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Aug 2024
57m 40s

Basic Trust - Part 1

TARA BRACH
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One of the expressions of an awakened heart-mind is a basic trust in reality. These talks explore the severed belonging that gives rise to mistrust, and two primary pathways to realizing and trusting the indivisible field of loving awareness that is our source (a favorite from the archives). 

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