“As we close, you might sense to yourself that this is a life practice of learning to live. Surrender the thoughts and surrender into the feelings… and surrender into that larger loving space. And you can feel from your own intuitive wisdom that remembering your belonging to something larger IS a pathway to peace and to freedom. And just knowing that will keep calling you home over and over.”
"This revolutionary act of treating ourselves tenderly can begin to undo the aversive messages of a lifetime."
- Tara Brach
Compassion
"Who would you be if you trusted the basic goodness and beauty that lives through you?"
- Tara Brach
Self-awareness
"There is something wonderfully bold and liberating about saying yes to our entire imperfect and messy life."
- Tara Brach
Self-awareness
"Imperfection is not our personal problem - it is a natural part of existing."
- Tara Brach
Self-awareness
"You might tell yourself: Just this moment or Just these few moments. Or you might set a short limit: Just these next 10 breaths, being with sensations. Then, if it’s still tolerable, move on to the next 10 breaths, and so on."
- Tara Brach
Mindfulness
"After you have looked inward, I plead with you to look upward. The eyes that look down on yours will be those of your loving Father in Heaven who can, and will, bestow upon you all those things you hope for in righteousness. You can’t get these blessings by chasing them. Please stop running to the point of exhaustion. Be quiet; be still. Simplify. Be meek and lowly of heart, and pray. I testify to you that miracles will come when we slow down, when we calm down, and when we kneel down. All that the Father has can one day be yours [see Doctrine and Covenants 84:33–38]."
- Sister Patricia T. Holland
Inner Peace
"The only home that a man should ever need is within his heart."
- Lavi Bookman
Inner Peace
"When you lose sight of your path, listen for the destination in your heart."
- Allen Walker
Inner Peace
"You have power over your mind – not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength."
- Marcus Aurelius
Inner Peace
"The sun shines not on us but in us."
- John Muir
Inner Peace