Today on Being Well, @RickHanson and I are joined by James Baraz. James has been a meditation teacher for over 40 years, and is the cofounder of Spirit Rock Meditation Center in Woodacre, California. He is the coauthor of Awakening Joy: 10 Steps to True Happiness, and leads the popular online course of the same name. He is also the guiding teacher of One Earth Sangha, a website devoted to expressing a Buddhist response to climate change.
Today we explore step four of James’ 10 steps to awakening joy: how to find joy in difficult times. We discuss how to balance a sense of equanimity with compassion for the suffering of the world, and how cultivating joy at an individual level can support healing at the collective level.
Key Topics:
0:00 Introduction
1:45 Why joy is important in Buddhism
5:05 James’ journey to prioritizing joy
11:40 How to practice awakening joy without turning away from suffering
17:20 Putting yourself back together after cultivating awareness of suffering
24:10 The 10 Steps of Awakening Joy
28:45 How people can use emotionally positive states in contemplative practice
32:00 Positivity in relation to the climate crisis and other collective challenges
38:05 Equanimity, compassion, including both sides of the river
43:35 The great perfection
47:10 James’ realistic hope for the next 25 years
49:30 Recap
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