Most books that deal with enlightenment or freeing ourselves of samsara , the suffering of life, basically tell the same story, a story that has been told for thousands of years. The nice thing is that they all have their own entrance point to this story, which makes this process more accessible. Jeff Foster is no exception. He has found a very simple, very radical way in, to tell us how we can let go of all the burdens of life. And because it is something he has gone through, he can draw from his own process of change to enlighten us.
All of a sudden we feel incomplete, because it seems that something is missing in our life, something seems to be broken.
What is The Deepest Acceptance?
We try to run away from how this part of our reality makes us feel, we become addicted to certain behaviors or substances or people that make us feel good again. An for a short time this tactic seems to work, but when it stops working, or when the addiction fall away, we feel even more incomplete and go looking for something else to take us away from this pain.
What basically happens is that we are fighting reality. Reality is reality, that which is, an authority which we cannot change! And by rejecting certain parts of it, something shifts inside of us so we lose our experience of wholeness, our connection with our inner being which is connected to everything else. What did you love best about The Deepest Acceptance?
Foster really addresses the core of the free life, acceptance, in a way that is accessible to the layman and practitioner a like. Spoken with a peaceful British accent, it's an inviting audio that reminded me to be gentle with myself and lured me into self-acceptance in a refreshing way.
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What did you like best about this story? He busts the common myth of good vs. How does this one compare? This is my first time to hear Jeff Foster.
That every situation, every emotion that comes up during the day, is just a wave in the ocean that is life. Resisting a situation or an emotion, is as futile as resisting a wave in the open water. Recognize every wave is a part of who I am, and accept what I'm feeling and going through, in the here and now. The audiobook seems repetitive to me.
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Seems like he's saying essentially the same thing many times over. It's a good message to hear though. So comforting to just be ok with everything as it is. Fear, pain, loneliness, doubt, everything is ok, allowable and acceptable. So reassuring and encouraging to just let be whatever is happening.
Helped add to my understanding of what acceptance truly is. Just be and acknowledge all feelings in life. I love listening to Jeff because I start to feel what he describes. A deep acceptance of all the waves that appear in the vast ocean. This is a wonderful feeling of safety-when the argument against what is arising is dropped. Whilst I understand the meaning it never covers how to accept the issues for bipolar depression, why does it take over the whole ocean and not just affects of the waves.
The teaching of this podcast is very deep but very simple. It does go on for a bit in circles, but that's necessary for the mind to break out of its stubborn trance. I would of enjoyed hearing more about overcoming trauma but one can apply the teaching in even accepting the pain of a traumatic experience and accepting the inability to know how to heal the trauma too.
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What members say Average Customer Ratings Overall. Most Helpful Most Recent. I personally found much respite in the teachings, which were clear, simple and with a sense of urgency to them. Though author lays seeking at the heart of sorrow, seekers might be the ones to benefit most from the reading, as he urges and convinces seekers to find rest The author works very hard to share knowledge of a phenomenon that can never be fully expressed outside of ones own experience.
Though author lays seeking at the heart of sorrow, seekers might be the ones to benefit most from the reading, as he urges and convinces seekers to find rest from seeking into that which already is, including the desire to keep seeking. Sep 27, Anna rated it really liked it Shelves: Overall, I enjoyed reading this book.
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I still have some questions, such as how to reframe present experience for someone processing trauma without coming off as victim-blaming. However, I liked his compassionate and easy-to-read writing style. I recommend this book to anyone interested in acceptance and commitment therapy or anyone interested in me Overall, I enjoyed reading this book.
I recommend this book to anyone interested in acceptance and commitment therapy or anyone interested in meditation. Jul 03, Adi rated it really liked it. Content is worth 5 stars and I appreciate the different perspectives, metaphors and experiences Jeff Foster is sharing with us. However, I gave it 4 stars because of the many repetitions of central points he makes throughout the book. Repetitions of the important points is great for learning, but one too many is a stretch for me. Highly recommended book, especially the audiobook.
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I am totally awe-struck and moved by this book. The metaphor of the ocean and the thread of the seeker helped me to see things in a way that I never have before. I highly recommend all things Jeff Foster. Jan 30, Alexa rated it liked it. Some good ideas, but Jeff Foster isn't one of my favorite authors. Had a hard time getting all the way through it and having a hard time with his other, as well. Dec 13, Steve rated it really liked it. Good teachings, slightly repetitive.
But ok to have these ideas drummed into your head. Mar 24, Stefan rated it it was ok. How is it possible to spend so long saying so little? He basically says the following quote in a thousand different ways - "Just as the ocean accepts every wave, so too has our awareness already allowed and accepted what is here.
I've found Tara Brach and Pema Chodron to be much better at articulating practical ways to develop acceptance. Or I could be totally wrong and the book might be the writi How is it possible to spend so long saying so little? Or I could be totally wrong and the book might be the writing of a genius. Sep 19, Gwendolyn Plano rated it it was amazing.
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And the reminder is haunting at times We know the path Feb 03, Sheryl Valentine rated it really liked it Shelves: I really like Jeff Foster. Often when I read a great post or poem on FaceBook it has been written by him. I read a lot of spiritual books, and there is something about Jeff that comes across as so sincere, and he's a cutie too. Jun 26, Jurek rated it it was amazing. Jun 19, Iciar Piera rated it it was amazing Shelves: Uno de los libros que mas he disfrutado en mucho tiempo. Belleza, sencillez y honestidad.
May 02, Wooface1 rated it it was amazing. Liberating book that lets us rest from our rather desperate seeking. Relyn Manginsay Montebon rated it it was amazing Oct 17, Chaya Rosen rated it liked it Jul 21, Guillermo Delgado rated it it was amazing Jul 12, Brian O'Connor rated it it was amazing Jun 28, Christine OShea rated it it was amazing Aug 11, Eileen Chambers rated it really liked it Aug 20, There are no discussion topics on this book yet.
Jeff Foster graduated in Astrophysics from Cambridge University in Several years after graduation, following a period of severe depression and illness, he became addicted to the idea of "spiritual enlightenment", and embarked on an intensive spiritual search which lasted for several years.
Books by Jeff Foster. Trivia About The Deepest Accep No trivia or quizzes yet. Quotes from The Deepest Accep Why do we exhaust ourselves seeking love, acceptance, fame, success, or spiritual enlightenment in the future? Why do we work or meditate ourselves into the grave? Why do we postpone life? Why do we hold back from it? What are we looking for exactly?