Rick Hanson's Dharma Talks
Rick Hanson
I first encountered Buddhism in 1974, and it blew the doors wide open for me with its profound and practical insights into the mind, suffering, and true happiness. Over time I gravitated to the original teachings of the Buddha, embodied in the Theravadan tradition, for their down-to-earth clarity, and important sources for me have included the teachers of Spirit Rock Meditation Center and the Pali Canon itself. More recently, I've explored grounding the dharma in modern evolutionary neuropsychology - "neurodharma" - recognizing how mind arises dependently upon the body, especially the nervous system as it tries to meet ancient needs for raw survival. I am especially interested in using these approaches to heighten the learning - the cultivation (bhavana) - from beneficial experiences (otherwise often wasted on the brain) to reduce the underlying sense of deficit and disturbance that causes the craving that causes suffering and harm. Overall, I feel amazingly blessed to have the opportunity in this life to ride the dharma stream and share its gifts with others!
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2013-09-08
A Dharma of Love and the Natural Mind
2013-03-16
A Road Map from the Buddha, Guided Practice
2012-03-25
Brought to Singleness
2013-09-08
Buddhist Assertiveness is No an Oxymoron, Pt 2 of 2
2013-09-08
Buddhist Assertiveness is Not an Oxymoron, Pt 1 of 2
2016-04-13
Causes of Craving and Not Craving
2012-08-12
Cultivating Feeling Cared About
2014-09-13
Cultivating Inner Strength- A talk and meditation
2014-12-09
Cultivation and the End of Craving
2018-10-06
Dana Talk (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2018-10-04
Day Three, Sitting Meditation with Guided Practices (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2018-10-03
Day Two, Sitting with Instructions (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2022-08-21
Dukkha Without Tanha: Integrating Buddhist Insights and Neuropsychology
2013-09-08
Empathy
2014-09-13
Empathy
2016-04-12
Encouraging Compassion
2014-03-30
Equanimity Daylong - Afternoon Session - pt 1 of 5
2014-03-30
Equanimity Daylong - Afternoon Session - pt 2 of 5
2014-03-30
Equanimity Daylong - Afternoon Session - pt 3 of 5
2014-03-30
Equanimity Daylong - Afternoon Session - pt 4 of 5
2014-03-30
Equanimity Daylong - Afternoon Session - pt 5 of 5
2014-03-30
Equanimity Daylong - Morning Session pt 1 of 9
2014-03-30
Equanimity Daylong - Morning Session pt 2 of 9
2014-03-30
Equanimity Daylong - Morning Session pt 3 of 9
2014-03-30
Equanimity Daylong - Morning Session pt 4 of 9
2014-03-30
Equanimity Daylong - Morning Session pt 5 of 9
2014-03-30
Equanimity Daylong - Morning Session pt 6 of 9
2014-03-30
Equanimity Daylong - Morning Session pt 7 of 9
2014-03-30
Equanimity Daylong - Morning Session pt 8 of 9
2014-03-30
Equanimity Daylong - Morning Session pt 9 of 9
2010-05-29
Equanimity in the Dharma and in your Brain- guided meditation
2018-10-02
Exploring Bodily Informed Practices (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
2013-05-27
Feeding The Wolf of Love, Restraining The Wolf of Hate
2011-07-17
Feeling Safer practice; Networks of Open Awareness
2013-07-21
Filling the Hole in Your Heart
2011-09-18
Forgiveness & Assertiveness, part 2
2011-09-18
Forgiveness & Assertiveness: Love in Action in the Real World
2009-08-23
Forgiveness and Assertiveness
2010-10-02
Forgiveness and Assertiveness
2014-09-27
Growing Inner Resources
2010-10-23
Hard Things That Open the Heart
2014-01-14
Hardwiring Happiness
2011-12-18
Healthy Narcissistic Supplies
2010-10-10
In Deepest Gratitude
2013-07-21
Inner Allies
2014-01-11
Introduction to the Neurology of Awakening, with Rick Mendius
2011-12-18
Is the self empty? Does the self even exist?
2011-01-09
Jhana Factors
2014-03-10
Love Freely
2013-09-08
Lovingkindness Practice
2012-03-25
Mindfulness of the Body as a Whole
2011-03-12
Natural Contentment
2011-03-12
Natural Contentment
2012-03-25
Neural Factors of Mindfulness
2013-03-16
Neural Factors of Mindfulness, Guided Practice
2011-06-06
Neuro Dharma & Coming Home
2011-06-06
Neuro-Factors of Mindfulness
2012-10-27
NeuroDharma of Love: Compassion and Lovingkindness Practice
2012-10-27
NeuroDharma of Love: Inner Strength, including Self Compassion Practice
2012-10-27
NeuroDharma of Love: Love and the Brain
2012-10-27
NeuroDharma of Love: Unilateral Virtue
2020-06-14
Neurodharma: Science, Wisdom, and Seven Practices of the Highest Happiness
2010-12-11
No Self in the Brain
2015-12-20
No Self in the Brain: Insights from Neuroscience about Not Taking Life Personal…
2017-07-15
No- Self in the Brain: Insights from Neuroscience ( Daylong at Spirit Rock)
2017-07-15
No-Self in the Brain: Insights from Neuroscience ( Daylong at Spirit Rock)
2009-11-07
No-Self in the Brain
2010-12-11
No-Self In The Brain
2013-12-15
No-Self in the Brain: Insights from Neuroscience about Not Taking Life Personal…
2013-12-15
No-Self in the Brain: Insights from Neuroscience about Not Taking Life Personal…
2013-12-15
No-Self in the Brain: Insights from Neuroscience about Not Taking Life Personal…
2013-12-15
No-Self in the Brain: Insights from Neuroscience about Not Taking Life Personal…
2013-12-15
No-Self in the Brain: Insights from Neuroscience about Not Taking Life Personal…
2017-07-15
No-Self in the Brain:Insights from Neurosccience (Daylong at Spirit Rock)
2016-04-15
Nowness Wholeness Allness Oneness
2019-12-14
Opening into Allness
2018-11-18
Opening to Allness
2017-11-11
Opening to Allness - Part 1
2017-11-11
Opening to Allness - Part 2
2017-11-11
Opening to Allness - Part 3
2017-11-11
Opening to Allness - Part 4
2014-09-27
Pet The Lizard, Feed The Mouse, Hug The Monkey
2013-09-08
Practices of Self Compassion and Inner Strength
2019-05-05
Resilient: Cultivating an Unshakable Core
2018-05-26
Resilient: Cultivating an Unshakable Core of Calm, Strength and Happiness - Par…
2018-05-26
Resilient: Cultivating an Unshakable Core of Calm, Strength and Happiness - Par…
2014-12-13
Rick and Wes: Brama Vihara Exercises
2018-02-11
Rick Hanson with Rick Mendius -The Neurology of Awakening - Part 1
2018-02-11
Rick Hanson with Rick Mendius -The Neurology of Awakening - Part 2
2014-12-13
Saturday Morning Guided Sit
2014-01-11
Self Compassion
2013-07-21
Self-Directed Neuroplasticity
2019-06-24
Seven Awakenings
2012-03-25
Steady Mind, Quiet, and Happy
2010-08-20
Taking in the Good
2011-07-17
The Brain of Not Craving: Natural Happiness
2009-12-13
The Hard Things That Open The Heart
2010-08-21
The Loving Brain Pt. 1
2010-08-21
The Loving Brain Pt. 2
2010-08-21
The Loving Brain Pt. 3
2010-08-21
The Loving Brain Pt. 4
2010-08-21
The Loving Brain Pt. 5
2014-09-13
The Natural Mind
2010-07-17
The Neuro-Dharma of Love
2019-08-17
The Neurodharma of Love
2017-04-01
The Neurology of Awakening
Part Four
2017-04-01
The Neurology of Awakening
Part One
2017-04-01
The Neurology of Awakening
Part Three
2017-04-01
The Neurology of Awakening
Part Two
2019-02-17
The Neurology of Awakening - Part 1 of 4
2019-02-17
The Neurology of Awakening - Part 2 of 4
2019-02-17
The Neurology of Awakening - Part 3 of 4
2019-02-17
The Neurology of Awakening - Part 4 of 4
2015-04-12
The Neuroscience of Love
2014-01-11
The Power of Concentration
2012-08-12
The Three Ways to Engage the Mind - and Brain
2014-09-13
Two Wolves in the Heart
2013-09-08
Unilateral Virtue
2014-09-13
Unilateral Virtue, Kindness and Assertiveness
2014-01-11
Use Your Mind to Change Your Brain
2013-09-08
Your Loving Nature
2014-09-13
Your Loving Nature
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Select one of Rick Hanson's 9 retreats
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1900-01-01
Monday and Wednesday Talks
1900-01-01
TNI Regular Talks
2000-01-01
Tuesday Talks
2010-10-10
In Deepest Gratitude
2011-03-12
Natural Contentment
2014-03-30
Equanimity - In the Dharma & In Your Brain (Daylong)
2014-12-08
Evolving Together: Mindfulness Meditation and Modern Science
2016-04-11
Evolving Together: Mindfulness, Meditation and Modern Science Retreat
2018-10-01
Evolving Together: Mindfulness Meditation and Modern Science
2022-08-21
Dukkha Without Tanha: Integrating Buddhist Insights and Neuropsychology
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with
Rick Hanson ,
William Edelglass
As the First Noble Truth, the Buddha pointed to dukkha: some experiences are painful; enjoyable experiences are impermanent; and all phenomena lack an enduring essence.
Dukkha is routinely (mis)translated as “suffering” or “unsatisfactoriness” - but these are not inherent in it! The Buddha’s liberating teaching in his Second Noble Truth is that it is tanha - “craving” - which turns dukkha into suffering.
Biologically, we crave when we feel something is missing or wrong. So, in this conversation with Rick Hanson, we'll explore how to build up a sense of fullness and balance that’s hardwired into the nervous system, and grow the inner strengths that can meet our needs without craving . . . and face the challenges of life with an unshakable core of contentment, love, and inner peace.
Barre Center for Buddhist Studies
