{"podcast":{"title":"Tara Brach","slug":"tara-brach-385339","podcast_index_feed_id":385339,"rss_url":"https://tarabrach.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://www.tarabrach.com","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/1/e/d/3/1ed3109f6a33105cd959afa2a1bf1c87/Tara-Brach-Podcast-Series-Art-Green-2025-Lower_Res.jpg","author":"Tara Brach","episode_count":1607,"summary":"Tara Brach, Ph.D is an internationally known meditation teacher and author of bestselling Radical Acceptance and True Refuge. Tara shares a weekly guided meditation and talk that blend Western psychology and Eastern spiritual practices. The podcast addresses the value of mindfulness meditation and self-compassion in relieving emotional suffering, serving spiritual awakening and bringing healing to our world.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-10T00:19:04.714828+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/tara-brach-385339"},"episode":{"title":"Present Heart: The Universal Expressions of Love, Part 1 - Lovingkindness","slug":"present-heart-the-universal-expressions-of-love-part-1-lovingkindness","published_at":"2026-05-07T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/tara-brach-385339/present-heart-the-universal-expressions-of-love-part-1-lovingkindness","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/tara-brach-385339","url":"https://tarabrach.libsyn.com/lovingkindness-part-1-of-present-heart-the-universal-expressions-of-love-2","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/tarabrach/2026_05_06_Present_Heart_Part_1_Lovingkindness.mp3?dest-id=138667","summary":"Discover the essence of lovingkindness in this first talk of Tara's series, \"Present Heart: The Universal Expressions of Love.\" This series delves into four primary qualities of an awake, wise heart: lovingkindness, compassion, joy, and equanimity. In Part 1, Tara explores the nature of lovingkindness — how it can be blocked by our habitual patterns, and how we can nurture and fully realize this innate capacity through mindful practices and understanding. What You'll Learn: ▪️Understanding the nature of lovingkindness and its role in spiritual growth ▪️Recognizing the habitual patterns that block the expression of love ▪️Learning practical techniques to cultivate and deepen lovingkindness ▪️Insights on how lovingkindness can transform your relationship with yourself and others Our introduction music is from \"Opening\" by Adrienne Torf, © 2025 ABT Music","meta_description":"Discover the essence of lovingkindness in this first talk of Tara's series, \"Present Heart: The Universal Expressions of Love.\" This series delves into fo…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3586,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/tara-brach-385339/episodes/present-heart-the-universal-expressions-of-love-part-1-lovingkindness/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/tara-brach-385339/present-heart-the-universal-expressions-of-love-part-1-lovingkindness.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}