Tara Brach: Radical Compassion by Tricycle Talks published on 2019-12-27T18:49:54Z Many of us struggle to silence our inner critic on a daily basis. According to meditation teacher Tara Brach, that’s because we are living in a “trance of unworthiness,” and are addicted to self-judgment. Tara is the the founder of the Insight Meditation Community of Washington, D.C., a best-selling author, and a clinical psychologist who has been at the forefront of blending Buddhist meditation and therapeutic methods. She is perhaps best known for her teachings on RAIN, an acronym that stands for Recognize, Acceptance, Investigation, and Nurturing, and that describes a method for applying mindfulness to difficult emotions. In her new book, Radical Compassion, she focuses on using RAIN to cultivate compassion—beginning with compassion for ourselves. Genre Religion & Spirituality Comment by Asoka Yogi Thst is exactly what Matthieu Ricard says compassion is an active belonging while empathy is a burn out passivity 2020-06-06T17:04:13Z