Forgiveness Archives - Tara Brach

This 3-part series explores three capacities we all have, that when cultivated, bring spiritual awakening and serve the healing of our world. Drawing on an ancient teaching story from India, […] The post Three Blessings in Spiritual Life – Part 1: Forgiveness appeared first on Tara Brach.

When we can’t forgive ourselves, we remain imprisoned and separate from our world. This talk explores forgiving as a process of relaxing open the clenched fist of self-blame. As forgiving […] The post Radical Self-Forgiving appeared first on Tara Brach.

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 […] The post The RAIN of Forgiveness appeared first on Tara Brach.

It’s possible to actually be addicted to self-criticism, especially as a way to keep yourself safe. But evidence shows that rather than safety, this pervasive habit in our society creates […] The post How to Stop the War Against Yourself – A conversation with Tara Brach & Dan Harris appeared first on Tara Brach.

Three Blessings in Spiritual Life – Part 1: Forgiveness – This 3-part series explores three capacities we all have, that when cultivated, bring spiritual awakening and serve the healing of […] The post Three Blessings in Spiritual Life – Part 1: Forgiveness appeared first on Tara Brach.

Rumi invites us to find the barriers we’ve erected against love, and a universal one is blame. These three talks are an invitation to relax those barriers, and to open […] The post Forgiveness: Releasing Ourselves and Others from Aversive Blame – Part 3 appeared first on Tara Brach.

One of the greatest roots of suffering is being at war with ourselves. This meditation, based on the acronym RAIN (recognize-allow-investigate-nurture), guides us in releasing the armoring of blame, and […] The post Meditation: RAIN on Self-Blame (9:45 min.) appeared first on Tara Brach.

Rumi invites us to find the barriers we’ve erected against love, and a universal one is blame. These three talks are an invitation to relax those barriers, and to open […] The post Forgiveness: Releasing Ourselves and Others from Aversive Blame – Part 2 appeared first on Tara Brach.

Rumi invites us to find the barriers we’ve erected against love, and a universal one is blame. These three talks are an invitation to relax those barriers, and to open […] The post Forgiveness: Releasing Ourselves and Others from Aversive Blame – Part 1 appeared first on Tara Brach.

Forgiveness for others becomes possible when we’ve held our own being with great compassion. This short talk and guided meditation brings forth our most awake and tender presence as we […] The post Short Talk & Meditation: Forgiving and Freeing Our Hearts (36:53 min) appeared first on Tara Brach.