Tara Brach From Head to Heart
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Aug 21, 2025 Exploring the grip of fear-based thoughts, the discussion reveals how they keep us trapped in pain and insecurity. Mindfulness and compassion serve as powerful tools to shift from looping thoughts to a state of open-hearted presence. Recognizing thoughts as 'real but not true' invites compassion and freedom. The conversation emphasizes three key pathways—returning to presence, awakening the heart, and resting in awareness—that reconnect us with our wholeness and joy. Embracing silence and meditation is highlighted as essential for finding peace in a busy world.
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Fear-Based Thinking Shapes Experience
- Chronic thinking is mostly fear-driven and shapes our experience and destiny.
- Living in head-based loops separates us from love, presence, and wholeness.
Houdini And The Unlocked Lock
- Houdini struggled to escape a lock that turned out to be unlocked, illustrating self-imposed imprisonment.
- The story shows we often try to solve problems created by our own busy thinking.
Negativity Bias Fuels Looping Thought
- The brain's negativity bias makes more thinking amplify fear and separateness.
- Frequent thoughts form the inclination of mind and thus the mood and life we live.