Radical Acceptance

For many of us, feelings of deficiency are right around the corner. It doesn't take   much--just hearing of someone else's accomplishments, being criticized, getting into   an argument, making a mistake at work--to make us feel that we are not okay. Beginning   to understand how our lives have become ensnared in this trance of unworthiness is   our first step toward reconnecting with who we really are and what it means to live   fully. 

 -from Radical Acceptance



 "Believing that something   is wrong with us is a deep and tenacious suffering," says Tara Brach at the start   of this illuminating book.  This suffering emerges in crippling self-judgments and   conflicts in our relationships, in addictions and perfectionism, in loneliness and   overwork-all the forces that keep our lives constricted and unfulfilled. Radical   Acceptance offers a path to freedom, including the day-to-day practical guidance   developed over Dr. Brach's twenty years of work with therapy clients and Buddhist   students.



 Writing with great warmth and clarity, Tara Brach brings her teachings   alive through personal stories and case histories, fresh interpretations of Buddhist   tales, and guided meditations. Step by step, she leads us to trust our innate goodness,   showing how we can develop the balance of clear-sightedness and compassion that is   the essence of Radical Acceptance. Radical Acceptance does not mean self-indulgence   or passivity. Instead it empowers genuine change: healing fear and shame and helping   to build loving, authentic relationships. When we stop being at war with ourselves,   we are free to live fully every precious moment of our lives.