Joseph Goldstein explores how karma and Samsara shape our lives and shares wisdom on integrating Dharma practice into our lives.
This dharma talk from May 16, 2023, was recorded at the Insight Meditation Society and originally published on Dharma Seed
“The challenge in our practice is integrating this understanding of karma with our growing insight into emptiness, selflessness, and the selfless insubstantial nature of phenomena. Can we hold both?” – Joseph Goldstein
In this talk, Joesph shares his wisdom on:
- Applying Buddhist practice and wisdom to our daily lives
- Better understanding the interworkings of the mind and how our lives unfold
- How Karma and Samsara feed into one another
- The importance that our motivations play in Karma and Samsara
About Joseph Goldstein:
Joseph Goldstein has been leading insight and loving-kindness meditation retreats worldwide since 1974. He is a co-founder of the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts, where he is one of the organization’s guiding teachers. In 1989, together with several other teachers and students of insight meditation, he helped establish the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies.
