Throughout his career as a Silicon Valley technology entrepreneur, and now as an author and innovative meditation teacher, Erric has been interested in understanding the mind and how it functions, both as a user experience designer and as a mind hacker. He is the co-author of Radically Happy: A User's Guide to the Mind which he wrote together with Phakchok Rinpoche.
All posts by Erric Solomon
Buddha’s Radical Two-Step Approach to Happiness
Sep 3, 2020
Over 2,500 years ago, a man sat under a Bodhi tree and had a completely radical insight: suffering was caused by ignorance about who we really are. This ignorance comes from a...
Read MoreRadically Loving Through Spaciousness and Letting Go
Aug 10, 2020
By Erric Solomon We usually look for love “out there”; we want to be loved. Perhaps we find a perfect lover or a new BFF, and for a time we feel like...
Read MoreRadically Loving: Creating Sparks of Love
Jul 29, 2020
Our true nature is unconditional love....
Read MoreRelying on the Four Immeasurable Qualities During a Pandemic (Part 4): Immeasurable Sympathetic Joy
May 5, 2020
By Erric Solomon The practice of the Four Immeasurable Qualities—Equanimity, Loving-Kindness, Compassion, and Sympathetic Joy— is common to all Buddhist traditions of practice. For our great tradition of Mahayana, they are the foundation...
Read MoreRelying on the Four Immeasurable Qualities During a Pandemic (Part 3): Immeasurable Compassion
Apr 23, 2020
By Erric Solomon The practice of the Four Immeasurable Qualities—Equanimity, Loving-Kindness, Compassion, and Sympathetic Joy— is common to all Buddhist traditions of practice. For our great tradition of Mahayana, they are the...
Read MoreRelying on the Four Immeasurable Qualities During a Pandemic (Part 2): Immeasurable Loving-Kindness
Apr 16, 2020
By Erric Solomon The practice of the Four Immeasurable Qualities—Equanimity, Loving-Kindness, Compassion, and Sympathetic Joy— is common to all Buddhist traditions of practice. For our great tradition of Mahayana, they are the...
Read MoreRelying on the Four Immeasurable Qualities During a Pandemic (Part 1): Immeasurable Equanimity
Apr 9, 2020
By Erric Solomon During turbulent periods of crises, I find it really helpful to go to the heart of the teachings of the Buddhadharma. By remembering to bring forth the essential teachings...
Read MoreWhat can we do if we really start to freak out? (Part 3 – Liberation through Feeling)
Mar 26, 2020
by Erric Solomon Panic is Energy A sense of panic isn’t necessarily a bad thing. But how we deal with panic can make a huge difference. Panic is energy, a kind of...
Read MoreWhat Can We Do If We Really Start to Freak Out? (Part 2 – Creating Space with Phakchok Rinpoche)
Mar 22, 2020
Phakchok Rinpoche teaches how to create space to feel more calm and lose fear, as well as slow down the loop of negative...
Read MoreWhat Can We Do If We Really Start To Freak Out? (Part 1 – Relying on the Love of the Buddhas)
Mar 20, 2020
Guru Padmasambhava as the guru we can all call out and supplicate in times of freaking...
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