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A Path with Joy — A conversation between Tara Brach and James Baraz
How much joy do you experience in your life? Joy is part of our natural human capacity—along with the grief, fear, and sorrow that arise in response to the losses and suffering of our lives and our world. Yet habits of thought and feeling can cut us off from joy, even when it is available to us. Opening to joy takes intention—and it can be cultivated. In this conversation with beloved teacher and Awakening Joy author James Baraz, we explore what joy really is, why it matters, what gets in the way, and the practices that h...
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Welcome, friends, to the Tara Brock Podcast. I'm so glad you're here. Each week I share teachings and guided meditations to help us awaken our hearts and bring healing to our world. You can learn more or support this offering by visiting tarabrock.com where you can also join our email list.
Now let's explore together the many ways we can live from the love and presence that's our deepest essence. Namaste. Namaste. Welcome my friends. I'd like to start with an inquiry for you. Please don't
add any judgment to it. And the question is, how much joy do you experience in your life? How much joy do you experience? And I ask this because joy is a part of our natural human capacity and yet our habits of thought and feeling can keep us from experiencing it. It can be quite rare actually. So opening to joy takes intention and it can be cultivated.
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