“In my heart, there are two wolves: a wolf of love and a wolf of hate. It all depends on which one… — Rick Hanson Copy Share Image
“bring to mind the feeling of being with someone who loves you, while calling up heartfelt emotions such as gratitude or fondness.… — Rick Hanson Copy Share Image
“More than ever, the human world needs to find ways to build love, understanding, and peace, individually and on a global scale.” — Rick Hanson Copy Share Image
“[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… — Rick Hanson Copy Share Image
“inescapable physical or mental discomfort is the “first dart” of existence.” — Rick Hanson Copy Share Image
“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… — Rick Hanson Copy Share Image
“I once heard a Native American teaching story in which an elder, a grandmother, was asked what she had done to become so happy,… — Rick Hanson Copy Share Image
“Therefore, you can use your mind to change your brain to benefit your mind—and everyone else” — Rick Hanson Copy Share Image
“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… — Rick Hanson Copy Share Image
“Your brain is like Velcro for negative experiences but Teflon for positive ones.” — Rick Hanson Copy Share Image
“that suffering is the result of craving expressed through the Three Poisons: greed, hatred, and delusion.” — Rick Hanson Copy Share Image
“Strength is often quiet, receptive determination rather than chest-thumping pushiness.” — Rick Hanson Copy Share Image
“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… — Rick Hanson Copy Share Image
“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.… — Rick Hanson Copy Share Image
“Letting go of ill will does not mean passivity, silence, or allowing yourself or others to be harmed. [...] There is plenty of room… — Rick Hanson Copy Share Image
