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This is the kind of evidence that leads us to title the book the way we did, that we literally are born to flourish.

This isn't like another self-improvement program.

It's really recognizing what's already here,

what we already have, and then building from there. And it's just a totally different inner process

when you view it that way. In this episode of Insights at the Edge, my guests are Richie Davidson

and Cortland Doll from the Center for Healthy Ms at the University of Wisconsin-Madison,

and they're the authors of the new book, Born to Flourish, How New Science and Ancient Wisdom

reveal a simple path to thriving. Perhaps you've heard of Richie Davidson. He's one of the most highly cited

scientists in the world. He's known for his groundbreaking work studying emotion and the brain,

and also what we can learn from long-term meditators that we can put into practical application in our lives.

Cortland Dahl is a contemplative scientist who works closely with Ritchie at the Center for

Healthy Minds. He's a translator of Buddhist texts. He's author of the book, A Meditator's Guide

to Buddhism, and he's co-founder, an executive director of Tiergarh International,

which is a global meditation community rooted in the teachings of Mingyrimpichae.

Friends, stay with us.

Richie, Cortland, welcome.

Thank you, Tammy.

Good to be here.

Yeah, it's great to be here with you both.

Thank you for having us on.

You're known and you refer to yourself as activist scientists.

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