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April 23, 2017
The Awakening Factor of Joy
Here is a talk from the San Rafael Meditation group with Rick Hanson. It is titled, “The Awakening Factor of Joy” More information on the San Rafael Meditation group can be found here.
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April 21, 2017
A Fictive Flight Above Real Mars
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This is a great video posted by Jan Fröjdman showing some incredible images of Mars.
For more images and info, please visit Jan’s blog:
av-creo.com/fictive-flight-real-mars
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April 19, 2017
Don’t Be Intimidated
What makes you feel threatened?
The Practice:
Don’t be intimidated.
Why?
On a previous blog at the Huffington Post, I used the example of Stephen Colbert’s satirical “March to Keep Fear Alive” as a timely illustration of a larger point: humans evolved to be fearful – since that helped keep our ancestors alive – so we are very vulnerable to being frightened and even intimidated by threats, both real ones and “paper tigers.” With his march, Colbert was obviously mocking those who play on fear...
April 18, 2017
How Gratitude Can Change Your Life
Dr Robert Emmons, Professor of Psychology at the University of California and author of Thanks! How The New Science of Gratitude Can Make You Happier has been researching gratitude for over eight years and states:
”Without gratitude, life can be lonely, depressing and impoverished. Gratitude enriches human life. It elevates, energizes, inspires and transforms, and those who practice it will experience significant improvements in several areas of life including relationships, academics, energy...
April 16, 2017
Right Mindfulness Part 2
The Noble Eightfold Path: Right Mindfulness
© Rick Hanson, 2006
“I teach one thing: Suffering and its end.” — The Buddha
The Eightfold Path is the fourth of the Buddha’s Noble Truths: the way that leads to the uprooting of the causes of suffering, and thus to increasingly stable and profound peacefulness, wisdom, virtue, and happiness. The heart of each element of the Path is non-clinging, the fundamental cause of the end of suffering.
Some of the key factors promoting mindfulness are summar...
April 14, 2017
‘Perfectly Normal’: Autism Through a Lens
Rick’s Picks is a series of posts highlighting the very best content online.
I am so honored to know Jordan Kamnitzer, who is featured in this extraordinary, artful short documentary about living with Asperger’s syndrome.
Read more here: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/14/op...
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April 12, 2017
Embrace Fragility
Could it crack?
The Practice:
Embrace fragility.
Why?
The truth of anything is like a mosaic with many tiles, many parts.
One part of the truth of things is that they are robust and enduring, whether it’s El Capitan in Yosemite or the love of a child for her mother and father.
Another part of the truth is that things bruise, tear, erode, disperse, or end – fundamentally, they’re fragile. Speaking of El Capitan, I knew of someone climbing it who had just placed anchors above a long horizontal...
April 11, 2017
How to Master the Superpower that Builds All Other Powers
In this episode – we go deep on mastering the superpower that underpins all other powers, how your brain’s automatic survival mechanism tilts you towards unhappiness, growing the mental resources to deal with the biggest challenges of your life, and down the rabbit hole of exploring the idea of the self, ego, and much more with Dr. Rick Hanson. This was one of the most profound conversations we have had on this podcast.
Dr. Hanson is a psychologist, Senior Fellow of the Greater Good Science C...
April 9, 2017
Cultivating Wholesome Motivation
Here is a talk from the San Rafael Meditation group with Rick Hanson. It is titled, “Cultivating Wholesome Motivation”. More information on the San Rafael Meditation group can be found here.
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April 7, 2017
We Stories
Rick’s Picks is a series of posts highlighting the very best content online.
We Stories is a new and rapidly growing organization based in St. Louis, MO that uses the power of children’s literature to create conversation, change and hope in the region, and a stronger, more equitable and inclusive future for all. They help families start and strengthen conversations about racism by providing diverse books for kids, learning resources for parents, and fostering community building.
You can le...
