We explore the intellectual and practical aspects of these mystical and esoteric concepts.<a href="https://www.dharma.org/teacher/joseph-goldstein/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Joseph Goldstein</a> is a cofounder of the <a href="https://www.dharma.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Insight Meditation Society</a> and the <a href="https://www.buddhistinquiry.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Barre Center for Buddhist Studies</a>, both in Barre, Massachusetts. He is the author of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Mindfulness-Practical-Awakening-Joseph-Goldstein/dp/1622036050" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mindfulness: A Practical Guide to Awakening</a>, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Heart-Full-Peace-Joseph-Goldstein/dp/086171542X" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A Heart Full of Peace</a>, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/One-Dharma-Emerging-Western-Buddhism/dp/0062517015" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">One Dharma: The Emerging Western Buddhism</a>, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Insight-Meditation-Practice-Joseph-Goldstein/dp/1590300165" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Insight Meditation</a> and <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Experience-Insight-Buddhist-Meditation-Shambhala/dp/0877732264" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Experience of Insight: A Simple and Direct Guide to Buddhist Meditation</a>. 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:<ul><li>Why Joseph has become more comfortable talking about these concepts as he’s gotten older</li><li>Why karma should not be seen as a deterministic principle that rules every aspect of our lives</li><li>The connection between karma and past lives</li><li>What he thinks about the concept of free will and how it relates to karma&nbsp;</li><li>And why skeptics would do well to adopt a mindset characterized by the “willing suspension of disbelief”&nbsp;</li></ul>Additional Links:<a href="https://dharmaseed.org/talks/77932/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Joseph’s Dharma Seed Talk: Understanding Karma&nbsp;</a><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Dipa-Ma-Legacy-Buddhist-Master/dp/0974240559" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dipa Ma: The Life and Legacy of a Buddhist Master</a><a href="https://www.samharris.org/books/free-will" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Free Will by Sam Harris</a><a href="https://www.dharma.org/retreats/forest-refuge/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">IMS’s Forest Refuge Program</a><a href="https://www.buddhistinquiry.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Barre Center for Buddhist Studies</a>Related Episodes:<ul><li><a href="https://www.tenpercent.com/podcast-playlists/10th-anniversary" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Click here</a> to listen to the previous episodes in our tenth anniversary series.&nbsp;</li><li><a href="https://art19.com/shows/ten-percent-happier/episodes/020e36ac-a0ad-41c9-93cb-48dbb60352e4" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Nirvana | Joseph Goldstein</a></li></ul>To order the revised tenth anniversary edition of 10% Happier: <a href="https://www.harpercollins.com/products/10-happier-10th-anniversary-dan-harris?variant=41074377523234" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">click here</a>&nbsp;For tickets to Dan Harris: Celebrating 10 Years of 10% Happier at Symphony Space: <a href="https://www.symphonyspace.org/events/vp-dan-harris-10-happier-10-year-anniversary" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">click here</a>Sign up for Dan’s weekly newsletter <a href="https://bit.ly/3QtGRqJ" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>Follow Dan on social: <a href="https://bit.ly/3tGigG5" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://bit.ly/3FOA84J" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TikTok</a>Ten Percent Happier online <a href="https://bit.ly/46TZglY" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">bookstore</a>Subscribe to our <a href="https://bit.ly/3FybRzD" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">YouTube Channel</a>Our favorite playlists on: <a href="https://spoti.fi/3Qa8kMT" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Anxiety</a>, <a href="https://spoti.fi/3MjtMxF" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sleep</a>, <a href="https://spoti.fi/3QvyA5J" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Relationships</a>, <a href="https://spoti.fi/3QxZASc" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Most Popular Episodes</a>Full Shownotes: <a href="https://www.tenpercent.com/tph/podcast-episode/joseph-goldstein-742" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.tenpercent.com/tph/podcast-episode/joseph-goldstein-742</a>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

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