Meditation and the Heights of Human Potential | Dr. Rick Hanson

Rick Hanson, Ph.D., is a psychologist, Senior Fellow of the Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley, and New York Times best-selling author. His books have been published in 29 languages and include Neurodharma, Resilient, Hardwiring Happiness, Buddha’s Brain, Just One Thing, and Mother Nurture. He’s lectured at NASA, Google, Oxford, and Harvard, and taught in meditation centers worldwide. An expert on positive neuroplasticity, his work has been featured on the BBC, CBS, NPR, and other major media. He began meditating in 1974 and is the founder of the Wellspring Institute for Neuroscience and Contemplative Wisdom. For more about Rick, his teachings, books, and events please visit rickhanson.net.

Rick is back for round 2! In this episode we explore:

• How he thinks about the heights of human potential 
• What he has learned from exemplars, neuroscience, and decades of meditation experience about realizing one’s potential
• 7 practices for achieving the highest happiness
• HEAL - a practice for turning positive states into lasting traits
• How Rick thinks about being driven, and achieve-oriented while simultaneously having a sense of ease
• What Rick learned from the Dalai Lama’s body guard about being tough and loving
• Some of my experiences with Rick as a participant on two of his 10-day meditation retreats
• And more!
• Please also check out the BONUS meditations that Rick has generously shared which focus on the first two (of 7) practices from his new book, Neurodharma. You can find these listed as bonus episodes of the Courageous Life.

Interested in learning more from Rick? Check out episode 12 of the Courageous Life where we explored the topic of resilience.

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