Thankfulness for What Protects and Nurtures You, with Rick Hanson

When life feels shaky, fast-moving, or overwhelming, it’s natural to look for something steady to rest in. In this talk, we explore the deep nourishment of refuge—the places, people, practices, and inner qualities that help you feel protected, grounded, and replenished.

Key Topics & Timecodes
0:00 — Refuge from childhood to adulthood — what felt safe, comforting, and replenishing when you were young, and how that still lives in you today.
4:33 — Giving thanks for the refuges in your life — gratitude as a way to deepen your sense of belonging and steadiness.
7:42 — Finding refuge in unsettling times — how to ground yourself amid change, fragmentation, and climate anxiety.
9:15 — Creative ways to relate to the Three Refuges — Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha as living resources within and around you.
20:07 — Recognizing what you know for sure — appreciating your own earned wisdom and good character.
21:38 — Community as refuge — monastics, fellow practitioners, global meditators, and the people walking this path with you.
25:06 — Your inner Sangha — appreciating the many parts within you, even the difficult ones, and thanking them for their efforts.
30:43 — The unconditioned and the mystery — reflections on the absolute, the conditioned world, and where we take ultimate refuge.

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