Happiness is Possible: De-conditioning the Negativity Bias – Part 1 - with Tara Brach

Happiness is Possible: De-conditioning the Negativity Bias – Part 1
(5/24/2017)

There is an inner freedom that expresses as happiness and peace, and it is accessible when we arrive in openhearted presence. As the Buddha said, “If it were not possible to find liberation, I would not teach about it.” In this two part talk, we will look at the conditioning that blocks happiness and two primary pathways of practice that evolve our consciousness and free our hearts.

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[beermilkshake]

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[sgm]

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[judeskingsbury]

Magnificent. I’ll listen to this repeatedly

[pesterlig]

Suffering from the mouth noises and film ghosts in this video. It's a lesson and a practice. Out of many choices on YouTube, I pick this.

[tasnimsauby]

Thank you from the depth of my heart for your continued support and love Tara.

[PabloVestory]

Thank you so much! Every quote, every joke, every phrase, is a whole wonderful dhamma talk with all rights 🙏

[dianneschmid]

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[sandimarie]

Oh I wish I could unread these comments about the sound. The teachings are so wonderful.

[muireannin]

Thank you for introducing me to “the pause“… It’s just works for me than any other spiritual phrase I’ve come across. Thank you 🙏

[annaynely]

In the midst of so much meditation which I love something is off with us because we support a system that throws away to the streets like the homeless & most of us don't see them. We only see our busy robotic manic lives. Most of us don't see the injustices of the system we support the way the system gives opportunities to some but not to others

[carolfortier]

I came across a practice which has helped me a lot.
Attempting to stop the worry about how a situation will turn out, I can choose to ask, “What if the best possible outcome were to occur? I can pause for a moment and “step into” that feeling. (The best possible outcome has occurred . . . how does that feel to me?)
I feel somewhat lighter when I do this practice. And often, a really good or better than expected outcome does occur!

[mikusviksne]

Thank you Tara, this talk is so much needed out there and within. Thank you 🙏

[mariaz]

U turn, thank you, I will feel rain differently from today, you're precious!

[psycholoog-denhaag]

Say the magic it is "allowing" (things as they are). Wonderful. Thanks.

[tankiclash]

Wow Tara.... Thank you so much. Your work has changed my life.

[MrCanigou]

50:06 "Let me keep my mind on what matters which is my work which is mostly standing still and learning to be astonished" Mary Oliver - The Messenger

[agypsyrover]

Thank you Ms Tara, this is just wonderful. Thank you :)

[grapiken]

"A thousand serious moves" and "Now is enough". Those things definitely make sense.

I feel like I need to use RAIN every 5 minutes!

[wildrose.]

Wonderful blessed teaching. My heart is full. Tara I respect you very much. By the way, I'll make a momentary superficial comment: 64? No way! I'm not flattering you, I promise. The truth is I'd guess you 20 years younger. It has to be your peaceful, clean life. I'm going to be a good-looking old fox!! Keep teaching me peace so I can be a sweet young thing like you! Hahaha thanks!