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Buddha's Brain
Buddha's Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love, and Wisdom | Rick Hanson
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If you change your brain, you can change your life. Great teachers like the Buddha, Jesus, Moses, Mohammed, and Gandhi were all born with brains built essentially like anyone else’s—and then they changed their brains in ways that changed the world. Science is now revealing how the flow of thoughts actually sculpts the brain, and more and more, we are learning that it's possible to strengthen positive brain states. By combining breakthroughs in neuroscience with insights from thousands of years of mindfulness practice, you too can use your mind to shape your brain for greater happiness, love, and wisdom. Buddha's Brain draws on the latest research to show how to stimulate your brain for more fulfilling relationships, a deeper spiritual life, and a greater sense of inner confidence and worth. Using guided meditations and mindfulness exercises, you'll learn how to activate the brain states of calm, joy, and compassion instead of worry, sorrow, and anger. Most importantly, you will foster positive psychological growth that will literally change the way you live in your day-to-day life. This book presents an unprecedented intersection of psychology, neurology, and contemplative practice, and is filled with practical tools and skills that you can use every day to tap the unused potential of your brain and rewire it over time for greater well-being and peace of mind.
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JenReadsAlot
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I enjoyed some of this and the rest was too smart for me to understand 😂 free space #bookspinbingo @TheAromaofBooks

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sarahlandis
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This book was pretty good! Suuuper informative, very science-y. Talked a lot about the different parts of the brain with super technical jargon that could be hard to follow. Gave amazing meditation exercises. This book explained why our brains do the things they do and how we can use different exercises to reach higher levels of enlightenment. I didn‘t particularity enjoy reading it, but I liked the messages and written out meditation guides

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CatharKnight
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Transformative!

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kuhkuhbird
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Equanimity: not reacting to your reactions. And why do we cultivate it? To have more freedom from craving and the suffering it brings.

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kuhkuhbird
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Change your brain. Change your life.

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TaylorMay
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I went on a week long vacation and I did not keep a record for my #HaveCourageBeKind BUT I promise that I did do something small every single day. I held elevator doors, took pictures for people, let others go in front of me in lines, and most of all smiled at everyone. I was having a great time so it was easy. #SpreadKindness

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Melistoro
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What are your thought about this quote

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Melistoro

If getting upset about something unpleasant is like being bitten by a snake, grasping for what pleasant is like grabbing the snake tail; sooner or later, it will still bite you

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Melistoro
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Randomly selected. I think I'm gonna love this app picking my books to read next

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MandaLynn999
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"Your body is made of stardust"