by Rick Hanson | Feb 24, 2008 | Neuroscience and Contemplative Practice
© Rick Hanson, Ph.D., 2008www.RickHanson.net Simply localizing function in the brain may add little information of practical use to an already adequate psychological or spiritual account – even if there’s a picture. Neural networks are extraordinarily interdependent...
by Rick Hanson | Jan 18, 2008 | Neurodharma, Relationships
© Rick Hanson, PhD, 2008www.RickHanson.net Introduction This essay is about the origin of the best and the worst characteristics of human beings . . . and how to nurture the good that lies inside every heart. What Is Empathy? Empathy is the capacity to sense, feel,...
by Rick Hanson | Sep 16, 2007 | Well-Being
Part Two: Activating the Parasympathetic Wing of Your Nervous System (View Part One here) Introduction In Part 1 of this article, we began exploring the portion of your nervous system that helps you feel peaceful and alright. It’s formal title is: “the parasympathetic...
by Rick Hanson | Sep 8, 2007 | Neurodharma, Relationships
There is a natural balance within us all between the desire for joining and the desire for separation, between the desire for closeness and the desire for distance. These two great themes – joining and separation – are central to human life. Almost everyone wants both...
by Rick Hanson | Sep 5, 2007 | Neuroscience and Contemplative Practice
© Rick Hanson, PhD and Rick Mendius, MD, 2007 In a way, the methodologies of Buddhist thought and science are essentially similar.The Dalai Lama We all want to be truly happy. The question is, how? In Buddhist practice, the “how” includes gradually transforming the...
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...
