Dr. Rick Hanson: Author of Neurodharma and Buddha’s Brain

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Rick Hanson, Ph.D., best-selling author of Buddha's Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love and Wisdom; Hardwiring Happiness; and Neurodharma interviewed by A Skeptic's Path to Enlightenment host Scott Snibbe.

In episode 48 of our podcast, Dr. Hanson shared powerful insights from neuroscience on how to practically embrace the positive in our lives and grow our extraordinary potential for inner happiness without denying any of our pain.

While speaking authoritatively on contemplative neuroscience, Dr. Hanson also humbly compared our current knowledge of the brain to physics as it was 300 years ago, and gave some tantalizing thoughts on where neuroscience might go in the coming years.

Dr. Hanson surprised us by citing the contentedness of a cat sleeping on the couch as possible evidence for the innate potential for good. And, in words that reflect on the frightening attack on democracy in our capital last week, Dr. Hanson forcefully rebuked political systems and rhetoric that erode people’s ability to discern the truth and to trust one another.

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