While meditation is widely practiced in today’s world, many miss the opportunity to tap into its profound potential to awaken the heart and mind. Beyond its surface benefits, meditation can guide us to the radiant light, boundless love, and pure awareness that is our true nature. This reflection explores how we often lose touch with the deeper possibility meditation offers, and guides us in approaching practice and daily life in a way that opens us to the timeless freedom and awakening of a Buddha.

In this week’s talk, Tara explores:

• Ways that deepening our meditation practice can help us navigate personal and collective challenges with greater ease.
• The power of mindful presence to awaken compassion and build resilience in the face of difficulty.
• Self-compassion as an essential practice for healing and reconnecting with our inner goodness.
• The transformative role of spiritual community (sangha) in nurturing belonging and shared purpose.
• How the practices of mindfulness and self-compassion can help us awaken from habitual reactivity and find a greater sense of connectedness and freedom.