Tara Brach

Living with Courageous Presence (2019-02-06)

Feb 8, 2019
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INSIGHT

Courage As Staying With Vulnerability

  • Courage is the capacity to stay with vulnerability instead of defending or fleeing.
  • When resistance drops, painful inner 'demons' dissolve into clarity.
ANECDOTE

Milarepa's Cave Practice

  • Milarepa faced inner demons in caves and greeted them cheerfully to weaken them.
  • He finally put his head in a demon's mouth and the demon vanished into pure light.
INSIGHT

The Spacesuit Of Defenses

  • We build a protective 'spacesuit' of defenses and identifications to survive vulnerability.
  • That identification hides the awake awareness looking through the suit, deepening separation and suffering.
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