How do you cope when facing life-threatening illness, family conflict, faltering relationships, old trauma, obsessive thinking, overwhelming emotion, or inevitable loss? If you re like most people, chances are you react with fear and confusion, falling back on timeworn strategies: anger, self-judgment, and addictive behaviors. ".
Beliefnet From the Hardcover edition. full of grit, honesty, and clarity. . .
It is heartfelt and practical .
Publishers Weekly This book is an undertaking and one that can change Your life if you embrace it.
This accomplished example of spiritual self-help offers a gentle path for change in the face of suffering. . .
Spirituality & Practice A] richly detailed, hopeful book . a gracefully written spiritual gem on awareness, refuge, and presence. . .
Jack Kornfield, author of The Wise Heart A healing and helpful meditation .
It is like having a sage and caring friend sit with you, offering comfort, insight, and guidance for Your own True journey home.
Siegel, M.
D., author of No-Drama Discipline This is a special book, lovely, loving, wise, and helpful.
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For anyone interested in developing a deeper understanding of the mind and how to improve the quality of their life, this book offers unique insights and easily learned practices that literally can transform Your life s path.
Thich Nhat Hanh True Refuge is a magnificent work of heart.
This book is a precious gift, filled with insight, shared from Heart to heart.
Praise for True Refuge Drawing on the latest findings in neuroscience as well as ten more years of personal experience on the path of awakening, Tara Brach s superb second book brings readers ever more deeply in touch with our True nature.
We realize that what we seek is within us, and regardless of circumstances, there is always a way to take refuge in a healing and liberating presence.
The book reminds us of our own innate intelligence and goodness, making possible an enduring trust in ourselves and our lives.
True Refuge is essential reading for anyone encountering hardship or crisis, anyone dedicated to a path of spiritual awakening.
Through spiritual teachings, guided meditations, and inspirational stories of people who discovered loving presence during times of great struggle, Brach invites us to connect more deeply with our own inner life, one another, and the world around us.
Based on a fresh interpretation of the three classic Buddhist gateways to Freedom truth, love, and awareness True Refuge shows us the way not just to heal our suffering, but also to cultivate our capacity for genuine happiness.
In this book, Brach offers a practical guide to Finding our inner sanctuary of Peace and wisdom in the midst of difficulty.
Tara Brach, author of the award-winning Radical Acceptance, calls this awareness our True refuge, because it is available to every one of us, at any moment, no exceptions.
Beneath the turbulence of our thoughts and emotions exists a profound stillness, a silent awareness capable of limitless love.
There is another way.
Though these old, conditioned attempts to control our life may offer fleeting relief, ultimately they leave us feeling isolated and mired in pain.
How do you cope when facing life-threatening illness, family conflict, faltering relationships, old trauma, obsessive thinking, overwhelming emotion, or inevitable loss? If you re like most people, chances are you react with fear and confusion, falling back on timeworn strategies: anger, self-judgment, and addictive behaviors
