Tara Brach

Radical Love: Part 1 - Reflections that Awaken our Heart (2020-08-05)

07 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Radical Love: Part 1 - Reflections that Awaken our Heart (2020-08-05) - Radical love arises from the purity of our awake awareness, and cuts through t...

Guided Meditation: Openhearted Presence (2020-08-05)

06 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Guided Meditation: Openhearted Presence (2020-08-05) - This meditation guides us to arouse mindfulness through attention to our senses, and to rest in...

Meditation: Tonglen - Discovering the Boundless Space of Compassion (2020-07-25)

04 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Meditation: Tonglen - Discovering the Boundless Space of Compassion (2020-07-25) - This short version of the Tibetan Tonglen practice guides us in cou...

Your Awake Heart Is Calling You

31 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Your Awake Heart Is Calling You - As individuals and societies, we are pulled by both the insecurity of our evolutionary past, and by our awake heart,...

Meditation: A Witnessing, Kind Presence

30 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Meditation: A Witnessing, Kind Presence - Starting with scanning through the body and awakening the senses, we then rest in presence, with the breath ...

Love and Fear During Times of War: Interview with Lama Rod Owens

24 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Love and Fear During Times of War: An Interview with Lama Rod Owens (2020-07-22) - This is a time of darkness and war. Fear lies at the heart of much ...

Meditation: Gateway to Natural Presence (2020-07-22)

23 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Meditation: Gateway to Natural Presence (2020-07-22) - We enter a full presence through awakening our senses, and awakening to the awareness that is a...

The Sacred Art of Listening

17 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The Sacred Art of Listening - Just as presence is the heart of meditation, so deep listening is at the center of all conscious, loving relationships. ...

Meditation: Listening to Life (2014-11-12)

16 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Meditation: Listening to Life (2014-11-12) - The attitude of meditation is one of engaged listening – a relaxed, receptive yet intimate attention. T...

Meditation: Healing Shame (2020-07-01)

12 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Meditation: Healing Shame (2020-07-01) - This meditation brings the clarity and self-compassion of RAIN to the suffering of self-aversion and/or shame...

The Heart Crosses the Abyss - Three Inner Trainings (2020-07-08)

10 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The Heart Crosses the Abyss - Three Inner Trainings (2020-07-08) - In the moments when we either resist or get possessed by our strong emotions, we ar...

Meditation: The Space of Loving Awareness (2020-07-08)

09 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Meditation: The Space of Loving Awareness - This meditation begins by guiding us through a scan: to open to inner space and aliveness, then to outer s...

Shame, Healing and Transformation (2020-07-01)

03 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Shame, Healing and Transformation (2020-07-01) - Being at war with ourselves blocks us from evolving our consciousness and living from our hearts. Thi...

Meditation: Calling on Our Inner Bodhisattva (2020-07-01)

02 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Meditation: Calling on Our Inner Bodhisattva (2020-07-01) - We each have within us the very source of wisdom and love. This meditation calls forward t...

Spiritual Hope (2020-06-24)

26 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Spiritual Hope (2020-06-24) - Spiritual hope opens us to possibility and energizes us to manifest our potential for love and wisdom. In contrast to at...

Meditation: Body and Spirit (2020-06-24)

25 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Meditation: Body and Spirit (2020-06-24) - As we relax and awaken through our physical body, we discover the formless dimension of awareness or spirit...

Sustaining Our Caring (2020-06-17)

19 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Sustaining Our Caring (2020-06-17) - All transformation arises out of love; it is the energy of caring about life that moves us toward inner, relation...

Meditation: Embodied Metta (2020-06-17)

18 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Meditation: Embodied Metta (2020-06-17) - Lovingkindness becomes full when it is energetically experienced in our bodies. This meditation guides us in...

Meditation: Meeting Anger with Awareness (2020-06-10)

15 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Meditation: Meeting Anger with Awareness (2020-06-10) - When anger is held in mindfulness, it can energize us to respond wisely to challenging situati...

Anger and Transformation (2020-06-19)

12 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Anger and Transformation (2020-06-19) - The purpose of anger is to let us know there's an obstacle to our wellbeing, and to energize us to act. While ...

Meditation: Inner Refuge of Calm (2020-06-10)

11 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Meditation: Inner Refuge of Calm (2020-06-10) - In times of great stress, it's crucial that we have pathways to quiet our minds, relax our bodies and ...

A Courageous Presence with Racism (2020-06-03)

05 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

A Courageous Presence with Racism (2020-06-03) - Anti-Black racism is the core wound of American culture, and we each have a role to play in fighting ...

Meditation: Homecoming to Wakeful Presence (2020-06-03)

04 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Meditation: Homecoming to Wakeful Presence (2020-06-03) - This meditation begins with us standing in mindful movement, guiding us in awakening awarene...

Remembering Goodness: Three Gestures of Love

29 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Remembering Goodness: Three Gestures of Love - Tara offers this favorite talk from the archives. It explores the power of forgiveness, love and gratit...

Meditation: Spacious, Loving Awareness (from retreat)

28 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Meditation: Spacious, Loving Awareness (from retreat) - When our awareness is awake and open, we naturally respond to this changing life with warmth, ...

Meditation: Light RAIN in Difficult Times (2020-05-23)

27 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Meditation: Light RAIN in Difficult Times (2020-05-23) - This meditation guides us in bringing the mindfulness and self-compassion of RAIN to a challe...

Embracing Uncertainty: Sheltering in Love - Part 9 (2020-05-20)

22 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Embracing Uncertainty: Sheltering in Love - Part 9 (2020-05-20) -  How we tolerate uncertainty - during current times and throughout our lives - has ...

Meditation: The Art of Letting Go (2020-05-20)

21 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Meditation: The Art of Letting Go (2020-05-20) - Letting go means releasing the resistance we have to experiencing the present moment. This meditation...

Meditation: Calling on Your Future Self (2020-05-09)

21 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Meditation: Calling on Your Future Self (2020-05-09) - We have within us the wisdom and compassion that can carry us through the most challenging time...

Sheltering in Love – Part 8: Finding Freedom in the Midst of Failure (2020-05-13)

15 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Sheltering in Love – Part 8: Finding Freedom in the Midst of Failure (2020-05-13) - Everyone faces personal failure, and it's an extremely raw and p...

Meditation: Living, Embodied Presence (2020-05-13)

14 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Meditation: Living, Embodied Presence (2020-05-13) - This practice begins with a full body scan and then guides us to return again and again to our se...

Sheltering in Love – Part 7: Awakening from the Prison of Blame (2020-05-06)

08 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Sheltering in Love – Part 7: Awakening from the Prison of Blame (2020-05-06) - A key way stress disconnects us from ourselves and each other is thro...

Meditation: Openhearted Presence (2020-05-06)

07 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Meditation: Openhearted Presence (2020-05-06) - This meditation guides us in embodying loving presence through a body scan, and then meeting whatever ...

Sheltering In Love - Part 6: Loneliness as a Portal to Sacred Presence - Part 2

01 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Sheltering In Love - Part 6: Loneliness as a Portal to Sacred Presence - Part 2 of 2 (2020-04-29) - The root of suffering is the pain of separation, t...

Meditation: Vipassana - Seeing Life As It Is (2020-04-29)

30 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Meditation: Vipassana - Seeing Life As It Is (2020-04-29) - This classic Buddhist meditation trains us to wake up out of thoughts and to attend to our...

Meditation: Awakening Through the Animal-Headed Deities (2020-04-15)

27 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Meditation: Awakening Through the Animal-Headed Deities (2020-04-15) - This short meditation guides us in engaging with challenging emotions with pres...

Sheltering in Love (Part 5): Loneliness as a Portal to Sacred Presence

24 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Sheltering in Love (Part 5): Loneliness as a Portal to Sacred Presence (2020-04-22) - The root of suffering is the pain of separation, the fears and l...

Meditation: Relaxing Back into Natural Awareness (2020-04-22)

23 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Meditation: Relaxing Back into Natural Awareness (2020-04-22) - In this meditation we are guided to discover the space and aliveness that fills the bo...

Sheltering In Love - Part 4 (2020-04-15)

17 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Sheltering In Love - Part 4 (2020-04-15) - During this time of pandemic, we need, more than ever, to feel our connectedness—true belonging with our ...

Meditation: Refuge in Sacred Presence (2020-04-15)

16 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Meditation: Refuge in Sacred Presence (2020-04-15) - Our experience includes a foreground of changing experience - sounds, sensations, feelings, thoug...

Sheltering In Love (Part 3) (2020-04-08)

10 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Sheltering In Love (Part 3) (2020-04-08) - During this time of pandemic, we need, more than ever, to feel our connectedness—true belonging with our ...

Meditation: A Calm Refuge - with the Rain (2020-04-08)

09 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Meditation: A Calm Refuge - with the Rain (2020-04-08) - This meditation includes a relaxing body scan and guidance on finding a space of peace and ba...

Sheltering In Love - Part 2 (2020-04-01)

03 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Sheltering In Love - Part 2 (2020-04-01) - During this time of pandemic, we need, more than ever, to feel our connectedness—true belonging with our ...

Meditation: Meeting Fear with a Healing Breath (2020-04-01)

02 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Meditation: Meeting Fear with a Healing Breath (2020-04-01) - This meditation guides us through a relaxing body scan and then explores how we can allo...

Meditation: Embracing Life with an Open Heart (2020-03-25)

31 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Meditation: Embracing Life with an Open Heart (2020-03-25) - In this short practice we connect with our aspiration to live from love, and then bring a...

Sheltering in Love - Part 1 (2020-03-25)

27 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Sheltering in Love - Part 1 (2020-03-25) - During this time of pandemic, we need, more than ever, to feel our connectedness—true belonging with our ...

Meditation: Touching Peace (2020-03-25)

26 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Meditation: Touching Peace (2020-03-25) - This guided meditation offers a pathway to quieting our mind and calming anxiety. We begin with long deep br...

Short Talk and Guided Meditation: Bringing RAIN to Fear

23 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Short Talk and Guided Meditation: Bringing RAIN to Fear (2020-03-18) - In this practice we explore how the mindfulness and compassion of RAIN can free...

Facing Pandemic Fears with an Awake Heart (2020-03-18)

19 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Facing Pandemic Fears with an Awake Heart (2020-03-18) - While it's natural to feel fear during times of great collective crisis, our challenge is tha...

Guided Meditation for Times of Pandemic: "Calling on Your Awakened Heart"

19 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Guided Meditation for Times of Pandemic: "Calling on Your Awakened Heart" (2020-03-18) - In the midst of difficulty we need access to our deepest wisd...

Meditation: Bring RAIN to the Wanting Mind (2020-03-04)

16 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Meditation: Bring RAIN to the Wanting Mind - (2020-03-04) -  We begin the meditation by briefly scanning through the body and sensing awareness of be...

Guided Heart Meditation: Loving Kindness - Befriending our Lives

12 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Guided Heart Meditation: Loving Kindness - Befriending our Lives - This meditation guides us in how to cultivate a deep quality of friendliness in rel...

Desire and Addiction (Part 2): Voices of Longing Calling You Home (2020-03-11)

12 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Desire and Addiction (Part 2): Voices of Longing Calling You Home (2020-03-11) - Desire is intrinsic to all living forms - the urge to exist and flour...

Desire and Addiction: Voices of Longing Calling You Home (2020-03-04)

06 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Desire and Addiction: Voices of Longing Calling You Home (2020-03-04) - Desire is intrinsic to all living forms - the urge to exist and flourish. It t...

Meditation: The Blessings of Yes (2020-03-04)

05 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Meditation: The Blessings of Yes (2020-03-04) - When our hearts open to the life that is here, just as it is, we discover vast loving presence. This m...

Facing Fear (Part 2) - Awakening Your Fearless Heart (2020-02-26)

28 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Facing Fear (Part 2) - Awakening Your Fearless Heart (2020-02-26) - Fear is a natural and universal part of our incarnation, and, when it goes on over...

Meditation: Relaxing with Life (2020-02-26)

27 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Meditation: Relaxing with Life (2020-02-26) - This meditation begins with a scan, and then we practice opening to and relaxing with our changing exper...

Working with Trauma: Tara Interviews Jim Gordon, MD (2020-02-19)

21 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Working with Trauma: Tara Interviews Jim Gordon, MD (2020-02-19) - Dr. Jim Gordon is author of the new book, The Transformation: Discovering Wholenes...

Meditation: Letting Life Live Through You (2020-02-19)

20 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Meditation: Letting Life Live Through You (2020-02-19) - We begin with a body scan, open to sounds and to listening to and feeling the moment. From sp...

Facing Fear (Part 1) - Awakening Your Fearless Heart -

14 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Facing Fear (Part 1) - Awakening Your Fearless Heart - Fear is a natural and universal part of our incarnation, and, when it goes on overdrive, we get...

Meditation: Open-Hearted Presence (2020-02-12)

13 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Meditation: Open-Hearted Presence (2020-02-12) - This meditation establishes a kind attention by bringing the imagery and felt sense of a smile into t...

Embodied Presence (Part 2) - Planting our Roots in the Universe - Working with Pain (2020-02-05)

07 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Embodied Presence (Part 2) - Planting our Roots in the Universe - Working with Pain (2020-02-05) - In describing our human predicament and dis-ease, D...

Meditation: A Listening Presence (2020-02-05)

06 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Meditation: A Listening Presence (2020-02-05) - The receptivity of listening awakens us to the living stream of life. This meditation guides us in lis...

Being Truthful - How Honesty Nourishes Love

31 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Being Truthful - How Honesty Nourishes Love - The grounds of happiness, loving relationships and a just and flourishing society is honesty. And yet ou...

Guided Heart Meditation: Releasing Blame (retreat) (2019-12-30)

30 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Guided Heart Meditation: Releasing Blame (retreat) (2019-12-30) - Our self-protective habits of resentment and blame block intimacy and connection wit...

Part 1: Embodied Presence - Planting our Roots in the Universe (2020-01-22)

24 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Part 1: Embodied Presence - Planting our Roots in the Universe (2020-01-22) - In describing our human predicament and dis-ease, D.H. Lawrence says we ...

Meditation: Portal to Sacred Presence (2020-01-22)

23 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Meditation: Portal to Sacred Presence - This meditation includes a full body scan, and then opens the senses to all experience, allowing life to be ju...

Shifting From Limbic to Liberating Intention (2020-01-15)

17 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Shifting From Limbic to Liberating Intention (2020-01-15) - Becoming conscious of our intentions is the first step to truly aligning our life with our...

Meditation: Coming Home with the Breath (2020-01-15)

16 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Meditation: Coming Home with the Breath - This guided practice has a short period of relaxing the body, and establishes the breath as a home base for ...

The Three Refuges - Gateways to Belonging and Freedom (2020-01-08)

10 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The Three Refuges - Gateways to Belonging and Freedom (2020-01-08) - We all need ways to guide our attention that allow us to find wisdom, love and fr...

Meditation: Relaxed and Awake (2020-01-08)

09 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Meditation: Relaxed and Awake - This guided meditation helps us find ease and wakefulness in our body and mind. With the breath as our home base, we o...

The Power of Awake Awareness (retreat talk) (2019-12-28)

03 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The Power of Awake Awareness (retreat talk) (2019-12-28) - We all encounter "demons" of fear, anger, hurt, craving and shame. This talk explores our k...

Introductory Meditation Instructions - Guided Practice from Retreat

03 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Introductory Meditation Instructions - Guided Practice from Retreat - This guided session includes an overview of the primary components in meditation...

Short Talk and Guided Heart Meditation - Releasing Blame (retreat)

31 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This meditation explores the meaning of forgiveness and its role in healing and transformation. We then are guided in a forgiveness practice that help...

Trusting Who We Are (retreat talk)

27 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Trusting Who We Are (retreat talk) - When we are suffering, we are believing something untrue - usually a limiting story about who we are. This talk e...

Short Talk and Guided Heart Meditation - Loving Kindness - Befriending our Lives (retreat)

26 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Short Talk and Guided Heart Meditation - Loving Kindness - Befriending our Lives (2019-11-02) - This short talk and meditation introduces the domain o...

Radical Compassion - Part 3 - Loving Ourselves and Our World into Healing (2019-12-18)

20 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Radical Compassion - Part 3 - Loving Ourselves and Our World into Healing (2019-12-18) - Drawn from Tara's new book, Radical Compassion (2020), these ...

A Brief Meditation: Gathering and Arriving in Presence (2019-12-18)

20 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

A Brief Meditation: Gathering and Arriving in Presence (2019-12-18) - A brief meditation to gather the attention, loosen and soften the body, sense yo...

Radical Compassion - Part 2 - Loving Ourselves and Our World into Healing

13 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Radical Compassion - Loving Ourselves and Our World into Healing – Parts 1, 2, 3 - Drawn from Tara's new book, Radical Compassion (2020), these t...

Meditation: Surrender into Living Presence (2019-12-11)

12 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Meditation: Surrender into Living Presence - In this guided meditation we begin with a body scan, and rest in awareness with our senses awake. The key...

Radical Compassion - Part 1 - Loving Ourselves and Our World into Healing

06 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Radical Compassion - Loving Ourselves and Our World into Healing – Parts 1, 2, 3 - Drawn from Tara's new book, Radical Compassion (2020), these t...

Meditation: Cultivating a Gentle, Kind Attention (2019-12-04)

05 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Meditation: Cultivating a Gentle, Kind Attention - This meditation calls on the image and felt sense of a smile as we scan through the body, and invit...

Gratitude: Entering Sacred Relationship (2019-11-27)

29 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Gratitude: Entering Sacred Relationship - Gratitude arises when we are in sacred relationship with life—present, open and receptive. This talk explo...

Meditation: Being Here (2019-11-27)

29 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Meditation: Being Here - This guided meditation is an invitation to rest in Hereness—the immediacy and aliveness of full presence. We arrive and qui...

Listening to the Song - Part 2 (2019-11-20)

22 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Listening to the Song - Part 2 (2019-11-20) - Listening is our gateway to intimacy with our inner life, each other, our earth and spirit. These two ta...

Meditation: Coming Home to Natural Presence (2019-11-20)

22 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Meditation: Coming Home to Natural Presence (2019-11-20) - This meditation awakens our senses through a body scan and listening to sound, and then inv...

Meditation: The RAIN of Compassion (30 min)

21 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Meditation: The RAIN of Compassion (30 min) - The acronym RAIN (Recognize-Allow-Investigate-Nurture) is one of the most powerful tools I know for wor...

Meditation: Calling on Loving Presence

21 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Meditation: Calling on Loving Presence - Often, when we're really struggling, the only way to find compassion for ourselves is by reaching out towards...

Listening to the Song - Part 1 (2019-11-13)

15 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Listening to the Song - Part 1 (2019-11-13) - Listening is our gateway to intimacy with our inner life, each other, our earth and spirit. These two ta...

Meditation - The Silence that is Listening (2013-11-13)

14 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Meditation - The Silence that is Listening (2013-11-13) - Listening to sound is opens up to the space of pure being. In this guided practice we begin ...

Judgment, Acceptance and Freedom (Retreat Talk) (2019-11-03)

08 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Judgment, Acceptance and Freedom (Retreat Talk) - The boundary to what we accept is the boundary to our freedom. This talk explores the often unconsci...

Short Talk and Meditation: Saying Yes to Our Life

07 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Short Talk and Meditation: Saying Yes to Our Life - Our habitual ways of avoiding pain keep us from experiencing intimacy with our inner life and with...

Anger: Responding, Not Reacting

01 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Anger: Responding, Not Reacting - Anger is natural, intelligent and necessary for surviving and flourishing. Yet when we are hooked by anger, it cause...

Meditating with RAIN - Working with Difficult Emotions

31 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Meditating with RAIN - Working with Difficult Emotions - This guided practice applies mindfulness and self-compassion to challenging emotions. It is b...

Meditation: Letting Go – 9 Magic Breaths (2019-07-19)

30 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Guided Meditation: Letting Go – 9 Magic Breaths (2019-07-19) - This guided practice includes taking a pause from all activity, and following the inf...

Belonging to Each Other – Part 3 of 3 (2019-10-23)

25 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Belonging to Each Other – Part 3 of 3 - Mother Teresa writes that if we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other....

Meditation: Awake and Alive (2019-10-23)

24 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Meditation: Awake and Alive - This guided practice includes a body scan, and an opening to the awareness that includes all of life. From that wakeful ...

Reflection: RAIN on Blame (2019-10-16)

23 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Reflection: RAIN on Blame - When we are stuck in blame or resentment we are in a trance - the other person becomes an unreal bad other, and our own se...

Belonging to Each Other – Part 2 of 3 (2019-10-16)

18 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Belonging to Each Other – Part 2 of 3 (2019-10-16) - Mother Teresa writes that if we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong t...

Meditation: Vast and Timeless Presence (2019-10-16)

17 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Meditation: Vast and Timeless Presence - The pathway to inhabiting our full presence is including, with mindfulness all parts of experience. This guid...