Finding True Refuge: Meditations for Difficult Times

Finding True Refuge: Meditations for Difficult Times

<SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-AUTOSPACE: ; mso-layout-grid-align: none" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: black; mso-bidi-font-family: ACaslonPro-Regular">If we feel overwhelmed by the difficulties of life, is there someplace we can turn for the safety and peace that we need? "In any moment, no matter how lost we feel, we can take refuge in presence and love," teaches Tara Brach. On </SPAN><I><SPAN style="COLOR: black; mso-bidi-font-family: ACaslonPro-Italic">Finding True Refuge, </SPAN></I><SPAN style="COLOR: black; mso-bidi-font-family: ACaslonPro-Regular">this renowned psychologist and meditation teacher offers insights, practices, and eight guided meditations for finding our way home to the inner sanctuary that is always available to us. <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-AUTOSPACE: ; mso-layout-grid-align: none" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: black; mso-bidi-font-family: ACaslonPro-Regular"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-AUTOSPACE: ; mso-layout-grid-align: none" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: black; mso-bidi-font-family: ACaslonPro-Regular">Brach gently guides us away from seeking comfort in false refuges such as material wealth or a sense of control, and instead shows us how to find shelter through the gateways of truth, love, and awareness. "If we can learn to open to the aliveness within us," Brach says, "we discover that we can love this life no matter what."</SPAN></P></SPAN>