Joseph Goldstein on karma and past life, rebirth & Buddhist concepts. Dan Harris explores the intellectual and practical aspects of these mystical and esoteric concepts with meditation teacher and expert, Joseph Goldstein

Joseph Goldstein is a cofounder of the Insight Meditation Society and the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies, both in Barre, Massachusetts. He is the author of Mindfulness: A Practical Guide to Awakening, A Heart Full of Peace, One Dharma: The Emerging Western Buddhism, Insight Meditation and The Experience of Insight: A Simple and Direct Guide to Buddhist Meditation. Joseph has studied and practiced meditation since 1967 under the guidance of eminent teachers from India, Burma, and Tibet and he leads Insight Meditation retreats around the world.

In this episode we talk about:
Why Joseph has become more comfortable talking about these concepts as he’s gotten older
Why karma should not be seen as a deterministic principle that rules every aspect of our lives
The connection between karma and past lives
What he thinks about the concept of free will and how it relates to karma
And why skeptics would do well to adopt a mindset characterized by the “willing suspension of disbelief”

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00:00:00 Introduction to Joseph Goldstein, Buddhist Meditator on Ten Percent Happier with Dan Harris
00:01:18 Buddhist Cosmology
00:05:16 Karma & Rebirth
00:09:44 Buddha & Randomness
00:12:47 Power of Generosity
00:16:32 Compassionate Action
00:20:29 Joseph Goldstein's Childhood
00:21:35 Karma
00:33:55 Joseph's Personal Meditation Teachers