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- 🇨🇦CA · Buddhism#20300K to 1M
- 🇺🇸US · Buddhism#21100K to 300K
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- 🇩🇪DE · Buddhism#47100K to 300K
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303K to 955K🎙 Daily cadence·45 episodes·Last published today - Monthly Reach
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1.0M to 3.2M🇨🇦31%🇺🇸9%🇬🇧9%+25 more - Active Followers
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404K to 1.3M
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The Powerful Combination of Concentration and Insight
Jun 24, 2026
39m 54s
Insightful Freedom from Craving
Jun 17, 2026
41m 20s
How to Use Fear and Not Let It Use You
Jun 10, 2026
34m 03s
Keys to Personal and Global Evolution with David Sloan Wilson
Jun 3, 2026
42m 29s
How to Let Go
May 27, 2026
30m 01s
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| Date | Episode | Description | Length | ||||||
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| 6/24/26 | The Powerful Combination of Concentration and Insight | We all know what it’s like to feel scattered, stuck in our own mental loops, unable to actually move through the hard stuff. What the Buddha was pointing to with “right concentration” is that a settled, unified mind isn’t just a nice meditation bonus — it’s the thing that gives your insight real power to cut through. In this talk, I dig into a remarkable ancient teaching by a nun named Dhammadinnā, exploring how concentration works together with virtue and wisdom to actually move you from suf... | 39m 54s | ||||||
| 6/17/26 | Insightful Freedom from Craving | 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. You’re welcome to join me live each week for these talks — for free — by signing up at https://rickhanson.com/wednesday-meditations-with-dr-rick-hanson/. We alw... | 41m 20s | ||||||
| 6/10/26 | How to Use Fear and Not Let It Use You | You’re welcome to join me live each week for these talks — for free — by signing up at https://rickhanson.com/wednesday-meditations-with-dr-rick-hanson/. We always start with a guided meditation to set the tone for the evening. If you’d like to experience the meditation that accompanied this talk, you can listen to it at: https://rickhanson.com/meditation-talk-how-to-use-fear-and-not-let-it-use-you/ And if you'd like to check out any of my online programs at https://rickhanson.com/online-cour... | 34m 03s | ||||||
| 6/3/26 | Keys to Personal and Global Evolution with David Sloan Wilson | It’s easy to feel stuck in the same patterns—repeating old reactions, circling in the same thoughts, and wondering why real change is so hard. In this talk, we explore how Darwin’s insights into evolution—variation, selection, and retention—can be applied to your own healing, growing, and awakening. Drawing on both modern science and the deep contemplative traditions of Buddhism, this conversation I had with David Sloan Wilson offers a practical, grounded path for personal transformation—and ... | 42m 29s | ||||||
| 5/27/26 | How to Let Go | You’re welcome to join me live each week for these talks — for free — by signing up at https://rickhanson.com/wednesday-meditations-with-dr-rick-hanson/. We always start with a guided meditation to set the tone for the evening. If you’d like to experience the meditation that accompanied this talk, you can listen to it at: https://rickhanson.com/meditation-talk-how-to-let-go/ And if you'd like to check out any of my online programs at https://rickhanson.com/online-courses/, you can receive 20%... | 30m 01s | ||||||
| 5/20/26 | How to Be Calmer . . . Now | You’re welcome to join me live each week for these talks — for free — by signing up at https://rickhanson.com/wednesday-meditations-with-dr-rick-hanson/. We always start with a guided meditation to set the tone for the evening. If you’d like to experience the meditation that accompanied this talk, you can listen to it at: https://rickhanson.com/meditation-talk-how-to-be-calmer-now/ And if you'd like to check out any of my online programs at https://rickhanson.com/online-courses/, you can rece... | 37m 38s | ||||||
| 5/13/26 | The Wise Effort of Letting Go of Self | You’re welcome to join me live each week for these talks — for free — by signing up at https://rickhanson.com/wednesday-meditations-with-dr-rick-hanson/. We always start with a guided meditation to set the tone for the evening. If you’d like to experience the meditation that accompanied this talk, you can listen to it at: https://rickhanson.com/meditation-talk-the-wise-effort-of-letting-go-of-self/ And if you'd like to check out any of my online programs at https://rickhanson.com/online-cours... | 40m 26s | ||||||
| 5/6/26 | Equanimity: Inner Freedom with a Heart as Wide as the World | You’re welcome to join me live each week for these talks — for free — by signing up at https://rickhanson.com/wednesday-meditations-with-dr-rick-hanson/. We always start with a guided meditation to set the tone for the evening. If you’d like to experience the meditation that accompanied this talk, you can listen to it at: https://rickhanson.com/meditation-talk-equanimity-inner-freedom-with-a-heart-as-wide-as-the-world/ And if you'd like to check out any of my online programs at https://rickha... | 44m 51s | ||||||
| 4/29/26 | When Unjust Power Comes at You – and What You Can Do about It | When power comes at us — through authority, intimidation, manipulation, or fear — it can stir old anxiety and self-doubt. So this week I explored how power affects the mind, from personal relationships and childhood conditioning to social hierarchies and authoritarian appeals. We took a look at how greed, hatred, and delusion can corrupt power, how to recognize manipulation and intimidation, and how to reclaim your attention instead of letting fear run the show. You’re welcome to join me live... | 32m 27s | ||||||
| 4/22/26 | How to Claim the Power You Do Have (and Disengage Where You Don’t) | We often give away our power by focusing on what we can’t control and getting pulled into stress, overthinking, or other people’s reactions. This week I focused on how to reclaim your power by focusing on where you actually have influence—your attention, your actions, and your choices—so you can live with more clarity, strength, and purpose. You’re welcome to join me live each week for these talks — for free — by signing up at https://rickhanson.com/wednesday-meditations-with-dr-rick-hanson/.... | 32m 52s | ||||||
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| 4/15/26 | How to Balance Caring for Oneself and Caring for the World | When the world feels overwhelming and full of suffering (which seems to happen a lot, these days), it’s easy to feel torn between caring for yourself and caring for others. So this week I explored how to hold both without shutting down or turning away. You’re welcome to join me live each week for these talks — for free — by signing up at https://rickhanson.com/wednesday-meditations-with-dr-rick-hanson/. We always start with a guided meditation to set the tone for the evening. If you’d like to... | 40m 12s | ||||||
| 4/8/26 | Life’s Easier When You Surrender to What’s Already Good within You | We often make life harder than it needs to be by pushing, striving, and second-guessing ourselves—but when you learn to trust and surrender to what is already good and wise within you, things begin to feel simpler, steadier, and more at peace. You’re welcome to join me live each week for these talks — for free — by signing up at https://rickhanson.com/wednesday-meditations-with-dr-rick-hanson/. We always start with a guided meditation to set the tone for the evening. If you’d like to experien... | 44m 00s | ||||||
| 4/1/26 | Compassionate Action for Upstream Sources of Suffering | When you look at the state of the world, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed, helpless, or outraged—and unsure what actually makes a difference. I’ve certainly felt that way myself at times, and lately have been hearing from others that feel similarly. So in this talk, I explore how real change happens when inner growth meets collective action, and how compassion can move from a feeling into something that truly shapes the world. You’re welcome to join me live each week for these talks — for free —... | 41m 07s | ||||||
| 3/25/26 | Wise and Courageous Compassion for Others – and Yourself | When we’re hurt, frustrated, or facing difficult people, it’s easy to swing between passivity and hostility—either saying nothing and shrinking back, or getting pulled into anger, righteousness, and reactivity. This week, I explore how to practice a wiser, more courageous form of compassion: one that helps us let go of what burdens the mind, stand up for what matters, and bring both strength and care to other people as well as to ourselves. You’re welcome to join me live each week for these t... | 42m 06s | ||||||
| 3/18/26 | The Personal Benefits of Empathy for “Them” | When we feel hurt, irritated, or caught in conflict with other people, it’s easy to get stuck in resentment, reactivity, or stress. But empathy is not only something we offer others — it can also be a gift to ourselves. In this talk, I explore the personal benefits of having empathy for others, including how it can soften the heart, reduce inner burden, and help us respond more skillfully while still honoring justice and clear boundaries. You’re welcome to join me live each week for these tal... | 36m 41s | ||||||
| 3/11/26 | Exploring Radical Helplessness, Radical Trust, and Radical Acceptance | Many of us carry a quiet sense of helplessness or not mattering enough to others. Even if our childhood was generally loving, early experiences of vulnerability can leave emotional traces that shape how we react today. In this talk, I explore how these early patterns can show up as compensation or overreaction in adult life—and how mindfulness helps us see them clearly and loosen their grip. From there, I invite a deeper exploration: what happens when we stop fighting the vulnerability of bei... | 40m 54s | ||||||
| 3/4/26 | You Are Whole and Complete, and There Is Nothing to Add | Often we move through life feeling like we have to keep improving ourselves—fixing flaws, achieving more, becoming someone “better” before we can finally feel at ease. This teaching turns that assumption upside down by inviting you to experiment with a radical possibility: that you are already whole and complete, with nothing to add. As you softly try on phrases like “I am whole” or “I am complete,” or imagine a wise, loving presence saying them to you, you may notice both the parts that resi... | 19m 36s | ||||||
| 2/25/26 | What Matters, and What Doesn’t | In this talk, we explore the profound yet simple distinction between what truly matters in our lives and what is essentially just noise and then reflect on how our brains are naturally wired to fixate on threats and trivialities, often at the expense of our deeper well-being. You’re welcome to join me live each week for these talks — for free — by signing up at https://rickhanson.com/wednesday-meditations-with-dr-rick-hanson/. We always start with a guided meditation to set the tone for the e... | 44m 59s | ||||||
| 2/18/26 | Accepting Your Vulnerabilities – Including from Early Childhood | Sometimes we try to open up or soften, but we don’t feel safe enough inside to do it. Our nervous system holds armor — bracing against vulnerability, against the truth that life includes aging, illness, loss, and uncertainty. This is definitely something I’ve experienced, so this week I explore how to resource yourself first — to feel steady enough to lower your guard — and how vulnerability itself can become a doorway into peace, love, and freedom. When we stop compensating for old wounds an... | 33m 06s | ||||||
| 2/11/26 | Welcoming the “Messengers” of Aging, Illness, Death – and Awakening | Aging, illness, and death are realities we all live with, even when we try not to think about them. Often, they show up quietly in the background as worry, grief, fear, or a sense of urgency we can’t quite name. In this talk, I explore a classic Buddhist teaching known as the four heavenly messengers—aging, illness, death, and the possibility of awakening—and how we can relate to them in ways that reduce suffering and support a full, meaningful life. You’re welcome to join me live each week f... | 41m 21s | ||||||
| 2/4/26 | Using Mindfulness When You're Triggered | What should we do when we get triggered — especially by other people? In this talk, I discuss how mindfulness, focused attention, open awareness, and non-clinging help us manage reactivity, reduce rumination, and relate more wisely to ourselves and others. You’re welcome to join me live each week for these talks — for free — by signing up at https://rickhanson.com/wednesday-meditations-with-dr-rick-hanson/. We always start with a guided meditation to set the tone for the evening. If you’d lik... | 42m 18s | ||||||
| 1/28/26 | Five Ways to Feel Less Anxious | When fear and anxiety feel woven into the fabric of everyday life — from global crises to personal health worries — it’s easy to feel overwhelmed, helpless, or stuck in a loop of dread. So this week I explored how to meet anxiety with mindfulness and compassion, find real refuges that steady the heart, take meaningful action without burning out, and hold life with a wider wisdom perspective. When we relinquish what no longer serves — harsh self-judgment, false hopes, and unnecessary worry — w... | 40m 55s | ||||||
| 1/21/26 | How to Trust Yourself | When you’ve been triggered enough times, it’s easy to start living smaller: avoiding certain conversations, second-guessing yourself, and staying inside an invisible cage that looks like caution but feels like contraction. In this talk, I explore what “trusting yourself” really means—not as bravado or blind confidence, but as an embodied sense that you can stay steady, return to center, and take the next step even in uncertainty. Along the way, we connect this to early conditioning (basic tru... | 27m 34s | ||||||
| 1/14/26 | Good Intentions | When you pause and look honestly at your life, it can be hard to know whether you’re living from what truly matters—or just reacting to the world around you. So this week, I explored the nature of good intentions, choice, and values. When you clarify what you care about most, it’s easier to live with moral clarity without slipping into self-judgment or ill will, and translate intentions into daily action. You’re welcome to join me live each week for these talks — for free — by sig... | 42m 50s | ||||||
| 1/7/26 | Three Ways to Steady Your Mind | It’s normal to feel overwhelmed by the chaos of modern life, and it’s hard to steady your mind when you’re distracted, stressed, rattled, or ruminating about the things you feel threatened about or resentful of. In this talk, I explored 3 practical ways to bring calm, clarity, and presence into your daily routine — even amidst the distractions and pressures of the world. You’re welcome to join me live each week for these talks — for free — by signing up at https://rickhanson.com/wednesday-med... | 42m 47s | ||||||
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Chart Positions
29 placements across 28 markets.
Chart Positions
29 placements across 28 markets.