by Rick Hanson | May 4, 2017 | Brain Basics, Neurodharma
Darwinian and Nondual Perspectives, and Tools for Transcendence of the “Self” To study the Way is to study the self.To study the self is to forget the self.To forget the self is to be enlightened by all things. – Dogen It is sometimes said that the three greatest –...
by Rick Hanson | Jun 1, 2007 | Brain Basics, Neurodharma
INTERVIEW Skillful means at the intersection of neuropsychology and the contemplative disciplines: Patrizia Collard interviews Rick Hanson and Richard Mendius. PATRIZIA COLLARD School of Psychology, University of East London, UK Patrizia: Can you each tell us...
by Rick Hanson | Mar 13, 2007 | Brain Basics, Neurodharma
© Rick Hanson, PhD and Rick Mendius, MD, 2007 One could rightly ask: How can intangible thoughts affect tangible matter (i.e., the brain)? This question is at the heart of the longstanding “mind-body problem,” and related questions include: How can mind arise from...
by Rick Hanson | Mar 10, 2007 | Brain Basics, Neurodharma
Introduction Any form of psychological development – and its epitome in refined contemplative practice – requires two fundamental activities/skills/functions: Being with what is (both subjective and objective, internal and external, mind and matter) Working with...
by Rick Hanson | Mar 4, 2007 | Brain Basics, Neurodharma
#1 The mind and the brain are mainly (and perhaps entirely) a single unified system. Almost every – and perhaps every – subjective state is correlated with an objective, material brain state. Other than a transcendental factor – call it God, Spirit, Energy, or by...
by Rick Hanson | Mar 3, 2007 | Brain Basics, Neurodharma
© Rick Hanson, PhD, 2007 Introduction This is a summary of the key features and functions of your brain. For more information, check out the resources on the WiseBrain website. Complexity Although your brain isn’t heavy – about three pounds of soft, gooshy tissue like...
