Tara Brach, Ph.D., is the author of Radical Acceptance, winner of a Books for a Better Life Award. She is the founder of the Insight Meditation Community in Washington, D.C., and has conducted workshops across the country. She lives in Great Falls, Virginia, with her husband, her mother, and three dogs.
“Drawing on the latest findings in neuroscience as well as ten more
years of personal experience on the path of awakening, Tara Brach’s
superb second book brings readers ever more deeply in touch with
our true nature. This book is a precious gift, filled with insight,
shared from heart to heart.”—Thich Nhat Hanh
“True Refuge is a magnificent work of heart. For anyone interested
in developing a deeper understanding of the mind and how to improve
the quality of their life, this book offers unique insights and
easily learned practices that literally can transform your life’s
path. Read, explore, and enjoy!”—Daniel J. Siegel, M.D., author of
No-Drama Discipline
“This is a special book, lovely, loving, wise, and helpful. It is
like having a sage and caring friend sit with you, offering
comfort, insight, and guidance for your own true journey
home.”—Jack Kornfield, author of The Wise Heart
“A healing and helpful meditation . . . a gracefully written
spiritual gem on awareness, refuge, and presence.”—Spirituality &
Practice
“[A] richly detailed, hopeful book . . . This accomplished example
of spiritual self-help offers a gentle path for change in the face
of suffering.”—Publishers Weekly
“This book is an undertaking and one that can change your life if
you embrace it. It is heartfelt and practical . . . full of grit,
honesty, and clarity.”—Beliefnet
“Tara Brach writes from the heart to the heart. With candor and
calmness, she shares her own and others’ struggles to overcome our
deep and constant human dilemmas. Whenever I read Brach, I feel
more peaceful and hopeful. I trust myself and the universe more. I
feel more connected and grounded in what the Lakota Sioux call
Wakan Tanka, The Great Mystery. True Refuge is itself a refuge and
I thank the author for it.”—Mary Pipher, Ph.D., New York Times
bestselling author of The Green Boat and Reviving Ophelia
“Tara Brach has done it again. True Refuge inspires the confidence
needed to face our deepest, most difficult emotions. With
tenderness and understanding, she teaches us the practical
techniques that can help us loosen the grip of these emotions and
arrive at a place of peace and basic goodness which is our
essential nature. As more and more citizens learn and practice
these techniques, it can begin a transformation that will allow a
kinder, compassionate, and more mindful nation to
emerge.”—Congressman Tim Ryan, author of A Mindful Nation
“There is something very special about this exquisitely written
book—its clarity, beauty, simplicity, and humanity practically sing
to you. Inspiring and uplifting to read, it also has eminently
practical, implementable, step-by-step guidance to practice and
live by. And the fifteen brief, powerful guided meditations offer
an easy, gentle entry toward inner peace and wisdom. While turning
the pages, I thought of a half dozen people who could really use
this book as a friendly, loving reference point—myself
included!”—Belleruth Naparstek, author of Invisible Heroes and
creator of the Health Journeys guided imagery audio series
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