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> [ “\[K\]eep in mind the big picture, the 1,000-foot view. See the impermanence of whatever is at issue, and the many causes and conditions that led to it. See the collateral damage - the suffering - that results when you cling… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-hanson/k-eep-in-mind-the-big-picture-the-1-000-foot-view-see-the/)

[Rick Hanson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-hanson/)

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> [“focus on speaking your truth rather than changing other people; stay in touch with your experience, especially the deeper layers; establish the facts; take maximum reasonable responsibility for the other person’s issues with you and keep addressing his or her…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-hanson/focus-on-speaking-your-truth-rather-than-changing-other-people-stay/)

[Rick Hanson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-hanson/)

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## More by Rick Hanson

> [ “\[I\]f you can be with the pleasant without chasing after it, with the unpleasant without resisting it, and with the neutral without ignoring it… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-hanson/i-f-you-can-be-with-the-pleasant-without-chasing-after-it-with-the/)

[Rick Hanson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-hanson/)

> [“inescapable physical or mental discomfort is the “first dart” of existence.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-hanson/inescapable-physical-or-mental-discomfort-is-the-first-dart-of/)

[Rick Hanson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-hanson/)

> [“The autobiographical self (D’Amasio 2000) incorporates the reflective self and some of the emotional self, and it provides the sense of “I” having a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-hanson/the-autobiographical-self-d-amasio-2000-incorporates-the-reflective/)

[Rick Hanson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-hanson/)

> [“I once heard a Native American teaching story in which an elder, a grandmother, was asked what she had done to become so happy,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-hanson/i-once-heard-a-native-american-teaching-story-in-which-an-elder-a/)

[Rick Hanson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-hanson/)

> [“Therefore, you can use your mind to change your brain to benefit your mind—and everyone else”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-hanson/therefore-you-can-use-your-mind-to-change-your-brain-to-benefit-your/)

[Rick Hanson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-hanson/)

> [“Whatever positive facts you find, bring a mindful awareness to them—open up to them and let them affect you. It’s like sitting down to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-hanson/whatever-positive-facts-you-find-bring-a-mindful-awareness-to-them/)

[Rick Hanson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-hanson/)

> [“Your brain is like Velcro for negative experiences but Teflon for positive ones.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-hanson/your-brain-is-like-velcro-for-negative-experiences-but-teflon-for/)

[Rick Hanson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-hanson/)

> [“that suffering is the result of craving expressed through the Three Poisons: greed, hatred, and delusion.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-hanson/that-suffering-is-the-result-of-craving-expressed-through-the-three/)

[Rick Hanson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-hanson/)

> [“Strength is often quiet, receptive determination rather than chest-thumping pushiness.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-hanson/strength-is-often-quiet-receptive-determination-rather-than-chest/)

[Rick Hanson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-hanson/)

> [“A person is a human body-mind as a whole, an autonomous and dynamic system that arises in dependence upon human culture and the natural…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-hanson/a-person-is-a-human-body-mind-as-a-whole-an-autonomous-and-dynamic/)

[Rick Hanson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-hanson/)

> [“First darts are unpleasant to be sure. But then we add our reactions to them. These reactions are “second darts”—the ones we throw ourselves.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-hanson/first-darts-are-unpleasant-to-be-sure-but-then-we-add-our-reactions/)

[Rick Hanson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-hanson/)

> [ “Letting go of ill will does not mean passivity, silence, or allowing yourself or others to be harmed. \[...\] There is plenty of room… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-hanson/letting-go-of-ill-will-does-not-mean-passivity-silence-or-allowing/)

[Rick Hanson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-hanson/)

> [“Stress reduces serotonin, probably the most important neurotransmitter for maintaining a good mood.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-hanson/stress-reduces-serotonin-probably-the-most-important-neurotransmitter/)

[Rick Hanson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-hanson/)

> [“Experiences are thus incapable of being completely satisfying. They are an unreliable basis for true happiness. To”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-hanson/experiences-are-thus-incapable-of-being-completely-satisfying-they/)

[Rick Hanson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-hanson/)

> [“Nurturing your own development isn’t selfish. It’s actually a great gift to other people. The”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-hanson/nurturing-your-own-development-isn-t-selfish-it-s-actually-a-great/)

[Rick Hanson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-hanson/)

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