Soon I’ll be interviewing my good friend @drrhanson, author of Buddha’s Brain and Hardwiring Happiness. He’s a great guy with a deep practice: if you have thoughtful questions for the interview, please reply with them here.
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So, can he tell me how to feel good about the sudden, violent death of my best friend, or not?
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I will definitely ask him something along those lines. And my sincere condolences on the loss of your friend. That sucks.
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Thank you. And it doesn't suck, it just is. My feelings about it also just "are." If I could change what happened, I would, but why try to change my feelings?
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If things ‘just is’ why not improve the experience of yr nervous system by soothing its primal grief patterns? Less suffering in the face of life’s heartbreak doesnt seem contradictory to nonduality
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Why not experience the full depth & extent of the grief, as Buddha did?
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I also agree with your assessment of Buddha’s experience. i tht i detected aggression towards the thought of working with the limbic system. Personally i can dissolve in panic or peace. Relative peace is nice tho. Esp for those around me.
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I'm all for attaining a mountain-like stability, so you don't go all monkey crazy on shit at any instant
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Anyhoo. Sorry forr cc’ing michael on these. Dr Hanson’s work was really beneficial for me when molton panic was a consistent component of intensive practice. Very helpful work. I am sorry for your loss
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I believe the tweet in question (sans typo) was: "I will be happy to read his work if he can tell me how to feel good about the death of my best friend."
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In this case I deleted the tweet because of an annoying typo in it. Don't get paranoid!
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