Insightful Freedom from Craving with Rick Hanson

Do you ever feel caught up in striving, worrying about how you're doing, or trying to become a better version of yourself? In this talk, I explore an early Buddhist teaching on how craving and self-identification create suffering—and how loosening our grip on who we think we are can bring greater freedom, peace, and genuine happiness.

Key Topics & Timecodes
0:00 — Returning to the Original Teachings
5:32 — Meeting Dhammadinna
9:11 — What Is the Self, Really?
12:36 — The Three Forms of Craving
15:54 — The Noble Pony and the Naughty Pony
18:43 — Three Questions for Wise Living
20:49 — What Would It Feel Like to Let Go?
22:27 — The Eightfold Path as a Practical Cure
23:32 — Investigating the Self Through Direct Experience
29:26 — Does Letting Go of Self Lead to Depersonalization?
30:18 — Filling the Hole in the Heart
32:30 — The Difference Between Happiness and Craving
35:42 — Impermanence, Suffering, and Interdependence

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