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Radical Acceptance

Awakening the Love that Heals Fear and Shame
By Tara Brach
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Radical Acceptance by Tara Brach explores the concept of embracing life with a heart full of compassion and understanding. This book offers a blend of Buddhist teachings, personal stories, and guided meditations to help readers reconnect with themselves, confront fears, and cultivate self-acceptance. Through the practice of radical acceptance, it encourages individuals to find inner peace and liberation without self-judgment.
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You might enjoy this book if you're interested in exploring how mindfulness and self-compassion can help you overcome feelings of inadequacy and emotional suffering. It offers a blend of meditative practices and insights from Buddhism and Western psychology to assist you in embracing life fully and joyfully. This book may appeal to you if you're seeking a spiritual guide that encourages inner peace and emotional healing.

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Publishing in hardback for the first time, the 20th Anniversary Edition of Tara Brach's landmark international bestseller 'An invitation to embrace ourselves with all our pain, fear and anxieties' - Thich Nhat Hanh 'An excellent book. I've recommended it to many, many people' - Tim Ferriss, bestselling author of The 4-Hour Work Week In the 20th Anniversary Edition of her seminal work Radical Acceptance, renowned meditation and mindfulness teacher Tara Brach offers us a path to freedom. A brand new introduction focuses on Brach's deepened understanding in an ever-changing world. An additional chapter - 'The RAIN of Compassion' - offers meditation for realisation and belonging. RAIN, which stands for Recognize, Allow, Investigate and Nurture, was introduced in Brach's Radical Compassion. Drawing on personal stories, Buddhist teachings and guided meditations, Tara leads us to trust our innate goodness. She reveals how we can develop the balance of clear-sightedness and compassion, heal fear and shame and build loving, authentic relationships. 'I use Tara's meditations and she has changed my life, perhaps more profoundly than anybody' - Maria Popova

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Tara Brach's work receives high praise for its life-changing insights and recommendations, with Maria Popova acknowledging its profound impact. Tim Ferriss finds it an excellent read, worthy of recommendation to many. Thich Nhat Hanh appreciates it as an invitation to embrace oneself fully and to gently tread the path of understanding and compassion.

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ISBN: 9781846047688

Publisher: Ebury Publishing

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 16 November 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Rider & Co

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 37.0mm

Width: 148.0mm

Height: 223.0mm

Weight: 481g

Pages: 384

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About the Author

Tara Brach is an internationally renowned teacher of mindfulness, meditation, emotional healing and spiritual awakening. She is the author of Radical Acceptance and Trusting the Gold, and her weekly podcasted talk and meditation is downloaded by over 3 million people each month. Tara is the senior teacher and founder of Insight Meditation Center of Washington, DC. She lives in Great Falls, VA with her husband and dog.

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