Tara Brach

Amazing. And with that, just such a feeling of peace and belonging to the world. And what really hit me then was, if we want to change our world, it really has to come from a consciousness that is feeling love and connectedness, not agitation and shaking a fist at bad enemy others.

Amazing. And with that, just such a feeling of peace and belonging to the world. And what really hit me then was, if we want to change our world, it really has to come from a consciousness that is feeling love and connectedness, not agitation and shaking a fist at bad enemy others.

Amazing. And with that, just such a feeling of peace and belonging to the world. And what really hit me then was, if we want to change our world, it really has to come from a consciousness that is feeling love and connectedness, not agitation and shaking a fist at bad enemy others.

So it was those two things together, you know, the sense of this is really who I can be and also being at war with myself that I made a kind of 180 degree. I was on my way to law school and I ended up in an ashram for 10 years. Wow. Wow.

So it was those two things together, you know, the sense of this is really who I can be and also being at war with myself that I made a kind of 180 degree. I was on my way to law school and I ended up in an ashram for 10 years. Wow. Wow.

So it was those two things together, you know, the sense of this is really who I can be and also being at war with myself that I made a kind of 180 degree. I was on my way to law school and I ended up in an ashram for 10 years. Wow. Wow.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Yeah.

I know, I keep double taking on it. But yeah, yeah, that's what happened. And in a way, I understand it now because I'm still really very dedicated to social change. And I know we have to keep on waking up our hearts in order to have it come from love, not from anger and hatred.

I know, I keep double taking on it. But yeah, yeah, that's what happened. And in a way, I understand it now because I'm still really very dedicated to social change. And I know we have to keep on waking up our hearts in order to have it come from love, not from anger and hatred.

I know, I keep double taking on it. But yeah, yeah, that's what happened. And in a way, I understand it now because I'm still really very dedicated to social change. And I know we have to keep on waking up our hearts in order to have it come from love, not from anger and hatred.

Well, for a lot of us, it's like what you said, it doesn't necessarily appear to us. And the reason I call it a trance is because most people, if I ask them, I do this at workshops, you know, how many of you judge yourself? And like 98% of the hands will go up.

Well, for a lot of us, it's like what you said, it doesn't necessarily appear to us. And the reason I call it a trance is because most people, if I ask them, I do this at workshops, you know, how many of you judge yourself? And like 98% of the hands will go up.

Well, for a lot of us, it's like what you said, it doesn't necessarily appear to us. And the reason I call it a trance is because most people, if I ask them, I do this at workshops, you know, how many of you judge yourself? And like 98% of the hands will go up.

But what people don't realize is that there's often this undercurrent of comparing ourselves to some idealized standard of who we should be, or how we should feel, or how we should be behaving in this moment. It's like this inner monitor, like right now as we're doing this, there's a background inner monitor that in some way is evaluating, so how's it going, you know, that kind of a thing.

But what people don't realize is that there's often this undercurrent of comparing ourselves to some idealized standard of who we should be, or how we should feel, or how we should be behaving in this moment. It's like this inner monitor, like right now as we're doing this, there's a background inner monitor that in some way is evaluating, so how's it going, you know, that kind of a thing.

But what people don't realize is that there's often this undercurrent of comparing ourselves to some idealized standard of who we should be, or how we should feel, or how we should be behaving in this moment. It's like this inner monitor, like right now as we're doing this, there's a background inner monitor that in some way is evaluating, so how's it going, you know, that kind of a thing.

And often we're not aware that there's a gap between how we want ourselves to be and how we're showing up. We're just not aware of it. And it can affect everything because we're social beings and we want to be accepted and loved. And if we feel we're falling short, it's profoundly threatening. And so we're not aware that there's that kind of fear and self-doubt.

And often we're not aware that there's a gap between how we want ourselves to be and how we're showing up. We're just not aware of it. And it can affect everything because we're social beings and we want to be accepted and loved. And if we feel we're falling short, it's profoundly threatening. And so we're not aware that there's that kind of fear and self-doubt.