Ep. 21 - Karma

Insight Hour with Joseph Goldstein

Be Here Now Network

Joseph Goldstein, Vipassana, Insightmeditation, Religion & Spirituality, Mindfulness, Buddhism, Meditation, Society & Culture

4.8 • 864 Ratings

🗓️ 2 June 2016

⏱️ 58 minutes

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A welcome exploration surrounding the question of how we can bring happiness into our lives. Joseph explains that the Buddha’s teachings on karma and emptiness provide a bridge between our meditative insights and the manner in which we live. When we understand and fully absorb the idea that the unfolding of our lives begins in our minds, we are informed and empowered to make the decisions necessary to reduce the suffering befitting ignorance See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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1:11.3	Joseph.
1:17.0	The question I'd like to consider tonight and discuss is how can we be happy in all lives?
1:30.0	Basic question.
1:34.0	So there are two overarching understandings
1:39.0	that are really at the heart of the Buddhist teachings. There are two ways of understanding
1:47.9	ourselves and the world that provide a bridge between our meditative insights
1:57.1	and how we choose to live our lives.
2:01.0	And these are the teachings on karma and on emptiness.
2:07.1	So questions often arise,
2:09.3	how do these two teachings fit together?
2:18.0	Very commonly people will ask if there's no self who experiences comic results.
2:23.7	If there's no self, who is it that's reborn?
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