The Deepest Acceptance: Radical Awakening in Ordinary Life
"Wise, spacious, and loving. Teachings that can free the heart."-Jack Kornfield, author ofA Lamp in the DarknessandA Path With Heart"Jeff Foster is an honest seeker who has unraveled the many trappings of seeking through his faithfulness to the humble ground of being here, now."-Mark Nepo, author ofStaying AwakeandSeven Thousand Ways to Listen"The Deepest Acceptanceis the story of a merciful awareness, which offers us the heart's inborn destination we were born to discover. Love is the highest form of acceptance. Judgment is the mechanics of non-acceptance."-Stephen Levine, authorof A Year to Live"Written with warmth, humility and a gentle but penetrating honesty, Jeff invites the reader to explore those places in themselves that they would most want to avoid and to find there, at their heart, the very thing they were seeking. However, long after the words have faded from memory, the intelligence and love with which they are written remain behind and that is the true gift of this beautiful book.-Rupert Spira"Jeff has achieved something wonderful with this honest and insightful book - something that benefits all of us and sheds much-needed light on the mystery we call life."-Stephen Gawtry, Managing Editor,Watkins Mind Body Spiritmagazine"This book is a constant invitation to not leave spiritual awakening where it is often left, as a search for experiences, a way to avoid the messiness of life or some sort of head trip. It invites you into every nook and cranny of life's experience, leaving no stone unturned."-Scott Kiloby"ThroughoutThe Deepest Acceptance,Jeff Foster offers sentence after sentence that penetrate the mind and heart in a fresh, thrilling,life-changing way."-Raphael Cushnir, author ofThe One Thing Holding You BackandSurfing Your Inner Sea