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Radical Compassion

Learning to Love Yourself and Your World with the Practice of RAIN

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Radical Compassion

Written by: Tara Brach
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Summary

One of the most beloved and trusted mindfulness teachers in America offers a lifeline for difficult times: the RAIN meditation, which awakens our courage and heart

Tara Brach is an in-the-trenches teacher whose work counters today's ever-increasing onslaught of news, conflict, demands, and anxieties--stresses that leave us rushing around on auto-pilot and cut off from the presence and creativity that give our lives meaning.

In this heartfelt and deeply practical book, she offers an antidote: an easy-to-learn four-step meditation that quickly loosens the grip of difficult emotions and limiting beliefs. Each step in the meditation practice (Recognize, Allow, Investigate, Nurture) is brought to life by memorable stories shared by Tara and her students as they deal with feelings of overwhelm, loss, and self-aversion, with painful relationships, and past trauma--and as they discover step-by-step the sources of love, forgiveness, compassion, and deep wisdom alive within all of us.
Alternative & Complementary Medicine Buddhism Meditation Psychology Psychology & Mental Health Psychotherapy Compassion Mindfulness
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Praise for Radical Compassion

“Illuminating…Anyone hoping to gain a deeper understanding of themselves and advice for easing the burden of negative emotions will find this to be a helpful resource.” Publishers Weekly

“Tara Brach’s four-step RAIN meditation can be an integral part of anyone’s mindfulness practice. RAIN helps us uncover the states of love, self-care, forgiveness, compassion, and tenderness we each are capable of. It is a useful and elegant system, and Radical Compassion is a beautifully written book.”
—Sharon Salzberg, New York Times bestselling author of Real Happiness and Lovingkindness

Radical Compassion lays out a path of straightforward, accessible practices grounded in both modern brain science and ancient wisdom—with the soul and depth you’d expect from a world-class meditation teacher and psychologist. A masterpiece.”
—Rick Hanson, PhD, author of Resilient: How to Grow an Unshakable Core of Calm, Strength, and Happiness

“A powerful book that will free you from shame, fear, and negative self-beliefs. You will feel wiser, happier, and kinder after reading it.”
—Haemin Sunim, author of Love for Imperfect Things and The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down

“Tara Brach has an uncanny ability to home in precisely on what we need in the moment, so we can meet that need from within. She teaches a simple but life-changing practice to bring presence and compassion to any moment of shame or longing or struggle, transforming our pain into love. This book is a treasure from one of the most important spiritual teachers of our time.”
—Kristin Neff, PhD, author of Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself

“In this magnificent synthesis of her important teachings in cultivating compassion in our everyday lives, Tara Brach offers us a life-changing tool to open our awareness with love and healing. This important book is as practical as it is profound, a deep and
lasting gift for us all.”
—Daniel J. Siegel, MD, New York Times bestselling author of Aware: The Science and Practice of Presence and Mind: A Journey to the Heart of Being Human
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I love all of Tara's books. I enjoyed all of the opportunities for practicing RAIN and that it was narrated by her. She does it so naturally.

Another Amazing Book by Tara Brach

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Useful and genuine. Tara knows how to break her advice into practical pieces to be most relevant.

Listening again just as soon as I finished!

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Overall interesting narrative with many relatable examples on how to navigate complex emotions and interpersonal relationships

RAIN useful tool to navigate emotions

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I found the teaching combined with the stories and the meditations throughout the book very useful. Tara’s voice was gentle, calming and more useful than simply reading the words on a a page. The pace and pauses were perfect.

Inspiring

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I am permanently more self aware and compassionate after reading this book and implementing RAIN daily. I will come back it over and over again. I love that Tara is the narrator; her voice radiates loving awareness. A brilliant and immeasurably impactful book.

Priceless

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