“But it is directly apparent that awareness can do its job without a subject.” — Rick Hanson Copy Share Image
“inescapable physical or mental discomfort is the “first dart” of existence.” — Rick Hanson Discomfort Copy Share Image
“Strength is often quiet, receptive determination rather than chest-thumping pushiness.” — Rick Hanson Neuroscience Copy Share Image
“Your brain is like Velcro for negative experiences but Teflon for positive ones.” — Rick Hanson Negative experiences Copy Share Image
“On the path of awakening, it's natural to experience some upheaval, dark nights of the soul, or unnerving groundlessness when the foundation… — Rick Hanson Awakening 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 Positive 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
“In the simulator, upsetting events from the past play again and again, which unfortunately strengthens the neural associations between an event and… — Rick Hanson Painful feelings Copy Share Image
“Virtue simply involves regulating your actions, words, and thoughts to create benefits rather than harms for yourself and others.” — Rick Hanson Copy Share Image
“In my heart, there are two wolves: a wolf of love and a wolf of hate. It all depends on which one… — Rick Hanson Lion 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… — Rick Hanson Human 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… — Rick Hanson Copy Share Image
“It's a general moral principle that the more power you have over someone, the greater your duty to use that power benevolently.… — Rick Hanson Future self Copy Share Image
“The remedy is not to suppress negative experiences; when they happen, they happen. Rather, it is to foster positive experiences—and in particular,… — Rick Hanson Negative experiences 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
“It’s a remarkable fact that the people who have gone the very deepest into the mind—the sages and saints of every religious… — Rick Hanson Mysterious ways Copy Share Image
“Within your mind, there are hardly any lines at all. All its contents flow into each other, sensations becoming thoughts, feelings, desires,… — Rick Hanson Happiness 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
“Letting go of ill will does not mean passivity, silence, or allowing yourself or others to be harmed. [...] There is plenty… — Rick Hanson Neuroscience 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 Evolution Copy Share Image
“the brain evolved a built-in negativity bias. While this bias emerged in harsh settings very different from our own, it continues to… — Rick Hanson Bias Copy Share Image
“focus on speaking your truth rather than changing other people; stay in touch with your experience, especially the deeper layers; establish the… — Rick Hanson Big picture Copy Share Image
“It’s a bad combination for the amygdala to be oversensitized while the hippocampus is compromised: painful experiences can then be recorded in… — 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 Empathy 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 Brain 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 Brain Copy Share Image
“Imagine a day in which you feel generally fine. After waking up, you spend a few minutes in bed lightly thinking ahead… — Rick Hanson Art work 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”… — 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
“that suffering is the result of craving expressed through the Three Poisons: greed, hatred, and delusion.” — Rick Hanson Desire Copy Share Image
“By taking just a few extra seconds to stay with a positive experience—even the comfort in a single breath—you’ll help turn a… — Rick Hanson Mental state 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
“How about making a personal commitment never to go to sleep without having meditated that day, even if for just one minute?” — Rick Hanson Meditation 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
“Thoughts are just thoughts, sounds are just sounds, situations are just situations, and people are just being themselves.” — Rick Hanson Philosophy of Mind Copy Share Image
“All joy in this world comes from wanting others to be happy, and all suffering in this world comes from wanting only… — Rick Hanson Happiness Copy Share Image
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