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Marsha Linehan and Radical Acceptance

Rochester Zen Center Teisho (Zen Talks)

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Practice Radical Acceptance

Radical acceptance involves embracing situations fully from top to bottom, not just superficially. It is a shift from criticizing and expecting change in others to promoting acceptance as a skill that can be practiced. Rather than commanding acceptance, it is essential to understand that one cannot force oneself to accept a situation. Asking someone to just accept something can be highly invalidating as true acceptance goes much deeper than surface-level acknowledgment.

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