Tara Brach cover image

2010-01-06 - Taking Refuge

Tara Brach

00:00

The Three Archetypal Refuges

The first of the three archetypal refuges are really, it sounds like they're saying something like, where can I go into a cave to find safety? But that's actually a false refuge. A true refuge has to be something that's true. It has to be reality. Otherwise something in us knows that we're hiding and we can't really relax. The beginning of waking up out of these habitual strategies of pedaling away truly is just to notice them. In any moment that there's this fear, it's very profound that you say stop. Stop controlling everything.

Transcript
Play full episode

The AI-powered Podcast Player

Save insights by tapping your headphones, chat with episodes, discover the best highlights - and more!
App store bannerPlay store banner
Get the app