Into the Magic Shop

How can you grow a little today, to improve your tomorrow? To learn 7 practical ways to change your brain and your life for the better, don’t miss New York Times best selling author of Buddha’s Brain and Neurodharma, Rick Hanson, on this episode of Into The Magic Shop.

Key takeaways:
7 practices of the highest happiness
Why we need to be self compassionate
How dopamine can help you meditate
Why focusing on the whole brings you into the present
Is consciousness simply a neurochemical process?

Show Notes

If you’re curious about the practical science of lasting happiness, don’t miss New York Times best selling author of Buddha’s Brain and most recently, Neurodharma, Rick Hanson, on this episode of Into The Magic Shop. 

When you see people who operate at the upper reaches of human potential, it can seem a million miles away when you’re down in the trenches of everyday life. 

“The qualities that we see in people who are very far along, [even] farther along than I am, are really helpful when you're dealing with stress. It's useful to have a lot of emotional balance. It's useful to have strong, steady mindfulness. It's useful to have an open, caring, warm heart as you deal with things like the Coronavirus.”

Rick’s latest book draws upon the latest brain science and applies it to the most penetrating analysis of the mind. We all have the potential to handle stress, heal old pain, feel at ease with others, and rest in the sense of our natural goodness.

“You're reminding me of those lines from Gurdjieff, the mystic last century who said, drugs are like a telescope. They'll show you what's possible, but then you've got to walk there on your own. And I think that's true for a lot of things.”

So, how can you grow a little today, to improve your tomorrow? To learn 7 practical ways to change your brain and your life for the better, download and listen to this episode. 

On today’s podcast:
  • 7 practices of the highest happiness
  • Why we need to be self compassionate 
  • How dopamine can help you meditate
  • Why focusing on the whole brings you into the present
  • Is consciousness simply a neurochemical process?

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What is Into the Magic Shop?

Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, many were overwhelmed with stress, anxiety and depression. While this epidemic of stress has been growing over the past decade, it has been exacerbated by the pandemic and the divisive nature of political discourse. As a result, many people feel disconnected, inauthentic, and unhappy, while questioning the source of their unhappiness when they presumably have “everything”—an absence of compassion, for oneself and others, is often the source of the problem.

Many of us don’t understand the nature of self-compassion nor the power of compassion to improve our lives and alleviate our suffering. By entering the “Magic Shop”, Jim will share his wisdom and introduce a variety of techniques to change the course of one’s life and share his own lessons learned through the exchange of untold stories of his guests. He will interview authors and experts in the fields of philosophy, psychology, neuroscience, spirituality and religion, as well as individuals with unique points of view. He will also engage his listeners by answering their questions and also at times interview listeners who are willing to share their own stories of challenge and hardship.