The Superpower of Mindful Witnessing

Tara Brach

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🗓️ 24 August 2023

⏱️ 43 minutes

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The Superpower of Mindful Witnessing - The capacity to witness what is happening inside us with a non-judging attention allows us to respond to life from our full intelligence and heart. This talk looks at the role of witnessing in spiritual practice, and how we can cultivate this superpower in a way that reveals the light or spirit that lives through all beings.

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0:00.0	Greetings.
0:05.2	We offer these podcasts freely, and your support really makes a difference.
0:10.3	To make a donation, please visit tarbrock.com.
0:30.0	Namaste, welcome, friends.
0:35.8	Like to read you something that has struck me, it's by the poet Nikki Giovanni, and she
0:42.0	says, the state of the world we live in is so depressing.
0:46.7	And this is not because of the reality of those who run it, but because it just doesn't
0:52.8	have to be that way.
0:55.0	The possibilities of life are so great and beautiful that to see less, where's the spirit
1:02.2	down?
1:04.4	To see less than the whole, where's the spirit down?
1:10.1	So the antidote is to increase or open or widen our attention, to use what I think of as
1:17.5	a superpower, which is mindful witnessing.
1:22.2	And witnessing, since this moment pausing and witnessing, doesn't lead to indifference.
1:29.0	Actually, we open into a very full presence that allows us to respond with creativity and
1:35.6	intelligence and care to our lives.
1:38.5	It uplifts our spirit.
1:41.0	So the talk I've chosen for this week explores how you can cultivate this superpower of mindful
1:48.0	witnessing.
1:49.9	And I wish you all blessings as you join me in this reflection.
1:58.1	Welcome friends, and thank you for tuning in.
2:01.8	I'd like to start this talk with a story.
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