Tara Brach

Tara Brach

Tara Brach was born on May 15th, 1953 and is currently 73 years old. Tara Brach was born in New Jersey, USA. Brach attended Clark University where she received a bachelor's degree in both psychology and political science and Fielding Graduate University where she received a clinical psychology.

Tara Brach has written 8 Non-Fiction Books. The first was released in 2003 with the book Radical Acceptance. The most recently released was Trusting the Gold which was released in 2021. There are no upcoming non-fiction books by Tara at this time.

Tara Brach is an author, psychologist, and proponent of Buddhist meditation. She’s a guiding teacher and is the founder of the Insight Meditation Community of Washington, D. C. She also teaches about Buddhist meditation at centers for meditation and yoga in Europe and in the United States.

She has taught and practiced meditation for more than 40 years, with an emphasis on mindfulness or insight meditation.

She is nationally known for her ability in weaving western psychological wisdom with this range of meditative practices. Tara’s approach emphasizes compassion for yourself as well as others, mindful presence, and the direct realization and embodiment of natural awareness.

Tara is an Engaged Buddhist, specializing in the application of Buddhist teachings and mindfulness meditation to emotional healing.

True Refuge: Finding Peace and Freedom in Your Own Awakened Heart answers the question of how you cope when you face life threatening illnesses, faltering relationships, overwhelming emotion, old trauma, faltering relationships, or inevitable loss. If you are like many people, chances are you will react with confusion and fear, relying on time worn strategies: self-judgment, anger, and addictive behaviors. Even though these old and conditioned efforts to control your life better might offer fleeting releif, they ultimately will leave us feeling mired in pain and isolated.

There’s another way altogether. Under the turbulence of our emotions and thoughts exists this profound stillness, this silent awareness that is capable of unlimited love. Tara calls this awareness our true refuge, since it’s available to every single one of us without exception and at any moment. She offers up a practical guide to finding our inner sanctuary of wisdom and peace while in the midst of difficulty.

Based on her own fresh interpretation of the 3 classic Buddhist gateways to freedom (awareness, truth, and love) this book shows us the way not only to heal our suffering, however also to cultivate our capacity for true and genuine happiness. Through guided meditations, spiritual teachings, and inspirational tales about people discovering loving presence during times of great struggle, she invites us to connect more deeply with our inner life, each other, and the rest of the world around us.

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