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Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life with the Heart of a Buddha

Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life with the Heart of a Buddha

byTara Brach
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Curious Kooks
5.0 out of 5 starsChanged my life and revolutionized how I handle my emotions
Reviewed in the United States on July 4, 2018
This book was everything I’ve needed my entire life. My therapist recommended this book when I hit a low point— I was struggling to find a job and had gained significant weight due to a long history of stress-induced compulsive eating. I had hit rock bottom in terms of self worth. While I had practiced vipassana/insight meditation for years, this book revolutionized how I practice. It taught me to how to welcome my difficult thoughts and feelings into my practice and gain wisdom from them.

I’ve been a very emotional person ever since I was a child. I easily got upset and was constantly sent messages like “Don’t take things so personally” and “Get over it.” Over the years, I learned to suppress my emotions and deny them. I learned maladaptive behaviors like the compulsive eating or lashing out at people after pent up feelings. This book taught me a totally new way to relate to my emotions. I’ve learned to feel them in my body, explore the messages they hold, offer them kindness, and ultimately move past them. Ironically, I never really knew how to “not take things personally” until I read this book. Unlike anything else I have ever encountered, this book gave me the tools I needed to get through life’s hardships and my emotional turbulence.

The writing is also beautiful. Tara Brach artfully shifts between stories about herself and her patients, Buddhist wisdom, excerpts from poems/fables, and advice for her readers. Since I had already been practicing Buddhist meditation for a while, I was already sold on all the Buddhist teachings in the book. I could imagine that a person new to Buddhism might relate to the book differently.

In summary, this book was everything I needed and changed my life. I highly recommend it. I know I will turn back to it for years to come. Thank you Tara for your wisdom.
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Desert Dweller
3.0 out of 5 starsNot what I thought
Reviewed in the United States on September 24, 2018
The first chapter is helpful and a goods summary, but the rest of the book was not what I thought it would be. I was hoping for more practical examples that could be used in daily life, but the book is more about the author's personal journey, especially from what she learned at spiritual retreats.
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Desert Dweller
3.0 out of 5 stars Not what I thought
Reviewed in the United States on September 24, 2018
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The first chapter is helpful and a goods summary, but the rest of the book was not what I thought it would be. I was hoping for more practical examples that could be used in daily life, but the book is more about the author's personal journey, especially from what she learned at spiritual retreats.
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nancyshopper
3.0 out of 5 stars Repetitive
Reviewed in the United States on February 22, 2022
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The concept of body/mind in this is good. The meditations are helpful. However, about mid-book she starts to repeat herself. All I got from this was some ideas about body relaxation and some meditations.
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Cheryl Adams
3.0 out of 5 stars Repetitive phrasing.
Reviewed in the United States on January 26, 2022
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I enjoy using Tara Brach’s meditations on youtube and my sister recommended this book. But, I found she kept saying the same thing, just phrasing it differently. It was a good read but I was disappointed in the content.
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Mike Lee
2.0 out of 5 stars Head to read and keep interest
Reviewed in the United States on April 25, 2021
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The book is really hard to read and way too long than its needed. The book has some structure for the main chapters but no clear structure or logic on each page, it's like the author's diary or list of thoughts. It's really hard for me to read and get interested personally.
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RPH
1.0 out of 5 stars I wanted to like it
Reviewed in the United States on January 22, 2018
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I wanted to like this, but I found it random and meandering. So many people I admire have recommended it, but this did not deliver. I've listened to Tara's Buddhist talks and enjoyed those.
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M&W3
3.0 out of 5 stars Would not buy it again or reccommend
Reviewed in the United States on July 6, 2016
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I have had this book for months and have still not finished it! The idea of it is nice but have struggled with it keeping my interest. I have read many self help books and this is the first one that has not kept my interest and seems a little long, drawn out, and boring! This might be good book for you but for me not so much.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Repetitive
Reviewed in the United States on June 27, 2020
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Just the same b.s. over and over.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Triggering
Reviewed in the United States on April 13, 2015
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I am an individual suffering from GAD and heard of Dr. Brach through DBT. I was extremely excited to get this book. I enjoyed her perspective and outlook. I thought her concepts were amazing. Then I became extremely triggered by several things in this book particularly around the half way point. I had to put the book down and I will not be picking it up again. I understand confronting raw feelings as they are but for instance, the women in her session that confronted the memories of her childhood abuse... I am glad it worked for this woman however, trying to experience those feelings can be extremely traumatizing. (and they were). I kind of wish there was a warning on the book. I think this book might be great for a therapist but not a patient in the midst of their journey.
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TFD
3.0 out of 5 stars Good ideas
Reviewed in the United States on April 12, 2015
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I loved what Tara had to say in a program where she was interviewed and spoke about the book so I bought it. I am sure the info I heard is all in here but it did not read the way I heard and I can't get through it.
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Beti
2.0 out of 5 stars I expect more
Reviewed in the United States on January 17, 2019
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I do not like it
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