11) The Deepest Acceptance

The Deepest Acceptance: Radical Awakening in Ordinary Life

Synopsis: A new teacher writes lucidly from his own awakened state to show the way out of spiritual seeking and into the acceptance of  ”all this, here and now”.

Foster, Jeff
November 1, 2012
Hardcover / BK02647
ISBN: 978-1-60407-855-8 / ISBN-10: 1-60407-855-3
UPC: 600835-264785 / US $24.95
Spirituality / Rights: World

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About the Book

In small venues throughout the UK and Europe, a young teacher named Jeff Foster is quietly awakening a new generation of spiritual inquirers to the experience of an abiding presence and peace in our ever-shifting world. His
informal gatherings, blogs, and “kitchen-table video posts” have created a rising tide of interest in his teachings.

How can we find an effortless “yes” to this moment? How do we stop running from “the mess of life”—our predicaments, our frustrations, even our search for liberation—and start flowing with all of it? With The Deepest Acceptance, Jeff Foster invites us to discover the ocean of who we are: an awareness that has already allowed every wave of emotion and experience to arrive.

While Jeff delightfully admits the irony of writing a book to convey something that is beyond words to teach, here he confirms his ability to guide us in unexpected new ways to a space of absolute acceptance and joy, no matter what’s happening in our lives.

Candid, thoughtful, humorous—and deeply compassionate toward those searching for a way out of suffering—this refreshing new luminary inspires us to stop trying to “do” acceptance . . . and start falling in love with “what has already
been allowed.”

About the Author

Jeff Foster studied astrophysics at Cambridge
University. Following a period of depression and
physical illness, he embarked on an intensive spiritual
search that came to an end with the discovery that
life itself was what he had always been seeking. He
resides near Brighton, England. For more information
about Jeff Foster’s work, visit lifewithoutacentre.com.

Praise for The Deepest Acceptance

“Wise, spacious, and loving. Teachings that can free the heart.” – Jack
Kornfield, author of A Lamp in the Darkness and A Path With Heart

“There is a transmission in this book: an alive, compassionate presence
that invites awakening right here, this very moment, no matter what is
going on in our lives.” – Tara Brach, PhD, author of Radical Acceptance and
True Refuge

“A beautifully written guide to the fearlessness and simplicity of living
fully immersed in each moment of our lives. The Deepest Acceptance rings
with the power and authenticity of Jeff Foster’s deeply felt, deeply lived
wisdom.  His affirmation of life and compassion for the full range of
human experience is a much needed contribution to nondual spiritual
teachings.” – Judith Blackstone, PhD, author of Belonging Here and The
Intimate Life

“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,
and his book is a gentle and helpful companion on the journey.” – Mark
Nepo, author of Staying Awake and Seven Thousand Ways to Listen

“The Deepest Acceptance is 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, author of A Year to Live

“The Deepest Acceptance is a multi-faceted spiritual gem.  Every page
transparently illuminates our real nature as naturally accepting,
centerless awareness.  Jeff has performed a great service in revealing
awareness as the already-present source for living our lives in the most
loving and meaningful way possible.  I am immensely grateful to Jeff for
bringing forth the essence of his nondual teaching with such great power,
love and sensitivity. A timeless classic through which numberless people
will connect with the source of ultimate fulfillment.” – Peter Fenner, PhD,
author of Radiant Mind and The Edge of Certainty

“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 Spirit magazine

“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

“Throughout The Deepest Acceptance, Jeff Foster offers sentence after
sentence that penetrate the mind and heart in a fresh, thrilling,
life-changing way.” – Raphael Cushnir, author of The One Thing Holding You
Back and Surfing Your Inner Sea