Joseph Goldstein: It's ok not to know

<p>Co-founder of Insight Meditation Society (IMS) and author of several popular books on Buddhism, Joseph Goldstein has been a legend in the world of mindfulness for nearly half a century. But when he returned to US from India in the early ‘70s, penniless and without a job prospect, he had no way of knowing what his future held. This week, Joseph tells the story of how he learned to keep himself open to all possibilities and embrace the uncomfortable feeling of not-knowing.</p><p>Listen to Sharon Salzberg's Meditative Story, "How I found kindness as my compass":&nbsp;<a href="https://listen.meditativestory.com/SharonSalzbergPIO" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://listen.meditativestory.com/SharonSalzbergPIO</a></p><p>Find out more about Insight Meditation Society here: <a href="http://dharma.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">dharma.org</a></p><p>Follow Insight Meditation Society on Instagram here: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/insightmeditationsociety/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/insightmeditationsociety/</a></p><p>If this episode resonates with you, we’d love to hear from you. Please take a moment to share your reflections by rating and reviewing Meditative Story in your podcast player. It helps other listeners find their way to show, and we’d be so grateful.</p><p>Each episode of Meditative Story combines the emotional pull of first-person storytelling with immersive music and gentle mindfulness prompts. Read the transcript for this story:&nbsp;<a href="http://meditativestory.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">meditativestory.com</a></p><p>Sign up for the Meditative Story newsletter:&nbsp;<a href="https://meditativestory.com/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://meditativestory.com/subscribe</a></p><p>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/priva