Radical Compassion: Loving Ourselves and Our World into Healing, Part 1
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Jan 9, 2025
Discover how the RAIN practice—Recognize, Allow, Investigate, Nurture—can heal your heart and transform self-judgment into compassion. The story of the hidden golden Buddha serves as a beautiful metaphor for unveiling your true self. Learn about shifting from an 'I' mindset to a 'we' consciousness to foster connection and community. Delight in practical tips for incorporating mindfulness in daily life, nurturing emotional growth, and embracing your inner radiance as a path to healing.
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Meditating Son
Two women discuss their sons' lives after high school.
One son is a lawyer, while the other is unemployed but meditating.
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RAIN Practice
Meditation, especially the RAIN practice, can awaken the heart and spirit.
RAIN weaves mindfulness and compassion to address difficulties.
question_answer ANECDOTE
Golden Buddha
Monks covered a golden Buddha statue with plaster to protect it from invaders.
Centuries later, the gold was rediscovered, symbolizing our true nature hidden beneath protective layers.
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This book preserves Maharaj's dialogues with followers from around the world who sought his guidance in destroying false identities. His sole concern was with human suffering and the ending of suffering. Maharaj taught that the mind must recognize and penetrate its own state of being, breaking the mind's false identification with the ego, and knowing that 'You are already That'. His discussions are direct, provocative, and profoundly simple, aiming to guide individuals to an understanding of their true nature and the timelessness of being[1][3][4].
Radical Compassion
Tara Brach
In 'Radical Compassion,' Tara Brach offers a heartfelt and deeply practical approach to healing and freedom. The book introduces the RAIN meditation practice—Recognize, Allow, Investigate, Nurture—which helps loosen the grip of difficult emotions and limiting beliefs. Brach uses memorable stories and self-reflective questions to support insight and understanding, addressing topics such as shame, fear, negative self-beliefs, and the importance of forgiveness and compassion. The book is grounded in both modern brain science and ancient wisdom, providing accessible practices to awaken courage, love, and deep wisdom within readers.
Drawn from Tara’s book, Radical Compassion (2020), these three talks explore how the RAIN practice (Recognize, Allow, Investigate, Nurture) awakens the active, embodied caring that heals and frees our hearts. Through the framework of this practice, we look at how we can reconnect with the gold of our true nature, navigating life’s challenges with mindfulness and love.
In Part 1, Tara explores:
How the RAIN practice weaves mindfulness and compassion to release self-judgment and awaken our hearts.
The story of the "golden Buddha" as a metaphor for discovering our inner radiance beneath protective layers.
The shift from "I" to "We" as an essential movement toward connection and wholeness.
The importance of self-compassion in transforming the trance of unworthiness and reconnecting with our true nature.
Practical ways to bring mindful presence to our daily lives and relationships, creating space for healing and growth.
Tara Brach 
