Link to free 6-day mindfulness summit

[JudyM]

https://www.summitpalooza.com/

Many teachers and researchers. My personal favorite is Stanford “health psychologist” Kelly McGonigal but many other well regarded mindfulness instructors are participating, as well. Interestingly, the lineup includes Winona Laduke.

[cilla4progress]

1. Thanks for this.

Here's a not-free 8 session mindfulness online training I found from Thich Nhat Hanh that I'm interested in.

https://www.soundstrue.com/products/body-and-mind-are-one-1

I'm struggling tho with a Buddhist concept I just learned about Karma: as payback for prior right and not right action, those suffering in this life are basically branded with having done wrong in their previous life. So, the impoverished or disabled.

Doesn't sit well with me! Can you help me understand?

[JudyM]

2. That looks like a great course.

As for your karma question, that is a part of Buddhism I personally haven’t studied in great depth, so another DUer would be a better source in terms of strict interpretation. I view karma more along the lines of this talk https://imcw.org/Talks/Talk/TalkID/1401 which centers on our karma being in our own hands, our own creation, depending on which “seeds” we water and nurture. She analogizes our past karma to a block of salt whose potency/impact depends on how large a body of water it’s in, i.e., the extent of our efforts to cultivate a kind heart, etc.

This teacher isn’t one I follow, but IMCW is a great organization/website and has wonderful free talks, supported by folks’ contributions (“dāna”). I especially find Tara Brach a great teacher, she’s not only a Buddhist community leader in DC but also a clinical psychologist, so she is adept at integrating Buddhist concepts and tradition with personal, practical application of the teachings.

Enjoy your journey. 🙏