The Wise Heart of Radical Acceptance
Tara Brach

The Wise Heart of Radical Acceptance

B2Upper-intermediateSeptember 17, 20261 hr 7 min
  • One speaker
  • Relationships & psychology

What would your life be like if you were no longer at war with your imperfections? In this talk, Tara explores Radical Acceptance as a pathway out of self-judgment, shame and the trance of unworthiness. Rather than believing that acceptance will keep us from changing, we discover the opposite: when we stop making ourselves wrong for what we feel and who we are, we create the conditions for genuine healing and transformation. Through stories, reflection and the practice of RAIN, Tara explores how we can meet our imperfect, conditioned selves with honesty and compassion while...

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Welcome, friends, to the Tara Brock Podcast. I'm so glad you're here. Each week I share teachings and guided meditations to help us awaken our hearts and bring healing to our world. You can learn more or support this offering by visiting TaraBrock.com where you can also join our email list. Now let's explore together the many ways we can live

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from the love and presence that's our deepest essence. Namaste. Namaste. Welcome, friends. I was interviewed recently and asked, What have you made peace with that you might not have thought was possible? And pretty

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quickly what my mind came up with was, well, being imperfect. I don't know about you and what you'd answer about that but I can say for myself when I was younger I was really at war with myself for imperfection, you know, for how I could be insensitive, selfish, how I was competitive, how I was controlling, how I hurt… would hurt others, you know,

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