The Glo Podcast

A Journey into Mindfulness with Professor Christopher Chapple, Part 2

Episode Summary

In part two of a two-part conversation about mindfulness, Dr. Christopher Chapple, Doshi Professor of Indic and Comparative Theology and founding Director of the Master of Arts in Yoga Studies at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, explores ancient texts and stories about the great seekers, including the Buddha. Missed Part One? Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or at podcast.glo.com.

Episode Notes

A mindfulness practice can help you refine and redefine how you think of freedom. In part two of a conversation about mindfulness, Derik Mills draws upon Professor Christopher Chapple’s knowledge of ancient texts and stories to open up the concept of mindfulness and show you pathways into it. 

Dr. Chapple is Doshi Professor of Indic and Comparative Theology and founding Director of the Master of Arts in Yoga Studies at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, and has published over 20 books about Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Yoga, and religion and ecology. Professor Chapple is also a featured teacher on Glo.

Links:

Dr. Christopher Chapple Living Landscapes: Meditations on the Five Elements in Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain Yogas

Gurani Anjali Ways of Yoga

Nyanaponika Thera The Heart of Buddhist Meditation: The Buddha's Way of Mindfulness

Joseph Goldstein Mindfulness: A Practical Guide to Awakening

Bhadantacariya Buddhaghosa The Path of Purification: Visuddhimagga

Master of Arts in Yoga Studies at Loyola Marymount University

GLO classes:

Dr. Chapple’s classes on Glo