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  • Published: 1 October 2003
  • ISBN: 9780712601450
  • Imprint: Rider
  • Format: Trade Paperback
  • Pages: 352
  • RRP: $49.99

Radical Acceptance

Awakening the Love that Heals Fear and Shame




Radical Acceptance is the first Buddhist 'how-to' book that focuses primarily on the classic personal development issue of healing fear and shame

'An invitation to embrace ourselves with all our pain, fear and anxieties, and to step lightly yet firmly on the path of understanding and compassion' Thich Nhat Hanh

Feelings of self-doubt and insecurity are what hold us back in life and cause true suffering. In her landmark book Radical Acceptance, renowned meditation and mindfulness teacher Tara Brach offers us all a path to freedom.

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.

  • Published: 1 October 2003
  • ISBN: 9780712601450
  • Imprint: Rider
  • Format: Trade Paperback
  • Pages: 352
  • RRP: $49.99

About the author

Tara Brach

Tara Brach, Ph.D, is an internationally known teacher of mindfulness, meditation, emotional healing, and spiritual awakening. She is the author of Radical Acceptance and True Refuge, and her weekly podcasted talk and meditation is downloaded by over a million and a half 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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Praise for Radical Acceptance

Radical Acceptance offers us an invitation to embrace ourselves with all our pain, fear and anxieties, and to step lightly yet firmly on the path of understanding and compassion. Please enjoy this nourishing and healing book.

Thich Nhat Hanh

an insightful, warmhearted and important contribution to the emerging field of therapeutic mindfulness

Tara Bennett-Goleman

Offers gentle wisdom and tender healing

Jack Kornfield

A clear, practical and caring guide...essentials

Sharon Salzberg