If Buddhist enlightenment is transcending a narrow, separate sense of self, what might that expansive self feel like?| How to Train a Happy Mind
Dr. Rick Hanson, best-selling author of Buddha’s Brain, shares the neuroscience of expanding our inner happiness without denying our pain.| How to Train a Happy Mind
Could the true cause of happiness be simply thinking about whatever we are doing at the moment, what meditators call mindfulness?| How to Train a Happy Mind
Venerable Sangye Khadro and Scott Snibbe discuss compassion in this talk organized by the Foundation for Compassion and Wisdom.| How to Train a Happy Mind
Am I just a little more important than everyone else? This view, from the Buddhist perspective, is the root of our suffering.| How to Train a Happy Mind
What do you do when you’re alone? When you’re anxious or lonely? There's a deep source of strength in our minds that’s always available.| How to Train a Happy Mind
A self-reflection meditation to take control of your mental cause and effect—that's normally unconscious—to be your best self.| How to Train a Happy Mind
What is meditation? Analytic meditation doesn't just reduce stress, but enhances our greatest human qualities.| How to Train a Happy Mind
The first time I went to see the Dalai Lama I was skeptical, but the first things he said was, "Don't become a Buddhist."| How to Train a Happy Mind
A meditation on the mental antidotes that oppose the true source of suffering: our attachment, anger, and self-centered ignorance.| How to Train a Happy Mind
A guided mediation to embrace impermanence, releasing fear and anxiety to become more fully present to those around us.| A Skeptic's Path to Enlightenment
The Dalai Lama recommends this morning meditation: meditating on the nature of the mind, followed by meditating on the kindness of others.| How to Train a Happy Mind