True refuge - Tara Brach

How do you cope when facing life-threatening illness, family conflict,
faltering relationships, old trauma, obsessive thinking, overwhelming
emotion or inevitable loss? If you're like most people, chances are you
react with fear and confusion, falling back on timeworn strategies:
anger, self-judgement and addictive behaviours. Though these old,
conditioned attempts to control our life may offer fleeting relief,
ultimately they leave us feeling isolated and mired in pain.

There is
another way. Beneath the turbulence of our thoughts and emotions exists
a profound stillness, a silent awareness capable of limitless love.
Tara Brach, author of the award-winning Radical Acceptance, calls
this awareness our true refuge, because it is available to every one of
us, at any moment, no exceptions. In this book, Brach offers a
practical guide to finding our inner sanctuary of peace and wisdom in
the midst of difficulty.

Based on a fresh interpretation of the three classic Buddhist gateways to freedom - truth, love and awareness - True Refuge
shows us the way not just to heal our suffering, but also to cultivate
our capacity for genuine happiness. Through spiritual teachings, guided
meditations and inspirational stories of people who discovered loving
presence during times of great struggle, Brach invites us to connect
more deeply with our own inner life, one another and the world around
us.

True Refuge is essential reading for anyone
encountering hardship or crisis, anyone dedicated to a path of spiritual
awakening. The book reminds us of our own innate intelligence and
goodness, making possible an enduring trust in ourselves and our lives.
We realize that what we seek is within us, and regardless of
circumstances, 'There is always a way to take refuge in a healing and
liberating presence.'