The Honesty Challenge - Getting More Truthful with Ourselves and Our World
4/23/202654 min
Most of us value honesty yet are not aware of how regularly we avoid facing what's difficult inside us, and how we are less than truthful with others. This talk explores the practice of radical self-honesty as the grounds of being more honest with others, and bringing more love and freedom to our lives.
Our introduction music is from "Opening" by Adrienne Torf, © 2025 ABT Music
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[gentle music] Welcome, friends, to the Tara Brach Podcast. I'm so glad you're here. Each week, I share teachings and guided meditations to help us awaken our hearts and bring healing to our world. You can learn more or support this offering by visiting tarabrach.com, where you can also join our email list. Now, let's explore together the many ways we can live from the love and presence that's our deepest essence. [gentle music] Namaste. [bowl rings] Namaste. Welcome, friends. So I begin with a brief story about a woman who's in a job interview, and the interviewer is saying, "Well, tell me: what do you think your biggest character defect would be?" And her response was, "Honesty." And he said to her, "Honesty? I wouldn't consider honesty a