Wednesday Meditations
Free Weekly Talks and Meditations with Dr. Rick Hanson
Much research has shown that meditation is a powerful way to develop greater resilience, compassion, and happiness – as well as strengthen the immune system and promote other health benefits.
Join Dr. Rick Hanson every Wednesday for a free meditation, talk, and discussion via Zoom. Everyone is welcome, and no background in meditation is needed. Rick draws on modern psychology and brain science, as well as the penetrating and pragmatic teachings of the Buddha.
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6:00 – 7:30 pm PT / 9:00 – 10:30 pm ET
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Schedule:
5:45 pm Pacific time – (optional) Informal “chat” with others
6:00 pm – Guided meditation
6:35 pm – 10-minute Break
6:45 – 7:30 pm – Talk and Q&A
7:35 pm – (optional) Small discussion groups
in “breakout rooms,” ending by 8 pm
Guest Teachers:
December 25 – No Sitting Group
January 1, 2025 – No Sitting Group
These teachings are offered freely, at no charge.
Donations to support these teachings are received with much gratitude!
Recent Wednesday Meditations and Talks
Explore why it is useful to consider the undying physical, living basis of states of conscience that have been exhalted by the traditions of the world.
Why and How to Cultivate Happiness, Love, and Wisdom
Here is a talk from the San Rafael Meditation group with Rick Hanson, Ph.D. It focuses on cultivating personal strengths into happiness by training yourself to do good that lasts, and brings happiness, peace, and a mind of boundless love.
This meditation and talk focuses on the framework of this year’s exploration as it relates to Neurodharma: the Deepest Roots to the Highest Happiness – through seven fundamental qualities of awakening.
Metta for the Whole World: A Meditative Reflection
“Metta” means lovingkindness. A beautiful way to compensate for the hard-wired tendency to fix our attention and affections on mainly one person, or small group of people, is to deliberately cultivate and practice an attitude of compassion and kindness toward people in general.
This talk from the San Rafael Meditation group with Rick Hanson, Ph.D. is titled, “The Perfection of Patience" and focuses on sources of well-being and grit, and specifically on what could be considered a modest strength of patience. Patience has many large...
This talk from the San Rafael Meditation and focuses on sources of well-being and grit, and specifically on the quality of agency – which is feeling more like a “hammer” and less like a “nail.”
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