Tara Brach: Rewiring for Happiness and Freedom, Part II

Tara Brach: Rewiring for Happiness and Freedom, Part II [2018-10-17]

The Buddha said, “I would not be teaching this (a path of awakening) if genuine happiness and freedom were not possible.” While this is our potential, we each have deep conditioning to get stuck in feelings of fear, deficiency and separation from others. These talks explore the two interdependent pathways of undoing the conditioning that blocks our potential.

In Part II, we will investigate how to cultivate an unconditional presence, and the radical acceptance and love, that are the grounds of true happiness and inner freedom.

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With thanks and love, Tara

[ruthryan]

I grew up in a home where I was not taught how to be happy. In my twenties I was finally put on medication. Recently I was able to be taken off some of my medications as my therapy team was very supportive of my goals. I'm thankful for Buddhist teaching as it helps me out.

[sergemimoun]

Beautiful and insightful, a usual. I just wanted to add a comment about one point when Tara paused and said (around 20:00) something like "Saying yes unconditionally, does that mean saying yes to violence, racism, degradation of our environment...No, it means saying yes to our experience of it". Well, it's also saying yes to what happens, without putting the label 'good' or 'bad'. Not only how we feel about it. Saying yeas means not judging. Understanding. But of course, that doesn't mean that we agree with it. We understand why it happened. What leads to violence, racism, disrespect. And with compassion, we can try to help. In other words, our intellect can say no but our heart should only say yes.

[tlicious]

I appreciate the talks. Wish the volume were louder. I can always adjust down on my listening device, but in this case, I couldn't get the volume up high enough to make it audible over very minimal noise (ceiling fan).

[ruthryan]

My anger towards my father kept me perpetuating a myth that made me small. As I mourn the loss of a father who did not exist, I am able to find something in the sadness that makes me feel like a whole person 🎶💔✨

[playmesalsa]

Joke on min 12:30... the punch line is: The Word was not Celibate, it is Celebrate

[HealingNatureMeditation]

Thank you so much for this beautiful message!💜 Love, Peace and Light back to you! 💜

[espringwind]

Dear Tara I cannot express enough how deeply your talks are supporting me through some of the most challenging times of my life. They are like water in the desert and sustain me with clarity and understanding that help me navigate the next right step. Infinite blessings to you for sharing your wisdom, personal struggles, beautiful teaching stories and always humor!

[insightandintuition]

“Sometimes it’s the artists job to see How much music you can make with what you have left” Itzhak Perlman💖🦋

[susanfreestone]

Excellent! Just discovered you today! ☺️ Wish audio was a bit louder...

[pamelamorris]

My days have been transformed since I started beginning each day with you. Thank you, and Namaste.

[petiewolfe]

🙏🏻 thank you for your loving messages. Grateful you are sharing these wonderful mindful lessons.

[edward]

lovely in the beginning, in the middle and in the end. Thank you. Tara.

[momcatwoo]

Thank you, Tara! Blessings on you & yours.

[grosbeak]

This lady here from beginning to end has all of these different quotes from different people but where is she herself in all of this? Never mind all of the poets and poetry that she's sprinkling throughout her talks, quoting ubiquitous Buddha sayings or a Sufi or other people's life episodes and on and on. She's borrowing a lot of stuff here. But I really wonder where is she in all of this?