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August 22, 2014
Friday Favorite
Here’s little perspective for your Friday afternoon. Enjoy!
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August 18, 2014
Patterns of Closeness and Independence
Intimacy and autonomy are independent dimensions, and it is their combination that counts.
The qualities in each category, imperfectly summarized by a single word, characterize both types of individuals and, more importantly, states of mind we all transit:
Integrated – Comfortable and skillful with both closeness and agency; able both to carry others in her heart while pursuing her own aims, and to be completely authentic in the most intimate moments; symbolically, “you” and “I” are about the s...
August 15, 2014
August 9, 2014
Sila in Relationships
Here is the latest talk from the San Rafael Meditation group with Rick Hanson. It’s titled Sila in Relationships. More information on the San Rafael Mediation group can be found at http://www.rickhanson.net/teaching/meditation-group.
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August 8, 2014
Inner Strengths
The following excerpt is from chapter one of my book – Hardwiring Happiness. You’ll find helpful guidance to deepen your understanding and practice with the material in the book with the reading guide - http://www.rickhanson.net/books/reading-guides#Hardwiring-Happiness.
A well-known idea in medicine and psychology is that how you feel and act—both over the course of your life and in specific relationships and situations—is determined by three factors: the challenges you face, the vulnerabilit...
August 4, 2014
The Machinery of Upset
(Emotional) life is great when we feel enthusiastic, contented, peaceful, happy, interested, loving, etc. But when we’re upset, or aroused to go looking for trouble, life ain’t so great.
To address this problem, let’s turn to a strategy used widely in science (and Buddhism, interestingly): analyze things into their fundamental elements, such as the quarks and other subatomic particles that form an atom or the Five Aggregates in Buddhism of form, feeling (the “hedonic tone” of experience as ple...
July 31, 2014
Ethical Impacts
Here is the latest talk from the San Rafael Meditation group with Rick Hanson. It’s titled Ethical Impacts. More information on the San Rafael Mediation group can be found at http://www.rickhanson.net/teaching/meditation-group.
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July 28, 2014
Intimacy and Autonomy Working Together
Intimacy and autonomy are channels for expressing your natural goodness. For example, being kind toward someone naturally involves both an affinity with that person and a certain autonomy for the kindness to be genuine.
Besides its obvious rewards in everyday life, intimacy supports personal growth and spiritual practice through bringing you into relationship with things. Into relationship with your innermost experience and that of the people around you: the joys and sorrows, the suffering and...
July 25, 2014
Beyond Delusional Fear
Here is the latest talk from the San Rafael Meditation group with Rick Hanson. It’s titled Beyond Delusional Fear. More information on the San Rafael Mediation group can be found at http://www.rickhanson.net/teaching/meditation-group.
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July 22, 2014
Refuges and Impermanence
Here is the latest talk from the San Rafael Meditation group with Rick Hanson. It’s titled Refuges and Impermanence. (Sorry, the volume is rather low on this recording.) More information on the San Rafael Mediation group can be found at http://www.rickhanson.net/teaching/meditation-group.
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