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title: "The Biology of Craving – and Not"
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date: 2025-11-08
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# The Biology of Craving – and Not

This talk from the San Rafael Meditation group with Rick Hanson, Ph.D. It is titled, “The Biology of Craving – and Not” and focuses on biological nature of craving and what we can do about it. This talk included a guided meditation which you can download here....[vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern”][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1585341898773{margin-bottom: 30px !important;}”]In this meditation, talk and discussion from my Wednesday Night Meditation, we start with a 45-minute meditation in Resting at Peace in a Radiant Heart. Then, as many are dealing with a range of feelings during the Coronavirus pandemic, I offer a talk on Love and Anger in the Time of Corona.

I hope you find it helpful, and you are welcome to join my [free Wednesday Meditations]() – open to everyone![/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner row_type=”row” type=”full_width” text_align=”left” css_animation=””][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1585341935427{margin-top: 40px !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1585341871000{margin-bottom: 30px !important;}”]

**Meditation: Resting at Peace in a Radiant Heart**

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[Download the Audio of this Meditation]()

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**Talk: Love and Anger in the Time of Corona**

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[Download the Audio of this Talk]()

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##### Practicing Dāna: Cultivating Generosity

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