Sasu reviewed Radical Acceptance by Tara Brach
An Overview of Buddhist Practices with a Focus on Emotional Healing
5 stars
Very similar in structure and composition to her later Radical Compassion, Tara Brach's Radical Acceptance addresses in its twelve chapters a variety of different psychological difficulties and which types of Buddhist reflection and meditation are likely to help when one finds oneself in similar situations.
Even though it was so similar to Radical Compassion, I thought that Radical Acceptance was a bit deeper and more useful to me, if for no other reason than that it addresses multiple different forms of practice rather than many variations of a single practice. That said, I think that the two are complementary and they probably address different audiences. What I appreciate about Radical Acceptance is that it is more overtly Buddhist, including more explicit explanations regarding the origins of this or that idea or practice.
So that said, this has ended up being more of a recommendation of two …
Very similar in structure and composition to her later Radical Compassion, Tara Brach's Radical Acceptance addresses in its twelve chapters a variety of different psychological difficulties and which types of Buddhist reflection and meditation are likely to help when one finds oneself in similar situations.
Even though it was so similar to Radical Compassion, I thought that Radical Acceptance was a bit deeper and more useful to me, if for no other reason than that it addresses multiple different forms of practice rather than many variations of a single practice. That said, I think that the two are complementary and they probably address different audiences. What I appreciate about Radical Acceptance is that it is more overtly Buddhist, including more explicit explanations regarding the origins of this or that idea or practice.
So that said, this has ended up being more of a recommendation of two books depending on what is needed. If you just need one easy-to-remember Swiss Army Knife practice, read Radical Compassion to learn RAIN. If you're already a Buddhist practitioner or aspiring to be one and either want to expand your repertoire or have another framework for relating to the practices you're familiar with, read Radical Acceptance.
