A Listening, Receptive Awareness

The capacity to truly listen allows us to realize the vast and sensitive awareness that is our true essence. This meditation focuses on listening to sounds, and then listening to and feeling the whole changing flow of life. When carried off by thought, we notice and then relax back into a receptive and listening presence. There’s nothing to do, simply letting life be as it is, and resting in the freedom of awake, open awareness.

Reviews

I love this meditation. Listening and noticing with a quiet presence 🙏😊💜

I love the attention placed on listening. I am so sensitive to sounds that I tend to tense up to sound- this helped me shift that relationship slightly.

I love Tara’s meditations. This was a peace-filling, gentle way to start the day. Would be a lovely way to end the day, too.

A powerful break from doing. Thank you for reminding and allowing me to just be.

Just wow. Such a great practice in feeling into our gift of sense! Thank you Tara!

Great meditation for bringing awareness to sounds and body sensations. Moments of pause to practice and watch the mind contract into thought. Plenty of reminders to come back to the present moment, using the tools of listening to sounds and feeling sensations to do that work. Much gratitude this morning! Namaste

Lots of quiet space to listen. I appreciate the community OM chanting

Thank you, Tara. Focusing on the sounds helped me being present.

Tara’s gentle voice guides me into presence. Listening to the sounds and my thoughts drift away.

Serene return to the present moment. Thank you, Tara ❤️

Tara has this amazing ability to take you to calm and peace. Nicely done🙏

A deep calming centering session with an wise teacher 🙏🏻ty

Will have to come back to this again. Thank you for this Tara!

The simple and beautiful truth of Tara’s meditations always bring me home to self. Grateful for the gift of presence.
Namaste 🙏

A beautiful meditation, soft and gentle , supporting me in relaxing into receptivity..

Such a grounding and peaceful way to start my morning. Thank you

A calm and helpful way to meditate as usual delivered in Tara’s compassionate and creative way

So good! As always, Tara Brach provides a space for deep meditation. 🙏🏽

Thanks for creating that experience to be surrounded by that sound of silence Tara !
I feel lighter and more grounded now 🧡!

Thank you for such a wonderful meditation practice. I enjoyed the silence that I experienced between your words which were spoken in a such a soothing manner that they seemed to just wash over me in that silence, yet keeping me focused.