

Trusting the Path: A Conversation on Refuge & Compassion | Tara Brach, Ajahn Kovilo & Ajahn Nisabho
Oct 2, 2025
Join Ajahn Kovilo and Ajahn Nisabho, two dedicated Theravada Buddhist monks on a mission to establish Clear Mountain Monastery. They discuss the transformative power of compassion and equanimity, sharing insights from their spiritual journeys. Tara Brach opens up about her path through illness and the healing grace found in embracing fear. The trio explores the RAIN meditation technique, emphasizing its role in cultivating mindfulness and self-acceptance. This heartfelt conversation beautifully intertwines spirituality with lightheartedness, encouraging trust in our intrinsic goodness.
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Softening Into Fear Opened Presence
- Tara Brach describes being hospitalized and flooded by fear during a mysterious illness that lasted years.
- She softened into the fear, which opened a sense of tender presence and lasting freedom.
Trusting The Inner 'Gold' As Refuge
- Tara views the Buddha as a model of trusting the innate 'Buddha-nature' rather than an exclusive figure.
- Trusting this inner goodness becomes the refuge that fuels audacious compassionate living.
Practice RAIN To Shift Reactivity
- Do the RAIN steps: Recognize, Allow, Investigate, Nurture when overwhelmed by reactivity.
- Use a brief pause and somatic inquiry to transform judgment into spacious, compassionate presence.