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I first encountered Buddhism in 1974, and it blew the doors wide open for me with its profound and practical insights into the mind, suffering, and true happiness. Over time I gravitated to the original teachings of the Buddha, embodied in the Theravadan tradition, for their down-to-earth clarity, and important sources for me have included the teachers of Spirit Rock Meditation Center and the Pali Canon itself. More recently, I've explored grounding the dharma in modern evolutionary neuropsychology - "neurodharma" - recognizing how mind arises dependently upon the body, especially the nervous system as it tries to meet ancient needs for raw survival. I am especially interested in using these approaches to heighten the learning - the cultivation (bhavana) - from beneficial experiences (otherwise often wasted on the brain) to reduce the underlying sense of deficit and disturbance that causes the craving that causes suffering and harm. Overall, I feel amazingly blessed to have the opportu

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Episodes

  1. Rick Hanson, William Edelglass: Dukkha Without Tanha: Integrating Buddhist Insights and Neuropsychology

    (Barre Center for Buddhist Studies) As the First Noble Truth, the Buddha pointed to dukkha: some experiences are painful; enjoyable experiences are impermanent; and all phenomena lack an enduring essence. Dukkha is routinely (mis)translated as “suffering” or “unsatisfactoriness” - but these are…

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  2. Rick Hanson: Opening into Allness

    (Spirit Rock Meditation Center)

  3. Rick Hanson: The Neurodharma of Love

    (Spirit Rock Meditation Center)

  4. Rick Hanson: Seven Awakenings

    (Spirit Rock Meditation Center)

  5. Rick Hanson: Opening to Allness

    (Spirit Rock Meditation Center)

  6. Rick Hanson: Opening to Allness - Part 4

    (Spirit Rock Meditation Center) This experiential workshop will focus on practical methods, grounded in neuroscience, for opening into the mind process as a whole, and from there opening into an intimation of nature as a whole and then material as a whole.

  7. Rick Hanson: Opening to Allness - Part 3

    (Spirit Rock Meditation Center) This experiential workshop will focus on practical methods, grounded in neuroscience, for opening into the mind process as a whole, and from there opening into an intimation of nature as a whole and then material as a whole.

  8. Rick Hanson: Opening to Allness - Part 2

    (Spirit Rock Meditation Center) This experiential workshop will focus on practical methods, grounded in neuroscience, for opening into the mind process as a whole, and from there opening into an intimation of nature as a whole and then material as a whole.

  9. Rick Hanson: Opening to Allness - Part 1

    (Spirit Rock Meditation Center) This experiential workshop will focus on practical methods, grounded in neuroscience, for opening into the mind process as a whole, and from there opening into an intimation of nature as a whole and then material as a whole.

  10. Rick Hanson: No- Self in the Brain: Insights from Neuroscience ( Daylong at Spirit Rock)

    (Spirit Rock Meditation Center) Day Long class. We all experience having a particular identity that helps us navigate the world, but the sense of self is also a source of great suffering as we cling to its wants and react to how others treat it. Examine 'self' and its release in light of Buddhism...

  11. Rick Hanson: The Neurology of Awakening Part Four

    (Spirit Rock Meditation Center) This workshop will cover the relationship between the mind and brain; strengthening neural factors of mindfulness; the role of concentration in Buddhist practice and practical help from brain research for steadying and quieting the mind and bringing it to singleness.

  12. Rick Hanson: The Neurology of Awakening Part Three

    (Spirit Rock Meditation Center) This workshop will cover the relationship between the mind and brain; strengthening neural factors of mindfulness; the role of concentration in Buddhist practice and practical help from brain research for steadying and quieting the mind and bringing it to singleness.

  13. Rick Hanson: The Neurology of Awakening Part Two

    (Spirit Rock Meditation Center) This workshop will cover the relationship between the mind and brain; strengthening neural factors of mindfulness; the role of concentration in Buddhist practice and practical help from brain research for steadying and quieting the mind and bringing it to singleness.

  14. Rick Hanson: The Neurology of Awakening Part One

    (Spirit Rock Meditation Center) This workshop will cover the relationship between the mind and brain; strengthening neural factors of mindfulness; the role of concentration in Buddhist practice and practical help from brain research for steadying and quieting the mind and bringing it to singleness.

  15. Rick Hanson: Nowness Wholeness Allness Oneness

    (Spirit Rock Meditation Center)

  16. Rick Hanson: Causes of Craving and Not Craving

    (Spirit Rock Meditation Center)

  17. Rick Hanson: Encouraging Compassion

    (Spirit Rock Meditation Center)

  18. Rick Hanson: No Self in the Brain: Insights from Neuroscience about Not Taking Life Personally

    (Spirit Rock Meditation Center) In this workshop, we examine 'self' and its release in the light of Buddhism and modern brain science.

  19. Rick Hanson: The Neuroscience of Love

    (Spirit Rock Meditation Center)

  20. Rick Hanson: Saturday Morning Guided Sit

    (Spirit Rock Meditation Center)

  21. Rick Hanson: Cultivation and the End of Craving

    (Spirit Rock Meditation Center) Craving causes suffering-but what causes craving? This talk explores how craving is caused by an underlying sense of deficit or disturbance-and how repeatedly internalizing experiences of core needs being met helps "de-fuel" the fires of craving.

  22. Rick Hanson: Growing Inner Resources

    (Spirit Rock Meditation Center)

  23. Rick Hanson: Empathy

    (Spirit Rock Meditation Center)

  24. Rick Hanson: Two Wolves in the Heart

    (Spirit Rock Meditation Center)

  25. Rick Hanson: Your Loving Nature

    (Spirit Rock Meditation Center)

  26. Rick Hanson: The Natural Mind

    (Spirit Rock Meditation Center)

About this show

I first encountered Buddhism in 1974, and it blew the doors wide open for me with its profound and practical insights into the mind, suffering, and true happiness. Over time I gravitated to the original teachings of the Buddha, embodied in the Theravadan tradition, for their down-to-earth clarity, and important sources for me have included the teachers of Spirit Rock Meditation Center and the Pali Canon itself. More recently, I've explored grounding the dharma in modern evolutionary neuropsychology - "neurodharma" - recognizing how mind arises dependently upon the body, especially the nervous system as it tries to meet ancient needs for raw survival. I am especially interested in using these approaches to heighten the learning - the cultivation (bhavana) - from beneficial experiences (otherwise often wasted on the brain) to reduce the underlying sense of deficit and disturbance that causes the craving that causes suffering and harm. Overall, I feel amazingly blessed to have the opportu

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Frequently asked questions

How many episodes does True North Insight: Rick Hanson's most recent Dharma talks have?

True North Insight: Rick Hanson's most recent Dharma talks has 121 episodes on PodParley. The most recent episode was published on June 14, 2020.

What is True North Insight: Rick Hanson's most recent Dharma talks about?

I first encountered Buddhism in 1974, and it blew the doors wide open for me with its profound and practical insights into the mind, suffering, and true happiness. Over time I gravitated to the original teachings of the Buddha, embodied in the Theravadan tradition, for their down-to-earth clarity,...

How often does True North Insight: Rick Hanson's most recent Dharma talks release new episodes?

True North Insight: Rick Hanson's most recent Dharma talks publishes monthly, based on its 121 episodes since August 2009.

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