Conscious Prayer: Finding Refuge in Loving Presence (Retreat talk) (2016-05-11)

Discovering the Power of Prayer (2018-08-15): Discovering the Power of Prayer (2018-08-15) - We all know the pain of separation and have a longing for connection. When we silently listen to and contact the depth of that longing, we are at the root of transformational prayer. This talk looks at... by Tara Brach

46 min listen

Conscious Prayer – Finding Refuge in Loving Awareness: Conscious Prayer – Finding Refuge in Loving Awareness - Prayer is a communing with our enlarged being. This talk examines less conscious forms of prayer, and how we can evolve the power of our prayers by opening into the depth of our longing, and... by Tara Brach

66 min listen

Meditation: Embodied Awareness (2016-03-09): Meditation: Embodied Awareness (2016-03-09) - This meditation reconnects us to the vibratory aliveness of our bodies, and the space of awareness that suffuses that aliveness. We inhabit embodied awareness in the moments of non-doing, of simply resting... by Tara Brach

22 min listen

The Revolution of Tenderness - Part 1 (2016-12-14): The Revolution of Tenderness - Part 1 (2016-12-14) - These two talks explore our capacity to be tender - sensitive and responsive to ourselves and others. This capacity marks a radical evolutionary shift from a self-centered existence shaped by fear,... by Tara Brach

56 min listen

Conscious Prayer – Finding Refuge in Loving Awareness (retreat talk): Conscious Prayer – Finding Refuge in Loving Awareness (retreat talk) - Prayer is a communing with our enlarged being. This talk examines less conscious forms of prayer, and how we can evolve the power of our prayers by opening into the depth of our... by Tara Brach

66 min listen

How Hope Can Heal and Free Us - Part 1 (2016-08-10): How Hope Can Heal and Free Us - Part 1 (2016-08-10) - The mature expression of hope includes three elements: the aspiration for manifesting our full potential, a trust that this is possible, and an energy that engages to serve this unfolding. In this... by Tara Brach

45 min listen

Reflection: RAIN - Entering the Wilderness (2016-03-09): Meditation: RAIN - Entering the Wilderness (2016-03-09) - This short reflection, guided by the acronym RAIN, engages mindfulness and compassion as we open to life that we’ve been pushing away. By including unlived life, we reconnect with the... by Tara Brach

10 min listen

Your Future Self: Turning Towards Your Awakened HeartMind: Your Future Self: Turning Towards Your Awakened HeartMind (2016-08-24) - Our lives are shaped by our evolutionary past - the fears and wants that arise from a separate self sense - and the pull of our evolutionary potential - our awakened heart and... by Tara Brach

54 min listen

Trusting Our Hearts: Trusting Our Hearts (2016-04-06) - Trust in our basic goodness directly effects our capacity for intimacy with others, creativity and living fully. This talk explores the ways that our caregivers and culture undermine that trust, primarily by... by Tara Brach

52 min listen

Remembering What Matters - Aspiration and Intention (from 2013-01-30): Remembering What Matters - Aspiration and Intention (from 2013-01-30) ~ Our conscious aspiration toward awakening is what energizes the spiritual path. This talk reviews the main characteristic of a vital aspiration, the conditioning that obscures our... by Tara Brach

59 min listen

The Revolution of Tenderness - Part 2 (2016-12-21): The Revolution of Tenderness - Part 2 (2016-12-21) - These two talks explore our capacity to be tender - sensitive and responsive to ourselves and others. This capacity marks a radical evolutionary shift from a self-centered existence shaped by fear,... by Tara Brach

47 min listen

The Wings of Awakening - Self-Honesty and Love (retreat talk) (2016-11-06): The Wings of Awakening - Self-Honesty and Love (retreat talk) (2016-11-06) - We evolve our consciousness by bringing a clear and kind attention to the tangles of suffering. This talk explores how the "second arrow" of self-judgment imprisons us in... by Tara Brach

62 min listen

RAIN of Forgiveness (2015-05-05): RAIN of Forgiveness (2015-05-05) - The capacity to release the armoring of hatred and blame is intrinsic to our evolving consciousness. This talk explores the process of authentic forgiveness, and how we can use the mindfulness-based tool of... by Tara Brach

57 min listen

Power of Prayer: From Longing to Belonging (2017-11-08): Power of Prayer: From Longing to Belonging (2017-11-08) - When we bring a full presence to prayer, it becomes a powerful pathway of homecoming. This talk explores how prayer heals the pain of separation, and offers practical guidance in what poet John... by Tara Brach

46 min listen

Ask the Friend for Love: Ask the Friend for Love - Prayer, when cultivated consciously, energizes and guides us on the spiritual path. This talk investigates the difference between wanting, with its narrow fixation, and the prayer that arises out of our deep heart’s... by Tara Brach

57 min listen

Realizing Your Deepest Desires (2017-03-15): Realizing Your Deepest Desires (2017-03-15) - This talk differentiates between egoic intentions (driven by wants and fears), and our true aspiration (deepest desires) to manifest our full potential for awake awareness and love. We explore ways to... by Tara Brach

52 min listen

Listening with an Awake Heart (2016-04-27): Listening with an Awake Heart (2016-04-27) - True listening both nurtures and expresses evolving consciousness. This talk explores our ego-based conditioning to have an agenda or defendedness that prevents deep listening, and the strategies that... by Tara Brach

53 min listen

Navigating Conflict with a Wise Heart – Part 2 (2019-03-06): Navigating Conflict with a Wise Heart – Part 2 (2019-03-06) - This series of talks offers guidance in transforming conflict into a portal for awakening your understanding, flexibility and compassion. We look at how to heal our own unmet needs and... by Tara Brach

54 min listen

Instruction & Meditation: A Forgiving Heart (from retreat) (2017-05-02): Instruction & Meditation: A Forgiving Heart (2017-05-02) - A forgiving heart clears the way for giving and receiving love freely. This talk and meditation explores where we have become habituated in blame towards ourselves and others, and a... by Tara Brach

36 min listen

Your Awake Heart Is Calling You (2017-01-18): Your Awake Heart Is Calling You (2017-01-18) - As individuals and societies, we are pulled by both the insecurity of our evolutionary past, and by our awake heart, our capacity for mindfulness and compassion. This talk explores the ways we can listen... by Tara Brach

52 min listen

Meditation: The Pathway of Deep Listening (2016-03-30): Meditation: The Pathway of Deep Listening (2016-03-30) - Listening is an ideal template for awareness itself - it is naturally receptive, open and awake. This meditation invites a deep listening to and feeling our lives, and opens us to the... by Tara Brach

21 min listen

Meditation - Relaxing Back into Wakeful Openness (2015-07-22): Meditation - Relaxing Back into Wakeful Openness (2015-07-22) - Your support enables us to continue to offer these talks freely. If you value them, I hope you will consider offering a donation at this time. With thanks and love, Tara www.tarabrach.com by Tara Brach

23 min listen

Embodied Awareness - Embracing Unlived Life - Part 1 (2016-03-09): Embodied Awareness - Embracing Unlived Life - Part 1 (2016-03-09) When we disconnect from the aliveness of our body, we are in a trance that prevents us from living and loving fully. These two talks examine our habits of dissociation, and the... by Tara Brach

54 min listen

Meditation: Cultivating a Mindful Awareness (2016-11-02): Meditation: Cultivating a Mindful Awareness (2016-11-02) - Mindfulness means paying attention on purpose to our moment to moment experience. This meditation invites us to collect our attention with the breath and use the breath as a home base for... by Tara Brach

18 min listen

Desire and Addiction: Voices of Longing Calling You Home (2020-03-04): Desire and Addiction: Voices of Longing Calling You Home (2020-03-04) - Desire is intrinsic to all living forms - the urge to exist and flourish. It turns to suffering when, due to unmet needs, it contracts, intensifies and separates us from our full... by Tara Brach

48 min listen

Meditation: Awakening the Heart - Giving and Receiving Loving Blessings (2016-03-02): Meditation: Awakening the Heart - Giving and Receiving Loving Blessings (2016-03-02) - Our hearts awaken as we express and receive love in an embodied, conscious way. This guided practice brings our attention to dear ones in our life, and explores... by Tara Brach

11 min listen

Reflection - The Compass of Our Heart (2017-03-15): Reflection - The Compass of Our Heart (2017-03-15) - When we are remembering our deepest intention in any situation, our lives become aligned, and we can act with grace, compassion and wisdom. These reflections will help you remember your intention... by Tara Brach

9 min listen

Pt1 - Navigating Conflict with a Wise Heart (2019-02-27): Navigating Conflict with a Wise Heart - Part 1 (2019-02-27) - This series of talks offers guidance in transforming conflict into a portal for awakening your understanding, flexibility and compassion. We look at how to heal our own unmet needs and not... by Tara Brach

53 min listen

Reflection: This Living Body - Our Portal to Freedom (2016-03-23): Short Reflection: This Living Body - Our Portal to Freedom (2016-03-23) (12:15 min) - Our habit is to leave home - the aliveness of our body - and seek happiness through avoiding unpleasantness and chasing after pleasure. This short talk and... by Tara Brach

12 min listen

Trusting Our Awakening Heart (2017-02-08): Trusting Our Awakening Heart (2017-02-08) - The more we trust that our awareness and heart are awakening, the more we find ease, grace and true empowerment in our lives. This talk explores two pathways of deepening our sense of belonging and trust:... by Tara Brach

51 min listen

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Conscious Prayer: Finding Refuge in Loving Presence (Retreat talk) (2016-05-11)

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