Finding Ground in a World on Edge

Finding Ground in a World on Edge Dan Harris in Conversation with Meditation Teachers Sharon Salzberg and Joseph Goldstein A Live Taping of the 10% Happier Podcast in Benefit for New York Insight Meditation Center What does Buddhist wisdom have to offer in a time of anxiety, distraction, division, and profound uncertainty? How do we build meaningful lives amid conditions that often seem beyond our control? Meditation offers a radical proposition: peace and true happiness don't come from controlling the conditions of life, but from transforming our relationship to them. By cultivating mindfulness, lovingkindness, and insight, we can become less governed by fear and reactivity and more able to respond to life with more clarity and ease. Join New York Insight Meditation Center for its annual benefit event, a special live taping of the 10% Happier podcast with Dan Harris in conversation with Sharon Salzberg and Joseph Goldstein, two pioneering teachers who have helped bring Buddhist practice to life for generations of Western students. Together, they will explore how the teachings and practices of the dharma can help us navigate the pressures of modern life, find greater freedom amid uncertainty, and remain deeply engaged with the world around us. We invite you to join us for a rare evening with three beloved voices in contemporary meditation and a timely conversation about what Buddhist wisdom can offer us now. All proceeds go to support the New York Insight Meditation Center, a nonprofit 501(c)(3). Free Admission for Under-30s Thanks to a generous donor, all individuals under 30 can attend this event free of charge. To receive your admission code, email us at [email protected]. Joseph Goldstein has been leading insight and lovingkindness meditation retreats worldwide since 1974. He is a cofounder 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. He is the author of Mindfulness: A Practical Guide to Awakening, A Heart Full of Peace, One Dharma: The Emerging Western Buddhism, Insight Meditation: The Practice of Freedom, The Experience of Insight, and co-author of Seeking the Heart of Wisdom and Insight Meditation: A Correspondence Course. Sharon Salzberg is a central figure in the field of meditation, a world-renowned teacher and NY Times bestselling author. She has played a crucial role in bringing meditation and mindfulness practices to the West and into mainstream culture since 1974, when she first began teaching. She is the co-founder of the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, MA and the author of ten books including NY Times bestseller, Real Happiness, her seminal work, Lovingkindness, and Real Love. Beloved for her for her down-to-earth teaching style, Sharon offers a secular, modern approach to Buddhist teachings, making them instantly accessible. She is a regular columnist for On Being, a contributor to Huffington Post, and the host of her own podcast, The Metta Hour. For more information, visit www.SharonSalzberg.com. Dan Harris is an author, podcaster, and entrepreneur. For 21 years, he worked as an anchor and correspondent for ABC News, hosting such shows as Nightline and the weekend editions of Good Morning America. Dan has reported from all over the planet, covering wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, and producing investigative reports in Haiti, Cambodia, and the Amazon. After having a nationally televised panic attack on Good Morning America, Dan discovered meditation and then wrote the best-selling book 10% Happier as a way to encourage fellow skeptics to give the practice a shot. After that first book, Dan started the 10% Happier podcast where he interviews celebrities, entrepreneurs, authors, scientists, and meditation teachers about how to do life better. Dan lives outside New York City with his wife, son, and a rotating cast of rescue cats. You can learn more about Dan at danharris.com.