Uncovering Your Natural Goodness | Tara Brach, Being Well Podcast

Tara Brach joins Dr. Rick Hanson to help us learn how to "trust the gold:" recognizing and appreciating our essential human goodness, while resting in the key refuges of truth, love, and freedom.
About our Guest: Tara is the founder and guiding teacher of the Insight Meditation Community of Washington, D.C. Tara has taught all over the world, and is the author of four books, including her most recent book Trusting the Gold: Uncovering Your Natural Goodness. You can also find Tara through her Tara Brach podcast.
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Key Topics:
0:00 Introduction
2:05 What does it mean to “trust the gold?”
6:05 Blocks to seeing our true goodness.
9:50 The impact of childhood.
13:05 Objection #1: Fears of falling into narcissism or arrogance.
18:30 The benefits of satisfying our needs.
21:20 Objection #2: Fears of laziness and lack of success.
25:15 Two paths to trusting the gold.
30:10 “Deal with the bad, turn toward the good, take in the good.”
34:00 Letting in love.
39:55 The three kinds of gold.
44:50 Offering kindness.
47:25 Trauma, and trusting our goodness when we feel unclean.
54:25 Recognizing bad behavior while also trusting inner goodness.
About Me: I'm Forrest, the co-author of Resilient (amzn.to/3iXLerD) and host of the Being Well Podcast (apple.co/38ufGG0). I'm making videos focused on simplifying psychology, mental health, and personal growth.
About the Being Well Podcast: Dr. Rick Hanson and Forrest Hanson explore the practical science of lasting well-being with the help of world-class guest experts, and teach you how to build reliable inner strengths, overcome your challenges, and get the most out of life.
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[@christelnielandt5117]

Thank you SO much for this pure and wonderful conversation. Makes me realise we all are human and we all try our best. I feel so grateful for being on my spiritual journey. I keep on growing as I move through life. These conversations are so supportive. Big thanks ❤️⭐️💫

[@mellio9077]

Tara is amazing, I’ve followed her channel for a while now. I’ve recently discovered Forrest’s channel and so nice to see you’re all connected. Good vibes all around. ❤️

[@asymon]

Hi, I’d be keen to follow Tara too. Could you please share her YT channel ❤ 1:01:40

[@judeskingsbury5549]

Such a great interview! Excellent questions, powerful answers. Thank you‼️❤️

[@mummajoy]

I loved you two together, having recently discovered this podcast, I wished they'd have Tara Brach on, on my to realise, they already did! Learnt a lot.

[@Bestbuddy719]

God damn this was a fkn good episode!

[@Coral_Forever]

Ahhhhh... what a great listen. :-D

[@time2bherenow]

A beautiful video. Thank you both. Namaste

[@healthdoc]

Learn to have a centered self without being self-centered. When in doubt, be aware of the direction of the flow of energy. Selfishness sucks energy from others. The centered self is giving toward others.

[@azucena315]

❤️❤️❤️

[@tammyb8742]

There is no "I" without "YOU". If I am the only thing in existence how would I know I am an I? But I am the only thing in existence.

[@judylalonde5719]

A very insightful interview thank you Tara and Ron
It’s unclear to me Ron if you agree with Thomas Merton:s quotation.