Finding Refuge in Connection | Tara Brach on Stress, Suffering, and Spiritual Awakening (Part 3)

Discover how to transform stress into a doorway for awakening and inner growth. In this session, Tara Brach explores the powerful connection between our relationship to stress and our capacity for presence, compassion, and wisdom.

Drawing on research by Stanford psychologist Kelly McGonigal and timeless Buddhist teachings, this talk guides you to:
▪️Understand how your beliefs about stress affect your well-being
▪️Explore the Bodhisattva aspiration: aligning your intention so that life’s challenges serve awakening
▪️Practice anti-fragility—using stress as a path to emotional, mental, and spiritual resilience
▪️Learn practical tools to pause, observe, and respond rather than react in stress

Through stories, meditation guidance, and reflective inquiry, you’ll see how stress can be a catalyst for evolving beyond the egoic self into a larger sense of awareness, tenderness, and freedom. Whether facing daily pressures, major life challenges, or inner tension, this talk offers a gentle yet profound approach to working with stress as a transformative practice.

Key insights include:
✨ Turning stress into growth and awakening
✨ Using curiosity, kindness, and presence to shift your response
✨ Learning from real-life examples of resilience and full presence

May this session inspire you to pause, breathe, and let life’s challenges serve the awakening of your heart and mind.

Watch Part 1 here:    • Turn Stress into Growth and Awakening | Ta...  
Watch Part 2 here:    • How Life’s Difficulties Can Help You Bloss...  
Watch Part 4 here:    • How Your Perception of Stress Shapes Your ...  

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With thanks and love,
Tara

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