July 1, 2015

Neurodharma: Practicing with the Brain in Mind

Rick Hanson

Scientific studies of humans and other animals have established thousands of examples of tight linkages between mental activities – such as mindfulness, suffering, compassion, happiness, and awareness – and underlying neural activities. Change the nervous system for better or worse, and the mind changes for better or worse as well. Apart from the possible effects of a potential X factor – such as God, Ground, or the Unconditioned – all mental activity depends upon underlying neural activity.

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July 1, 2015

Neurodharma: Practicing with the Brain in Mind

Rick Hanson

Scientific studies of humans and other animals have established thousands of examples of tight linkages between mental activities – such as mindfulness, suffering, compassion, happiness, and awareness – and underlying neural activities. Change the nervous system for better or worse, and the mind changes for better or worse as well. Apart from the possible effects of a potential X factor – such as God, Ground, or the Unconditioned – all mental activity depends upon underlying neural activity.

December 9, 2014 | 54 min.

Cultivation and the End of Craving

Rick Hanson

Craving causes suffering-but what causes craving? This talk explores how craving is caused by an underlying sense of deficit or disturbance-and how repeatedly internalizing experiences of core needs being met helps "de-fuel" the fires of craving.

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December 9, 2014 | 54 min.

Cultivation and the End of Craving

Rick Hanson

Craving causes suffering-but what causes craving? This talk explores how craving is caused by an underlying sense of deficit or disturbance-and how repeatedly internalizing experiences of core needs being met helps "de-fuel" the fires of craving.

October 10, 2010 | 1 hr 21 min

In Deepest Gratitude

Rick Hanson

By being good to ourselves—by taking in the fruits of our own giving—we give ourselves more capacity to help other people. Practice, in Buddhism, is about developing oneself. It’s about training the mind, certainly for one's own sake, but also for the capacity to help other people. Because it's when our own cup runneth over that we have more we can offer to others.

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October 10, 2010 | 1 hr 21 min

In Deepest Gratitude

Rick Hanson

By being good to ourselves—by taking in the fruits of our own giving—we give ourselves more capacity to help other people. Practice, in Buddhism, is about developing oneself. It’s about training the mind, certainly for one's own sake, but also for the capacity to help other people. Because it's when our own cup runneth over that we have more we can offer to others.