Key Steps in Your Personal Growth Journey with Rick Hanson

What does it feel like to simply be yourself—without all the striving, fixing, and fabricating?

This week, I explore six key turning points in my own journey of practice, from realizing I could shape my mind, to discovering concentration, to resting more deeply in love and a growing sense of oneness.

Along the way, I reflect on the challenges of modern life—overthinking, anxiety, emotional overwhelm—and how contemplative practice helps us come to rest in something deeper, steadier, and more peaceful.

I talk about what it means to truly clock out, how to face what you cannot control, and why letting the sediment settle in the pond of the mind reveals the inner treasures already inside you. I also offer thoughts on anxiety, craving, self-compassion, and how to honor your own path of awakening—wherever you are on it.

Whether you’re new to practice or have been on the path for years, I hope this reflection helps you rest more fully in your own being.

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