Erric Solomon is an Author, Mind Hacker, Technologist, and Occasional Buddhist Teacher

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Bringing together decades of Buddhist practice, a high-powered Silicon Valley career, and an abundant sense of humour, Erric speaks with an authenticity grounded in experience. Drawing on his life in the fast-paced, always on wired world, and his study under the guidance of some of the greatest masters of our time, Erric creates a bridge between modern insight and ancient wisdom.

 

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Теперь мы говорим по-русски! We speak Russian! Our book is now available in the Russian language.
Our mind is open like the sky. Within the limitless space of our mind, anything can arise. All sorts of thoughts, emotions, sensations, hopes and fears will arise within the mind. Yet, just like all sorts of different weather appear without improving or harming the sky, the appearances that arise withing the space of the mind, never help not injure the mind’s skylike essence. We need to become more and more familiar with the space-like aspect of our mind. By identifying with the space in which things appear, rather than the thoughts, emotions, sights, sounds, tastes, physical sensations and smells that arise with the space of the mind, an indescribable freedom will be ours. Perhaps this only lasts an instant or two, that’s because of our habit of chasing appearances rather than acknowledging the space they arise within. So if you have one instant, you can have another, and another and another and another…. This is the 3rd stanza of our (Phakchok Rinpoche and me) aspiration at the end of Radically Happy: A User’s Guide to the Mind: “May you abide like space. Space is immutable, it can't be harmed, and within space things can appear.
Last week we had our 25th wedding anniversary. We had dinner at the same restaurant where we had our first date, twenty six years ago. We spent the morning and afternoon on a spiritual pilgrimage, sat in the shrine room with the relics one of our dear departed teachers. Next, we went into his small chalet, it was as if he had just stepped out for a minute. We sat there for two hours, swapped moving stories of teachings, teachers and old friends along the path. When Eva and I started on our journey together we understood that marriage offered a lot of possibilities for the entire range of emotional experience. Highs and lows, ups and downs. Could we use that as food for our practice? The story isn’t finished, yet, every moment is another opportunity. I am so fortunate to be able to share the wild beauty of the raw dynamic nature of experience with such an unusual, loving, super sweet companion.

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Radically Happy: A User’s Guide To The Mind


By Phakchok Rinpoche and Erric Solomon



East meets West in this fresh, modern take on a timeless challenge: how to find contentment and meaning in life.

In Radically Happy, a meditating Silicon Valley entrepreneur teams up with a young, insightful, and traditionally educated Tibetan Rinpoche. Together they present a path to radical happiness—a sense of well-being that you can access anytime but especially when life is challenging. Using mindfulness techniques and accessible meditations, personal stories and scientific studies, you’ll get to know your own mind and experience how a slight shift in your perspective can create a radical shift in your life.

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Resources
What is Bliss, "Mahasukha"?
Video, Radically Happy
What is Bliss, "Mahasukha"?
Video, Radically Happy

Every aspect of our existence is permeated by bliss. However, out of habit, we misunderstand the very essence of who we really are.

Hosted by Gomde Germany-Austria, Erric helps us understand Radical Bliss.

Video, Radically Happy
Going Beyond Fear, Panic and Dis-ease
Video
Going Beyond Fear, Panic and Dis-ease
Video

By request of Baltimore Shambhala Center where Erric was due to teach (if not for the lockdown), Erric gives a talk on the Buddhist way to go beyond panic.

Video
Creating Space with Phakchok Rinpoche
Video, Phakchok Rinpoche, Radically Happy
Creating Space with Phakchok Rinpoche
Video, Phakchok Rinpoche, Radically Happy

Phakchok Rinpoche, co-author of Radically Happy: A User's Guide to the Mind, on how to Create Space.

Video, Phakchok Rinpoche, Radically Happy
Radical Happiness with Erric Solomon
Podcast, Radically Happy
Radical Happiness with Erric Solomon
Podcast, Radically Happy

Erric and Julian have an in depth discussion about happiness, it's causes and the role that meditation and mindfulness practices can play in cultivating genuine happiness for ourselves and those in our lives.

As published on A State Of Mind podcast, hosted by Julian Royce

Podcast, Radically Happy
Guided Sharing Happiness and Joy
Audio, Guided Meditation, Radically Happy
Guided Sharing Happiness and Joy
Audio, Guided Meditation, Radically Happy

A guided practice to help support your exploration of how to be Radically Happy!

Audio, Guided Meditation, Radically Happy
Guided Creating Space
Audio, Guided Meditation, Radically Happy
Guided Creating Space
Audio, Guided Meditation, Radically Happy

A guided practice to help support your exploration of how to be Radically Happy!

Audio, Guided Meditation, Radically Happy
Guided Body Scan Exercise
Audio, Guided Meditation, Radically Happy
Guided Body Scan Exercise
Audio, Guided Meditation, Radically Happy

A guided practice to help support your exploration of how to be Radically Happy!

Audio, Guided Meditation, Radically Happy
Meditation and Distraction
Video, Radically Happy
Meditation and Distraction
Video, Radically Happy

Erric Solomon explains how to tell if you are meditating properly.

Video, Radically Happy
Meditation and Mindfulness Based in Ancient Wisdom
Video, with Phakchok Rinpoche
Meditation and Mindfulness Based in Ancient Wisdom
Video, with Phakchok Rinpoche

Phakchok Rinpoche and Erric Solomon discuss their efforts to make meditation, mindfulness, and Buddhist thought accessible to a secular and modern audience.

A talk at Harvard Divinity School on November 20th, 2018.

Video, with Phakchok Rinpoche
Finding Happiness: Where to Look
Video, with Phakchok Rinpoche
Finding Happiness: Where to Look
Video, with Phakchok Rinpoche

In this video, Erric and Rinpoche explain where to look for happiness. All will be well, radically so.

Video, with Phakchok Rinpoche

Featured Articles

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Kyabjé Tsikey Chökling Rinpoche (1953–2020) – Tender Recollections of a Marvelous Life
Erric Solomon
Kyabjé Tsikey Chökling Rinpoche (1953–2020) – Tender Recollections of a Marvelous Life
Erric Solomon

As published on Buddhistdoor Global, July 30th, 2021.

Erric Solomon
A Radical Approach to Well-Being
Erric Solomon
A Radical Approach to Well-Being
Erric Solomon

We are constantly evaluating everything that is happening, dividing all experience—no matter how trivial—into good and bad. And then we start to think about it, and then think about that in an almost endless torrent of thoughts. While it’s true that some things need our attention and require us to think them through, mostly we just do this on autopilot, because it is our habit. And this habit causes us a lot of misery.

So, the good news is that because it’s merely a habit that brings us so much dissatisfaction, we can do something about it. We can change this unhealthy dynamic just by making a slight, but radical shift in the way we view ourselves and the world around us.

As published on Rigpa, September 30th 2020.

Erric Solomon
Coping with Fear, Anxiety, and Panic During the Pandemic
Erric Solomon
Coping with Fear, Anxiety, and Panic During the Pandemic
Erric Solomon

During this current health crisis caused by the spread of COVID-19, nearly all of us have experienced moments of fear and anxiety. Perhaps it was concern for the health of a loved-one, the loss of a job, or a general sense of dread due to imagining a dystopian future. And that is probably just the tip of the anxiety iceberg! How can we manage panic, fear, and anxiety? The first thing we can do is to understand what these feelings really are, and then we can use our minds to settle into a state of equipoise. The good news is that anyone can learn to do this.

As published on Buddhistdoor Global, July 2nd, 2020

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