Hacking Enlightenment in 7 Steps: The Dharma and Next-Gen of Neuroscience – Rick Hanson, Ph.D., with Dave Asprey : 696

The Human Upgrade: Biohacking for Longevity & Performance

Dave Asprey

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🗓️ 5 May 2020

⏱️ 74 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of Bulletproof Radio, my guest, Rick Hanson, Ph.D., is a neuropsychologist, teacher, and speaker. He’s also a New York Times best-selling author of five books that explore topics like neuroscience, clinical psychology, and positive neuroplasticity.

I’ve asked Rick back to the show to discuss his new book, “Neurodharma: New Science, Ancient Wisdom, and Seven Practices of the Highest Happiness.” We cover Rick’s seven practices for strengthening the neural circuitry of profound contentment and inner peace based on cutting-edge brain science. These qualities offer essential support in everyday life while at the same time support the exploration of the most radical reaches of human consciousness. If it sounds daunting, it’s absolutely not! Rick relies on methods and prefers to be in the trenches.

“These are seven ways of being that are perfected in enlightenment,” Rick says. “And then in effect, reverse engineering those seven ways of being so that we can develop them inside ourselves, literally hardwired into our own brain.”

He gives us hope while also recognizing the challenges of modern life: “Our deepest nature in fact has already awakened,” he says. “And yet it's really difficult to rest in that true nature for more than a few seconds in a row given the brain's survival biases and then the ways that modern culture floods us and distracts us.” … “It’s easy to lose sight of the peaks of human potential.”

Rick is a Senior Fellow of UC Berkeley’s Greater Good Science Center. He’s lectured at NASA, Google, Oxford, and Harvard, and taught in meditation centers worldwide. Considered an expert on positive neuroplasticity, his work has been featured on the BBC, CBS, NPR, and other major media.

Rick doesn’t use any jargon or pep talks, but instead reaches into neuroscience while also sharing his own journey of practice (he’s been meditating for 46 years!) He teaches and informs through stories, guided meditations, examples and applications. You’ll find this episode pragmatic and practical.

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0:00.0	Will it prove radio a state of high performance?
0:05.2	You're listening to Bulletproof Radio with Dave Asprey.
0:09.0	Today's guest is a neuropsychologist, author, teacher, speaker who spent 46 years meditating.
0:17.2	He's a senior fellow at UC Berkeley's Greater Good Science Center.
0:22.1	He's lectured at NASA, Google, Oxford, and Harvard, but not in that order.
0:27.0	He's taught in meditation centers worldwide.
0:29.8	And the reason I want to have him on the show is he's an expert on positive neuroplasticity,
0:34.9	rather than negative neuroplasticity, which is what a lot of us are getting,
0:37.9	thanks to all this constant fear cycle in the news.
0:41.4	He's had five New York Times bestsellers as opposed to my small three.
0:45.8	So I'm already intimidated.
0:48.0	I really welcome to the show.
0:50.4	Dave is such a pleasure to hang out with you again, really.
0:53.9	The Biohacking Wonderland is a 65,000 square foot tech hall with over 100 tools and toys
1:01.9	all approved by me and my team.
1:04.3	It's the biggest collection of biohacking tech in the world,
1:07.5	and there's going to be something there for you that can help you upgrade what you're working on.
1:12.1	You also get to hear from leaders at the front of health and wellness and human potential.
1:17.2	And you're going to make unforgettable memories because you get to spend quality time with people
1:21.8	like you. That's the best thing about the conference, the smiles, the glowing eyes,
1:26.0	and the people who just care about things a little differently.
1:29.2	Go to biohackingconference.com.
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