Stephen Post
Best-selling author and Professor of Preventive Medicine at Stony Brook University; President of the Institute for Research on Unlimited Love and leading scholar of altruism and the science of giving.
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Aug 10, 2026
Joan HermanHOST
C- can you give us a, a very brief overview of these paths and why each is so essential?
Stephen PostGUEST
So, this book is written in the form of a bit of a mantra, if you wanna be Buddhist about it.
Stephen PostGUEST
I've been doing research on that for 25 years, how people feel good when they give from kindness, not because they're being pushed into it, uh, strictly required, but because it's coming from their hearts.
Stephen PostGUEST
When they do that, even for a couple of hours a week on average, they get what's called the helper's high.
18 MINS LATER
Mubaraz AminiHOST
And if someone listening today wants to inculcate generosity into their daily lives, what simple habit would you recommend that they begin with this week?
Stephen PostGUEST
Well, I think when you get up in the morning, meditate a little bit, pray for others.
Stephen PostGUEST
And, and then during the day, uh, you can't, you can't, uh, uh, leave all your responsibilities aside, but simply, uh, go about your activities with a particular heart of love, uh, of kindness.
Stephen PostGUEST
It will shield you from negative destruction, destructive emotions, and it will allow you to, uh, define your true self.