by Rick Hanson | Apr 10, 2007 | Train Your Brain
ARTICLE © Rick Hanson, PhD and Rick Mendius, MD drrh@comcast.net jrichardmendius@aol.com Introduction This class is about the incredible opportunity it is to have a life. At all. To fulfill that opportunity, we need a fundamental orientation inside that treats our...
by Rick Hanson | Apr 3, 2007 | Buddhist Wisdom
© Rick Hanson, 2007 Introduction The Paramis Wisdom (sometimes called “discernment”) is one of the ten “paramis” or perfections of a Bodhisattva, a highly Awakened person who postpones his or her ultimate enlightenment to bring all beings to liberation. These ten...
by Rick Hanson | Mar 29, 2007 | Buddhist Wisdom
© Rick Hanson, 2007 Introduction Giving – known as “dana” in Pali, the language in which the teachings of the Buddha were first written down – is the first of the ten “paramis” or perfections of a Bodhisattva, a highly Awakened person who postpones his or her ultimate...
by Rick Hanson | Mar 29, 2007 | Buddhist Wisdom
© Rick Hanson, 2007 Outstanding behavior, blameless action, open hands to all, and selfless giving: this is a blessing supreme. —The Buddha Introduction The Eightfold Path is the fourth of the Noble Truths. Traditionally, the Buddha emphasized that people should...
