Say Thanks

Say Thanks – it’s a small moment with big ripples. What do you feel when someone thanks you for something? For a comment in a meeting, a task done at home, an extra step taken, an encouraging word. The post Say Thanks first appeared on Dr. Rick Hanson. The post Say Thanks appeared first on…

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Beware of Anger

Anger can alert you to threats, but also harm your health and relationships. In small and passing quantities, anger can be like medicine, but in large and lasting quantities it poisons the mind and relationships. The post Beware of Anger first appeared on Dr. Rick Hanson. The post Beware of Anger appeared first on Dr….

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Meditation + Talk: Tools For Difficult Conversations

In this Wednesday Night Meditation, Oren Jay Sofer offered a meditation and talk called Tools For Difficult Conversations. The post Meditation + Talk: Tools For Difficult Conversations first appeared on Dr. Rick Hanson. The post Meditation + Talk: Tools For Difficult Conversations appeared first on Dr. Rick Hanson. On today’s episode of the Being Well…

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Twelve Good Things 2023

Twelve Good Things that I think are really wonderful and worth your attention. The post Twelve Good Things 2023 first appeared on Dr. Rick Hanson. The post Twelve Good Things 2023 appeared first on Dr. Rick Hanson. We’re getting toward the end of the year, and it’s a great opportunity to evaluate where we are…

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The Sweetness of Lovingkindness

This talk from the San Rafael Meditation focuses on lovingkindness through personal effort, deliberate practice, There is a sweetness in the emphasis on the power of love. [vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern”][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1585341898773{margin-bottom: 30px !important;}”]In this meditation, talk and discussion from my Wednesday Night Meditation, we start with a 45-minute meditation in…

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Practices for Three Sources of Craving

This talk from the San Rafael Meditation focuses on Resting in Fullness which is informed by and gets at the transition between the second and third noble truth in Buddhism, from more craving to less craving and any craving to no craving. [vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern”][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1585341898773{margin-bottom: 30px !important;}”]In this meditation,…

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