We spend most of our life time identifying with a small, separate self that is busy on the way somewhere. Tara Brach calls it "our trance." Meditation is the practice of awakening from this trance, of returning to the present moment, to our natural awareness, to our original home of loving presence. In a clear, easy to understand language and with a great deal of warm understanding for the challenges of life in our highly technical, fast-moving times, Tara Brach invites us to pause consciously and to turn lovingly to the respective event, regardless of whether it is pleasant or unpleasant for us. Her book is a refreshing plea for a return to ourselves, to our natural, open, alert presence and to the security of love.