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Books like Radical Acceptance
The best books like Radical Acceptance are 10% Happier, Full Catastrophe Living, and The Power of Now. Radical Acceptance by Tara Brach is about self-compassion, mindfulness, buddhism. If that's what drew you in, here are 12 books that share its DNA — each summarized on Superbook, and ready to chat with in the app.
- 10% Happier
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Dan Harris · Memoir
10% Happier is Dan Harris's account of discovering meditation after a panic attack live on Good Morning America in 2004 forced him to confront an anxiety problem he'd been managing with cocaine and a punishing work schedule.
Both dig into mindfulness.
Read the summary → - Full Catastrophe Living
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Jon Kabat-Zinn · Health
Full Catastrophe Living is Jon Kabat-Zinn's foundational text on Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), the eight-week clinical program he developed at the University of Massachusetts Medical School in 1979.
Both dig into mindfulness.
Read the summary → - The Power of Now
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Eckhart Tolle · Religion & Spirituality
The Power of Now is Eckhart Tolle's argument that the root of human suffering is identification with the stream of thought — the restless inner commentary that most people mistake for who they are.
Both dig into mindfulness.
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- Waking Up: A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion
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Waking Up: A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion
Sam Harris · Religion & Spirituality
Waking Up is Sam Harris' argument that the insights of contemplative traditions — particularly Buddhism's claim that the sense of self is an illusion — can be separated from religious metaphysics and investigated directly through meditation and introspection.
A kindred religion & spirituality read.
Read the summary → - The Happiness Hypothesis
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Jonathan Haidt · Psychology
Jonathan Haidt is a social psychologist at NYU who spent the early part of his career studying morality and happiness, and this book — published in 2006, before his work on political psychology brought him wider attention — synthesizes ancient philosophical wisdom with modern psychological research.
A kindred religion & spirituality read.
Read the summary → - The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching
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The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching
Thich Nhat Hanh · Religion & Spirituality
The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching is Thich Nhat Hanh's comprehensive introduction to core Buddhist teachings, written with the warmth and accessibility that characterize all of his work.
Shares mindfulness and buddhism with Radical Acceptance.
Read the summary → - What the Buddha Taught
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Walpola Rahula · Religion & Spirituality
What the Buddha Taught is widely considered the best short introduction to early Buddhism in the English language.
Shares mindfulness and buddhism with Radical Acceptance.
Read the summary → - Why Buddhism Is True
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Robert Wright · Religion & Spirituality
Why Buddhism Is True is Robert Wright's argument that modern evolutionary psychology and neuroscience provide independent confirmation for core Buddhist claims about the mind, suffering, and the nature of the self.
Shares mindfulness and buddhism with Radical Acceptance.
Read the summary → - Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself
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Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself
Kristin Neff · Psychology
Kristin Neff makes a claim that many readers initially resist: treating yourself with the same kindness you'd offer a good friend in distress is not self-indulgence, weakness, or an obstacle to high performance.
Shares self-compassion and mindfulness with Radical Acceptance.
Read the summary → - The Compassionate Mind
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Paul Gilbert · Psychology
The Compassionate Mind is Paul Gilbert's comprehensive account of Compassion Focused Therapy, the approach he developed over decades of clinical work with people whose suffering was heavily compounded by shame, self-criticism, and an inability to feel comforted or to comfort themselves.
Shares self-compassion and shame with Radical Acceptance.
Read the summary → - The Gifts of Imperfection
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Brené Brown · Self-help
The Gifts of Imperfection is Brené Brown's attempt to translate a decade of qualitative research on shame, vulnerability, and belonging into practical guidance for everyday life.
Shares self-compassion and shame with Radical Acceptance.
Read the summary → - Insight Meditation: The Practice of Freedom
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Insight Meditation: The Practice of Freedom
Joseph Goldstein · Religion & Spirituality
Insight Meditation: The Practice of Freedom is Joseph Goldstein's distillation of vipassana — the Theravada Buddhist practice of direct investigation into the nature of mind and experience.
Both dig into mindfulness.
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Books like Radical Acceptance: quick answers
What are the best books like Radical Acceptance?
The best books like Radical Acceptance by Tara Brach are 10% Happier by Dan Harris, Full Catastrophe Living by Jon Kabat-Zinn, The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle, Waking Up: A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion by Sam Harris, The Happiness Hypothesis by Jonathan Haidt, plus 7 more below. Each was chosen for themes it shares with Radical Acceptance, such as self-compassion, mindfulness, buddhism.
What should I read after Radical Acceptance?
A natural next read after Radical Acceptance is 10% Happier by Dan Harris. Both dig into mindfulness. Other strong choices are Full Catastrophe Living by Jon Kabat-Zinn, The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle, Waking Up: A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion by Sam Harris.
What books are similar to Radical Acceptance by Tara Brach?
Radical Acceptance centers on self-compassion, mindfulness, buddhism. Books with a similar feel include 10% Happier by Dan Harris, Full Catastrophe Living by Jon Kabat-Zinn, The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle, Waking Up: A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion by Sam Harris, The Happiness Hypothesis by Jonathan Haidt, The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching by Thich Nhat Hanh — all free to read and chat with on Superbook.
