Ready to begin or deepen your meditation practice? Join Dan Harris and world-class meditation teachers on the 10% with Dan Harris app here: https://app.danharris.com/membership The world is, uh, a lot right now — and the natural moves are despair, hostility, or just looking away. None of them help, and none of them feel good. So how do you actually engage with what's happening without burning out or hardening up? Tara Brach is back on the show to talk about exactly that. She's a legendary meditation teacher, the author of Radical Acceptance and Radical Compassion, and she's just out with The Courageous Heart Workbook — a practical guide to staying open in a world that constantly tempts you to shut down. In this episode: – What "courageous heart" really means (and why Dan tried to call it twee before changing his mind) – Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel's call for "spiritual audacity" — and what it asks of us now – Why armoring up doesn't actually feel good, even when it feels necessary – A specific practice for sending lovingkindness to people you can't stand (yes, including politicians) – The John Lewis story that will rearrange your assumptions about forgiveness – "Action absorbs anxiety" — and how to do it when you have a full-time job and zero free time – A step-by-step walk through the RAIN practice for loving your own fear and shame – Why "vengeance is a lazy form of grief" and caring is a cleaner-burning fuel Subscribe to watch more 10% Happier videos: https://www.youtube.com/tenpercenthappier Follow Dan Harris on Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/danharris/ https://www.tiktok.com/@danbharris https://www.facebook.com/DanHarrisABC https://twitter.com/danbharris https://www.linkedin.com/in/dan-harris-91ba5716b/ 0:00:00 The world is insane, but you don't have to be 0:03:00 What "courageous heart" actually means 0:06:00 Spiritual audacity — Rabbi Heschel's letter to JFK 0:10:00 Dan's full list of what he's horrified by 0:13:00 Father Greg Boyle: "we belong to each other, no exceptions" 0:17:00 Why our default setting is feeling separate 0:21:00 Tiny bodhisattva acts for people with no free time 0:24:00 Imagining the suffering inside your enemies 0:29:00 Lovingkindness for Trump (and other difficult people) 0:31:00 John Lewis and the man who beat him with a baseball bat 0:36:00 "Action absorbs anxiety" — and what to add to it 0:42:00 How to love your own fear, shame, and hatred 0:47:00 Walking through RAIN, step by step 0:54:00 The illusion of being a separate self trying to help 0:57:00 What is love asking? #10PercentHappier #TaraBrach #courageoushearts This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. With over 30,000 therapists, BetterHelp is the world's largest online therapy platform, having served over six million people globally. Therapists work according to a strict code of conduct and are fully licensed in the US. Sign up and get 10% off at https://www.betterhelp.com/happier. This episode is brought to you by LinkedIn Ads. LinkedIn Ads generate the highest ROAS — 121% of all major ad networks — and let you target by company, industry, job title, and more. Spend $250 on your first campaign and get a $250 credit for your next one at http://www.linkedin.com/happier. Terms and conditions apply.