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 You can see the meditation that went along with this talk here: https://rickhanson.com/talk-meditatio... If you would like to join the free, online Wednesday Meditations, sign up here https://rickhanson.com/wednesday-medi... If you would like to donate to the weekly Wednesday Talk + Meditations, you can do that here: https://rickhanson.com/wednesday-medi... #RickHanson #Buddhism #Meditation #Mindfulness #SelfAwareness #PersonalGrowth #InnerPeace #Attachment #Wisdom