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Tara Brach

How Hope Can Heal and Free Us – Part 1

Tara Brach

Tara Brach

Religion & Spirituality, Mental Health, Buddhism, Health & Fitness

4.810.6K Ratings

🗓️ 15 January 2026

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

The mature expression of hope includes three elements: the aspiration for manifesting our full potential, a trust that this is possible, and an energy that engages to serve this unfolding. In this talk, we explore the importance of hope on the spiritual path, its shadow side, and how we can nourish hope through these three elements in a way that serves inner freedom and the healing of our world. 

 

Our introduction music is from "Opening" by Adrienne Torf, © 2025 ABT Music

Transcript

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0:00.0

Welcome, friends, to the Tara Brock podcast. I'm so glad you're here.

0:11.3

Each week, I share teachings and guided meditations to help us awaken our hearts and bring healing

0:17.8

to our world.

0:24.4

You can learn more or support this offering by visiting tarabrock.com,

0:27.1

where you can also join our email list.

0:32.5

Now, let's explore together

0:34.7

the many ways we can live

0:36.7

from the love and presence that's our deepest

0:40.1

essence.

0:47.6

Namaste.

0:53.5

This fall we experimented for about six weeks with including an ad before this podcast,

1:00.9

and we've decided not to move forward with any more advertising.

1:06.0

Many of you shared that it disrupted the flow of your listening, and I really understand

1:10.7

it didn't feel aligned with the flow of your listening, and I really understand it didn't feel aligned

1:12.2

with the spirit of this offering. These teachings and meditations will continue to be freely

1:18.5

available, and your support truly makes that possible. Thank you, friends. Thank you for whatever

1:25.7

you've offered and for your continued generosity in whatever form

1:31.0

feels right to you. Namaste. Welcome, friends. Thank you for being here.

1:55.4

Some of you may have heard of Carl Busby. He's a man from United Kingdom who 27 years ago decided he was going to

2:04.0

walk around the world. And he's covered 30,000 miles. He's still walking, but he should be

2:11.1

arriving in his hometown in the UK either, very soon, very soon. And his advice, you know, when he's been asked about what his

2:21.2

takeaways are from his journey, his advice is to see the world how it really is. He says

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