09/01/2026
What parts of yourself are you holding back?
Tara Brach writes that when the heart shuts out any part of what we feel, we’re not protecting ourselves, we’re feeding the story that we’re not enough.
Radical acceptance isn’t about liking everything. It’s about looking, clearly, and staying with those parts of us that make us uncomfortable. Our practice can be a mirror for what is holding us back and where we can learn to accept our experience, who we are, and what we feel. It’s a bridge back home to our true selves.
“Clearly recognizing what is happening inside us, and regarding what we see with an open, kind and loving heart, is what I call Radical Acceptance. If we are holding back from any part of our experience, if our heart shuts out any part of who we are and what we feel, we are fueling the fears and feelings of separation that sustain the trance of unworthiness. Radical acceptance directly dismantles the very foundations of this trance.” — Tara Brach, Radical Acceptance