Tara Brach: "Acceptance" (Dharma talk)

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• AUDIO: "Genuine Acceptance"
  

Genuine Acceptance
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Our capacity to accept this life is key to our freedom. Yet there are many misconceptions about acceptance. People wonder:

• Does acceptance make one a doormat in relationships?
• Isn't acceptance resignation?
  
• Doesn't it make us passive when what is needed is action?
  

This talk explores some misunderstandings about acceptance and offers teachings on the nature of genuine and liberating acceptance.