by Rick Hanson | Aug 31, 2007 | Buddhist Wisdom
I try to get our son, age 4, to share his toys, etc. with his younger sister or the kids at school, but everything is always, “No! Mine!” with him. I feel like I am swimming upstream, pushing against his nature. Then I think about the world and sometimes I wonder, are...
by Rick Hanson | Aug 19, 2007 | Neurodharma, Relationships
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 enlightenment...
by Rick Hanson | Aug 6, 2007 | Buddhist Wisdom
The Four Noble Truths are the most fundamental teaching of the Buddha. Deceptively simple, they actually provide a profound explanation of human unhappiness, both gross and subtle, and how to attain increasingly positive states of mind, from stress relief in daily...
by Rick Hanson | Aug 3, 2007 | Well-Being
Part One: Activating the Parasympathetic Wing of Your Nervous System (View Part Two here) Introduction It’s amazing but true: there is actually a neurological system in your body that you can trigger at will to help yourself feel less stressed, more...
by Rick Hanson | Jul 23, 2007 | Neurodharma, Well-Being
In Part One of this article reviewed basic information about your own brain, and then explored the latest science about what goes on inside it when you experience a loss, or merely anticipate one. Now, in Part Two, we’ll weave together methods from...
