Uploaded August 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
@RickHanson and I are joined by @MingyurRinpoche, a renowned Tibetan Buddhist teacher, to explore calming anxiety with awareness, relaxing unhealthy wanting, and finding a deeper sense of our innate goodness. Rinpoche shares how a near-death experience during his four-year “wandering retreat” transformed his relationship to fear and deepened his gratitude for life. We discuss practical ways to see the true nature of the mind, soften the grip of aversion and attachment, reframe fear as care, and embrace impermanence as a path to freedom.
Learn more about Rinpoche's live teaching in South Africa and join for free online at tergar.org/southafrica.
Key Topics:
0:00 Introduction
3:33 How a near-death experience dissolved Rinpoche’s fear
7:06 Learning not to fight panic attacks
10:25 Seeing anxiety as clouds in the sky
14:18 Awareness, wisdom, and love as innate qualities
18:39 Recognizing basic goodness even in self-hatred
25:28 Courage to be with doubt and uncertainty
27:51 “Anytime, anywhere” meditation practice
33:57 Awareness and emptiness as inseparable
46:49 Letting old selves die and embracing change
52:41 Recap
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Who Am I: I'm Forrest, the co-author of Resilient (amzn.to/3iXLerD) and host of the Being Well Podcast (apple.co/38ufGG0). I'm making videos focused on simplifying psychology, mental health, and personal growth.
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@RickHanson and I are joined by @MingyurRinpoche, a renowned Tibetan Buddhist teacher, to explore calming anxiety with awareness, relaxing unhealthy wanting, and finding a deeper sense of our innate goodness. Rinpoche shares how a near-death experience during his four-year “wandering retreat” transformed his relationship to fear and deepened his gratitude for life. We discuss practical ways to see the true nature of the mind, soften the grip of aversion and attachment, reframe fear as care, and embrace impermanence as a path to freedom.
Learn more about Rinpoche's live teaching in South Africa and join for free online at tergar.org/southafrica.
Key Topics:
0:00 Introduction
3:33 How a near-death experience dissolved Rinpoche’s fear
7:06 Learning not to fight panic attacks
10:25 Seeing anxiety as clouds in the sky
14:18 Awareness, wisdom, and love as innate qualities
18:39 Recognizing basic goodness even in self-hatred
25:28 Courage to be with doubt and uncertainty
27:51 “Anytime, anywhere” meditation practice
33:57 Awareness and emptiness as inseparable
46:49 Letting old selves die and embracing change
52:41 Recap
Subscribe to Being Well on:
Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/being-well-with-dr-rick-hanson/id1120885936
Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/5d87ZU1XY0fpdYNSEwXLVQ
Who Am I: I'm Forrest, the co-author of Resilient (amzn.to/3iXLerD) and host of the Being Well Podcast (apple.co/38ufGG0). I'm making videos focused on simplifying psychology, mental health, and personal growth.
Subscribe to Rick on YouTube: youtube.com/@RickHanson?sub_confirmation=1
Get Rick's Free Newsletters: rickhanson.com/writings/newsletters-from-dr-rick-hanson
Follow Rick Here:
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I'm not a clinician, and what I say on this channel should not be taken as medical advice.
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