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The intimacy that arises in listening and speaking truth is only possible if we can open to the vulnerability of our own hearts. Breathing in, contacting the life that is right here, is our first step. Once we have held ourselves with kindness, we can touch others in a vital and healing way.
The intimacy that arises in listening and speaking truth is only possible if we can open to the vulnerability of our own hearts. Breathing in, contacting the life that is right here, is our first step. Once we have held ourselves with kindness, we can touch others in a vital and healing way.
Approximate author period: c. 1953 AD · modern
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- Tara Brach
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- Approximate author period: c. 1953 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Tara Brach: documented birth year 1953; activity date not established. Wikidata Q7685034, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7685034 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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