At the beginning of this insightful book, Tara Brach states, “Believing that something is wrong with us is a deep and tenacious suffering.” Addictions, perfectionism, loneliness, overwork, and crushing self-judgements and interpersonal problems are all manifestations of this misery, which keeps our lives limited and unsatisfying. Including the daily useful advice honed throughout Dr. Brach’s four decades of working with therapy clients and Buddhist students, Radical Acceptance provides a route to liberation.
Writing with compassion and clarity, Tara Brach uses case studies and personal anecdotes, new readings of Buddhist legends, and guided meditations to make her teachings come to life. She walks us through the process of putting an end to our internal conflict and starting to completely enjoy each and every one of life’s wonderful moments.
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About the Author
The Insight Meditation Community of Washington was founded by Tara Brach, Ph.D., a clinical psychologist and well-known mindfulness meditation instructor worldwide. Radical Acceptance, True Refuge, and Radical Compassion are her best-selling books. She has written many pieces for well-known publications and websites.
At conferences, Tara frequently serves as the keynote speaker and talks about the need of mindfulness for spiritual awakening and emotional healing. For mental health practitioners who want to include meditation in their treatment, she conducts certified seminars. At facilities in the US and Europe, Tara also provides meditation retreats.
More than two million people download her meditations and presentations on podcasts every month. Tara actively promotes meditation in schools, jails, underprivileged communities, and racial justice initiatives in addition to her public lectures.
Review
A significant, new voice among contemporary dharma teacher-writers. Yoga Journal. A comforting and useful manual that can assist individuals in discovering their inner light. Publishers Weekly. A straightforward, useful, and compassionate manual. Sharon Salzberg, author of Faith: Trusting Your Own Deepest Experience and Lovingkindness, New York Times bestseller
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Tara Brach has a profound understanding of self-compassion, including why we need it and how to develop it, maybe more than any other spiritual teacher of our day. Anyone who wants to have a more loving and healthy connection with oneself should read this timeless work. Fierce Self-Compassion author Kristin Neff, Ph.D.
In addition to providing us with practical skills to assist in creating a new world based on intense love and concern for our communities, “Radical Acceptance” remains the wisdom for so many of us to tend to our fear of a rapidly changing world. The New Saints: From Broken Hearts to Spiritual Warriors, written by Lama Rod Owens
A request to accept our hearts in order to heal our pain. Kitchen Table Wisdom and My Grandfather’s Blessing author Rachel Naomi Remen, M.D.
Through her extensive background as a therapist, yogi, mother, and teacher of Buddhist meditation, Tara Brach sheds light on the crucial topic of discovering inner wholeness, healing, and fulfilment. The author of Awakening the Buddha Within, Lama Surya Das
“A significant, kind, and perceptive contribution.” —Emotional Alchemy author Tara Bennett-Goleman. Overflowing with amazing individuals whose hardships we identify with… Tara Brach expertly combines one of the Buddha’s primary psychological truths with some of the most significant new developments in modern psychotherapy:
We don’t need to banish any aspect of ourselves from our awareness and love. We all need to read and practise the book Radical Acceptance. —The Great Work of Your Life author Stephen Cope
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Radical acceptance is a very good remedy for our desire and feelings of inadequacy because it provides compassionate healing and kind insight. Breathe, relax, and allow your heart to be blessed by these kind lessons. —Jack Kornfield, author of After the Ecstasy, the Laundry From the Back Cover and A Path with Heart.
Feelings of inadequacy are a constant threat for a lot of us. It only takes hearing about someone else’s achievements, receiving criticism, arguing with someone, or making a mistake at work to make us feel bad. The first step to rediscovering who we truly are and what it means to live completely is realising how our lives have been trapped in this state of unworthiness.
Second Review
“Believing that something is wrong with us is a deep and tenacious suffering,” opens this enlightening book by Tara Brach. Addictions, perfectionism, loneliness, overwork, and crushing self-judgements and interpersonal problems are all manifestations of this misery, which keeps our lives limited and unsatisfying. Including the daily practical advice honed throughout Dr. Brach’s two decades of working with Buddhist students and therapy clients, Radical Acceptance provides a route to liberation.
Writing with compassion and clarity, Tara Brach uses case studies and personal anecdotes, new readings of Buddhist legends, and guided meditations to make her teachings come to life. She demonstrates how we may cultivate the harmony of compassion and clarity that is the core of Radical Acceptance, guiding us step by step to trust our inherent goodness.
Radical acceptance is not synonymous with passivity or self-indulgence. Rather, it facilitates real transformation by eradicating guilt and anxiety and fostering the development of wholesome, loving connections. We are free to truly enjoy each and every one of life’s great moments once we cease fighting with ourselves.
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Summary
Tara Brach’s book Radical Acceptance examines the use of mindfulness in self-acceptance and trauma recovery. It offers tools, tales, and meditations to assist people discover inner peace and accept their circumstances.