“All joy in this world comes from wanting others to be happy, and all suffering in this world comes from wanting only… — Rick Hanson Joy Copy Share Image
“Only we humans worry about the future, regret the past, and blame ourselves for the present.” — Rick Hanson Fear Copy Share Image
“In our evolutionary past, when most people died by forty or so,” — Rick Hanson Time 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 Empathy Copy Share Image
“Virtue simply involves regulating your actions, words, and thoughts to create benefits rather than harms for yourself and others.” — Rick Hanson Actions words Copy Share Image
“Three Poisons: greed makes me rigid about how I want things to be, hatred gets me all bothered and angry, and delusion… — Rick Hanson Greed Copy Share Image
“To become happier, wiser, and more loving, sometimes you have to swim against ancient currents within your nervous system. For example, in… — Rick Hanson Character Copy Share Image
“It’s sometimes said that the greatest remaining scientific questions are: What caused the Big Bang? What is the grand unified theory that… — Rick Hanson Big bang Copy Share Image
“The many aspects of self are based on structures and processes spread throughout the brain and nervous system, and embedded in the… — Rick Hanson Identity Copy Share Image
“Ultimately, happiness comes down to choosing between the discomfort of becoming aware of your mental afflictions and the discomfort of being ruled… — Rick Hanson Happiness Copy Share Image
“[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… — Rick Hanson Big picture Copy Share Image
“How about making a personal commitment never to go to sleep without having meditated that day, even if for just one minute?” — Rick Hanson Sleep Copy Share Image
When I look back on mistakes I've made - like dumping my anger on someone, making assumptions in haste, partying too much,… — Rick Hanson Failure Copy Share Image
“staying with a negative experience past the point that’s useful is like running laps in Hell: You dig the track a little… — Rick Hanson Time Copy Share Image
“Taking in the good is not about putting a happy shiny face on everything, nor is it about turning away from the… — Rick Hanson Happiness Copy Share Image
“Say only what is well-intended, true, beneficial, timely, expressed without harshness or malice, and—ideally—what is wanted.” — Rick Hanson Copy Share Image
“Negative experiences create vicious cycles by making you pessimistic, overreactive, and inclined to go negative yourself. Avoiding” — Rick Hanson Copy Share Image
“unconscious incompetence, conscious incompetence, conscious competence, and unconscious competence.” — Rick Hanson Philosophy of Mind Copy Share Image
“As you read this, in the five cups of tofu-like tissue inside your head, nested amid a trillion support cells, 80 to… — 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 Learning Copy Share Image
“What happens in your mind changes your brain, both temporarily and in lasting ways; neurons that fire together wire together.” — Rick Hanson Psychology Copy Share Image
“staying with a negative experience past the point that’s useful is like running laps in Hell: You dig the track a little… — Rick Hanson Time Copy Share Image
“Getting excited about something together is bonding; shared enthusiasm makes a movie, concert, political rally, conversation, or lovemaking a lot more rewarding.” — Rick Hanson Communication Copy Share Image
“The self has no inherent, unconditional, absolute existence apart from the network of causes it arises from, in, and as.” — Rick Hanson Identity Copy Share Image
“Brain Life began around 3.5 billion years ago. Multicelled creatures first appeared about 650 million years ago. (When you get a cold,… — Rick Hanson Years ago Copy Share Image
