiven,' creates a warmth and softness that allow emotions to unfold and change.”
― Tara Brach, Radical Acceptance 1st (first) edition Text Only

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“some days i need to forgive myself over and over — twenty times, thirty times. i usually don't need a formal meditation to do so; i simply recognize that i'm judging or disliking myself and bring compassion to the pain i'm feeling. i consciously hold the intention to let go of blame and try to be more kind to myself.”
― Tara Brach, Radical Acceptance 1st (first) edition Text Only

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“it was true that i wanted to be in a romantic relationship with someone 'out there.' it was even more deeply true that the communion i longed for was available in that very moment. if i remained awake to this communion, desires might energize and guide my attention, but they wouldn’t blind me to the fullness and beauty that are already here.”
― Tara Brach, Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life With the Heart of a Buddha

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