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Clear Mountain Monastery ProjectPick-Ax Dhamma: Deep Mining the Four Foundations of Mindfulness | Joseph Goldstein Q&AIn this session, Ajahn Kovilo and Ajahn Nisabho interview Joseph Goldstein about his perspectives on the Four Foundations of Mindfulness as taught in the Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta (https://suttacentral.net/mn10/en/sujato?lang=en&) and elaborated upon in his book "Mindfulness: A Practical Guide to Awakening."
The conversation touches on Joseph's personal relationships with his teachers and peers Anagarika Munindra and Bhante Analayo, the meaning of "ardency" (ātāpi); the daily life practice of clear comprehension; the experience of "not clinging to anything in the world"; how to relate to "digging for the...
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Be Here Now NetworkBuddhist Teachings on Emptiness, Luminosity & Responsiveness w/ Joseph Goldstein | Insight Hour 255Defining the nature of Bodhicitta, Joseph Goldstein explains that enlightenment is inevitable when compassion and emptiness coexist.
This time on Insight Hour, Joseph Goldstein thoughtfully articulates:
- Bodhicitta: the heart-mind of awakening and working for the benefit of all beings
- Living in the world while still remembering the truth of non-self and impermanence
- The beauty of selflessness embodied through Dipa Ma’s life and teachings
- Regularly reflecting on impermanence as both a reality check and a spiritual practice
- The nature of the mind as intrinsically empty and naturally radiant
- Coming out of our mind-drama and en...
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10% Happier with Dan HarrisHow To Get Out Of Your Head: Joseph Goldstein and Sam Harris on Nirvana, Non-Clinging, Non-Duality, and the Best Way to MeditateWhich is the best path to freedom? Joseph Goldstein is a cofounder of the Insight Meditation Society and the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies, both in Barre, Massachusetts. He is the author of many books including, most recently, Dreamscapes of the Mind. Sam Harris is a neuroscientist, author, podcaster and the proprietor of the Waking Up app. In this episode we talk about: What the term "non-duality" means — and why it matters to ordinary meditators. The multiple meanings of non-duality across Buddhist traditions (Theravāda, Mahāyāna, Vajrayāna). How different tradit...
2025-11-191h 31Be Here Now NetworkJoseph Goldstein On The Mystery of Consciousness | Insight Hour Ep. 254Responding to a variety of dharma questions on meditation, effort, and impermanence, Joseph Goldstein explores the mystery of consciousness.
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This week on Insight Hour, Joseph Goldstein responds to questions on:
- The benefits of doing walking meditation versus traditional seated meditation
- Cutting through our conceptual overlay and simply having raw experiences
- Passive voice construction: removing the self as subject when narrating the world around us
- Changing “let it go” to “let it...
2025-10-311h 05
Be Here Now NetworkFreedom in Letting Go with Joseph Goldstein – Insight Hour Ep.244 – Satipatthana Sutta Series Pt.41Joseph Goldstein explores the Buddha’s teachings on renunciation from the Satipatthāna Sutta, showing how the practice of letting go of craving, ill will, and cruelty leads to deep inner freedom, clarity, and lasting peace.
This episode is part of an in-depth 48-part weekly lecture series from Joseph Goldstein that delves into every aspect of the Satipatthana Sutta, one of the most celebrated and widely studied discourses in the Pāli Canon of Theravada Buddhism. If you are just jumping into the series, listen to Insight Hour Ep. 203 to follow along and get the full experience: https://youtu.be/RfuH...
2025-04-2454 minBe Here Now NetworkJoseph Goldstein on Illuminating Our Lives with Right View– Insight Hour Ep.243 – Sutta Series Pt.40Joseph Goldstein explores the importance of Right View and how it illuminates our lives through an openness to wisdom from many unexpected sources.
This episode is part of an in-depth 48-part weekly lecture series from Joseph Goldstein that delves into every aspect of the Satipatthana Sutta, one of the most celebrated and widely studied discourses in the Pāli Canon of Theravada Buddhism. If you are just jumping into the series, listen to Insight Hour Ep. 203 to follow along and get the full experience: https://youtu.be/RfuH9O7DS4o
This time on Insight Hour, Joseph discusses:
- Not b...
2025-04-1853 minBe Here Now NetworkJoseph Goldstein on the Origin of Dukkha– Insight Hour Ep. 240 – Satipatthana Sutta Series Pt. 37Exploring the origin of dukkha, Joseph delves into how craving can shape our lives, fuel unwholesome karma, and keep us trapped in expectation.
This episode is part of an in-depth 48-part weekly lecture series from Joseph Goldstein that delves into every aspect of the Satipatthana Sutta, one of the most celebrated and widely studied discourses in the Pāli Canon of Theravada Buddhism. If you are just jumping into the series, listen to Insight Hour Ep. 203 to follow along and get the full experience: https://youtu.be/RfuH9O7DS4o
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2025-03-2655 minBe Here Now NetworkUnderstanding Equanimity with Joseph Goldstein – Insight Hour Ep. 238 – Satipatthana Sutta Series Pt. 35Offering deeper insight into equanimity, Joseph Goldstein explains the benefit of maintaining mental equilibrium at all times.
The Satipatthana Sutta is one of the most celebrated and widely studied discourses in the Pāli Canon of Theravada Buddhism. This episode is the thirty-second part of an in-depth 48-part weekly lecture series from Joseph Goldstein that delves into every aspect of the Satipatthana Sutta. If you are just now jumping into the Satipatthana Sutta series, listen to Insight Hour Ep. 203 to follow along and get the full experience!
In this episode, Joseph elucidates:
- The universal beautiful factors of mind
- E...
2025-03-1359 min
10% Happier with Dan HarrisJoseph Goldstein On: Impermanence, Impersonality, And How To Use Mindfulness To Be More CreativeOne of my favorite episodes that we've recorded in a long while. Joseph Goldstein is a cofounder of the Insight Meditation Society and the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies, both in Barre, Massachusetts. He is the author of Mindfulness: A Practical Guide to Awakening, A Heart Full of Peace, One Dharma: The Emerging Western Buddhism, Insight Meditation and The Experience of Insight: A Simple and Direct Guide to Buddhist Meditation. Joseph has studied and practiced meditation since 1967 under the guidance of eminent teachers from India, Burma, and Tibet and he leads Insight Meditation retreats around t...
2025-02-191h 12Be Here Now NetworkJoseph Goldstein: Happiness & the Mirror Within – Insight Hour Ep. 234 – Satipatthana Sutta Pt. 31Distinguishing merit that leads to mundane happiness from merit aimed at liberation, Joseph Goldstein describes sources of dharmic joy.
This episode is part of an in-depth 48-part weekly lecture series from Joseph Goldstein that delves into every aspect of the Satipatthana Sutta, one of the most celebrated and widely studied discourses in the Pāli Canon of Theravada Buddhism. If you are just jumping into the series, listen to Insight Hour Ep. 203 to follow along and get the full experience: https://youtu.be/RfuH9O7DS4o
Continuing his lessons on the Satipatthana Sutta, Joseph discusses:
- Making a heart c...
2025-01-3047 minBe Here Now NetworkJoseph Goldstein on Applying Our Effort Skillfully – Insight Hour Ep. 230 Satipatthana Sutta SeriesPt. 29onsidering how right effort drives our achievements and potential for happiness, Joseph Goldstein teaches us more about the dhamma.
This episode is part of an in-depth 48-part weekly lecture series from Joseph Goldstein that delves into every aspect of the Satipatthana Sutta, one of the most celebrated and widely studied discourses in the Pāli Canon of Theravada Buddhism. If you are just jumping into the series, listen to Insight Hour Ep. 203 to follow along and get the full experience: https://youtu.be/RfuH9O7DS4o
In this episode, Joseph lectures listeners on:
- Energy as the root of a...
2025-01-1755 min
Be Here Now NetworkInner Investigation with Joseph Goldstein – Insight Hour Podcast Ep. 231 – Satipatthana Sutta Pt.28Joseph Goldstein shares how unremitting mindfulness and continuous investigation of our mental states will lead us to liberation.
This episode is part of an in-depth 48-part weekly lecture series from Joseph Goldstein that delves into every aspect of the Satipatthana Sutta, one of the most celebrated and widely studied discourses in the Pāli Canon of Theravada Buddhism. If you are just jumping into the series, listen to Insight Hour Ep. 203 to follow along and get the full experience: https://youtu.be/RfuH9O7DS4o
This time on Insight Hour, Joseph pursues these topics:
- Establishing unremitting mindfulness
- I...
2025-01-0959 min
Be Here Now NetworkInner Investigation with Joseph Goldstein – Insight Hour Podcast Ep. 231 – Satipatthana Sutta Pt.28Joseph Goldstein shares how unremitting mindfulness and continuous investigation of our mental states will lead us to liberation.
This episode is part of an in-depth 48-part weekly lecture series from Joseph Goldstein that delves into every aspect of the Satipatthana Sutta, one of the most celebrated and widely studied discourses in the Pāli Canon of Theravada Buddhism. If you are just jumping into the series, listen to Insight Hour Ep. 203 to follow along and get the full experience: https://youtu.be/RfuH9O7DS4o
This time on Insight Hour, Joseph pursues these topics:
- Establishing unremitting mindfulness
- I...
2025-01-0958 min
Mindrolling with Raghu MarkusEp. 575 – Poetic Spaces and the Creative Process with Joseph Goldstein & Noah MarkusNoah and Raghu Markus catch up with Joseph Goldstein to talk about poetry, imposter syndrome, trust, and more.Grab a copy of Joseph’s poems and reflections HEREIn this episode, Raghu, Joseph, and Noah connect through these topics:How Joseph revitalized his poetic spirit while traveling in SpainRevision as the most important process of writingStruggling with imposter syndromeHow poetry overlaps the meditative spaceSilence as an integral precursor to creativityThe beauty within very ordinary experiencesHow aversion traps us just as much as desireCompassion as the activity of emptinessLoneliness and the myth of intimacyBuilding trust and...
2025-01-031h 01Be Here Now NetworkJoseph Goldstein on the Factors of Awakening– Insight Hour Ep. 230 – Satipatthana Sutta Series Pt.27Outlining the crucial importance of the Buddha’s seven awakening factors, Joseph explains the promise of our practice.
This episode is part of an in-depth 48-part weekly lecture series from Joseph Goldstein that delves into every aspect of the Satipatthana Sutta, one of the most celebrated and widely studied discourses in the Pāli Canon of Theravada Buddhism. If you are just jumping into the series, listen to Insight Hour Ep. 203 to follow along and get the full experience: https://youtu.be/RfuH9O7DS4o
This week on Insight Hour, Joseph provides wisdom on:
- The seven treasures, or fac...
2025-01-0357 min
Be Here Now NetworkEp. 574 – Poetic Spaces and the Creative Process with Joseph Goldstein & Noah MarkusNoah and Raghu Markus catch up with Joseph Goldstein to talk about poetry, imposter syndrome, trust, and more.
Grab a copy of Joseph’s poems and reflections: https://www.dharma.org/dreamscapesjg/
Be sure to check out this talk on quantum mechanics, as suggested by Joseph in today’s episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNVQfWC_evg
In this episode, Raghu, Joseph, and Noah connect through these topics:
- How Joseph revitalized his poetic spirit while traveling in Spain
- Revision as the most important process of writing
- Struggling with imposter syndrome
- How poetry overlaps the meditative spac...
2025-01-031h 02Be Here Now NetworkBuddhist Teaching on Perception w/ Joseph Goldstein – Insight Hour Ep.229 – Satipatthana Sutta Pt.26Teaching listeners to become masters over their perceptions, Joseph Goldstein describes the four great hallucinations of the mind.
The Satipatthana Sutta is one of the most celebrated and widely studied discourses in the Pāli Canon of Theravada Buddhism. This episode is the twenty-fourth part of an in-depth 48-part weekly lecture series from Joseph Goldstein that delves into every aspect of the Satipatthana Sutta. If you are just now jumping into the Satipatthana Sutta series, listen to Insight Hour Ep. 203 to follow along and get the full experience!
In this episode, Joseph helps listeners understand:
- The latent tendencies of t...
2024-12-2854 min
10% Happier with Dan HarrisJoseph Goldstein + Mark Epstein On: How To Handle Unwanted Experiences, How Not To Waste Your Suffering & The Overlap Between Buddhism + TherapyNew episodes come out every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday for free, with 1-week early access for Wondery+ subscribers. --- Buddhist megastars in conversation. Today, we're dropping a recording of a live event we held earlier this year, during which Joseph Goldstein and Dr. Mark Epstein came on stage for a fascinating set of conversations. We did this event to celebrate the tenth anniversary of Dan's first book, also called 10% Happier. The night was structured like a late night show, so there was a monologue, and live music...
2024-11-271h 07Be Here Now NetworkBuddhist Teachings on Perception & Formation with Joseph Goldstein – Insight Hour Ep. 224Continuing his discussion of the five aggregates, Joseph Goldstein dives deeper into perception and how we can get lost in mental formations.
This episode is part of an in-depth 48-part weekly lecture series from Joseph Goldstein that delves into every aspect of the Satipatthana Sutta, one of the most celebrated and widely studied discourses in the Pāli Canon of Theravada Buddhism. If you are just jumping into the series, listen to Insight Hour Ep. 203 to follow along and get the full experience: https://youtu.be/RfuH9O7DS4o
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2024-11-2158 minBe Here Now NetworkBuddhism's Five Aggregates – Joseph Goldstein' Satipatthana Sutta Series Pt. 20 Insight Hour Ep. 223In this profound investigation of subjective experience and direct reality, Joseph Goldstein looks at the first three of the five aggregates in Buddhism.
The Satipatthana Sutta is one of the most celebrated and widely studied discourses in the Pāli Canon of Theravada Buddhism. This episode is the fourth part of an in-depth 48-part weekly lecture series from Joseph Goldstein that delves into every aspect of the Satipatthana Sutta. If you are just now jumping into the Satipatthana Sutta series, listen to Insight Hour Ep. 203 to follow along and get the full experience!
In this episode, Joseph analyzes:
- The f...
2024-11-1459 min
10% Happier with Dan HarrisI Just Did A 10-Day Silent Meditation Retreat With Joseph Goldstein. Here's What I LearnedNew episodes come out every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday for free, with 1-week early access for Wondery+ subscribers. --- Meditation retreats are the object of much intrigue and even suspicion. So today, we're going to take you inside a 10-day silent meditation retreat that Dan recently did with his teacher, Joseph Goldstein. You'll also hear from Senior Producer, Marissa Schneiderman, who was fresh off a retreat of her own, with meditation teachers Alexis Santos and Andrea Fella. In this episode we talk about: The ups and downs of retreats S...
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Metta Hour with Sharon SalzbergEp. 247 – Fireside Chat with Joseph GoldsteinFor episode 247, we are continuing the Fireside Chat Series on the Metta Hour with guest Joseph Goldstein.This series features intimate conversations with longtime dharma teachers about the early days of their practice and the most impactful moments with their own teachers. Hosted by IMS Online, the fifth episode in this series. Joseph Goldstein has been leading insight and lovingkindness meditation retreats worldwide since 1974. He is a co-founder of the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, MA, where he is on the guiding teachers’ Founders Council. In 1989, he helped establish the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies. Joseph first bec...
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Be Here Now NetworkEp. 556 – Mindfulness And Metta- A Mindrolling Anthology W: Joseph Goldstein And Sharon SalzbergThis week's Mindrolling is a collection of some of the best moments from Raghu’s interviews with mindfulness and metta experts Joseph Goldstein and Sharon Salzberg.
In this special episode:
- Clip 1 (Ep. 65): Raghu and Joseph explore the foundations of mindfulness, the influence of habits, and how everything hinges on the tip of motivation.
- Clip 2 (Ep. 44): Raghu and Sharon discuss metta practice and practical ways to connect with others through loving-kindness.
- Clip 3 (Ep. 224): Raghu and Joseph delve into the realities of mindfulness and how the craving for becoming can hijack our meditation practice.
- Clip 4 (Ep. 225): Raghu and Sh...
2024-08-231h 00Mindrolling with Raghu MarkusEp. 556 – Mindfulness and Metta: A Mindrolling Anthology w/ Joseph Goldstein and Sharon SalzbergThis week's Mindrolling is a collection of some of the best moments from Raghu’s interviews with mindfulness and metta experts Joseph Goldstein and Sharon Salzberg.In this special episode:Clip 1 (Ep. 65): Raghu and Joseph explore the foundations of mindfulness, the influence of habits, and how everything hinges on the tip of motivation. Clip 2 (Ep. 44): Raghu and Sharon discuss metta practice and practical ways to connect with others through loving-kindness. Clip 3 (Ep. 224): Raghu and Joseph delve into the realities of mindfulness and how the craving for becoming can hijack our meditation practice. Clip 4 (Ep. 225): Raghu and Sh...
2024-08-2300 min
Be Here Now NetworkJoseph Goldstein's Satipatthana Sutta Series Pt. 4: Impermanence – Insight Hour Podcast Ep. 207Joseph Goldstein offers insight on deepening our understanding of impermanence by growing our awareness of the constant change that surrounds us.
This episode is the fourth part of an in-depth 48-part weekly lecture series from Joseph Goldstein that delves into every aspect of the Satipatthana Sutta, one of the most celebrated and widely studied discourses in the Pāli Canon of Theravada Buddhism. If you are just jumping into the series, listen to Insight Hour Ep. 203 to follow along and get the full experience: https://youtu.be/RfuH9O7DS4o
This time on Insight Hour, Joseph Goldstein explores:
Seeing t...
2024-07-271h 01
Everyday Sublime Podcast | Body, Mind + BeyondJoseph Goldstein | Roots and Flowers On the PathIn this special episode, I speak with Joseph Goldstein, meditation teacher and co-founder of the Insight Meditation Society. We reminisce about our relationships with Michael Brooks and Jack Engler, two very influential individuals in the dharma world. Joseph shares his experiences working with Michael as a mentor and discusses the integration of spirituality and activism in Michael's life. Joseph also discusses his time with Jack Engler and how Joseph guided Jack through the stages of insight on the very first three-month retreat in North America in Bucksport, Maine. The conversation then shifts to Joseph's experiences in India and Burma...
2024-07-231h 28Be Here Now NetworkJoseph Goldstein's Satipatthana Sutta Series Pt. 3 – Insight Hour Podcast Ep. 206Continuing his exploration of the Satipatthana Sutta, Joseph discusses mindfulness as the vehicle for all spiritual undertakings.
This episode is the third part of an in-depth 48-part weekly lecture series from Joseph Goldstein that delves into every aspect of the Satipatthana Sutta, one of the most celebrated and widely studied discourses in the Pāli Canon of Theravada Buddhism. If you are just now jumping into the Satipatthana Sutta series, listen to Insight Hour Ep. 203 to follow along and get the full experience!
This time on Insight Hour, Joseph Goldstein discusses:
The mental qualities that are necessary for the path o...
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Be Here Now NetworkJoseph Goldstein on the Subtlety of Spiritual Practice & Emotions – Insight Hour Podcast Ep. 202Explaining the subtleties of practice and the energy between mind and body, Joseph Goldstein offers both insight and humor to his students.
This time on Insight Hour, Joseph Goldstein :
- The variety of practice ways to strengthen concentration
- Animals and questions on karma in the natural world
- Free our minds from fear when nearing the end of our lives
- Watching the mystery of life unfolding
- The wholesome and unwholesome actions that determine our rebirth
- Habitual karma and having a place of refuge from repeated practice
- Humility and the understanding of selflessness
- Cultivating relationships...
2024-06-061h 04Be Here Now NetworkA Guided Practice on Working with Thought and Emotions with Joseph Goldstein – Insight Hour Ep. 201Highlighting the impermanence of experience, Joseph Goldstein leads a practice in noticing mental and physical sensations.
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This time on Insight Hour, Joseph Goldstein offers a guided practice on:
Working with thought and emotion
Full body awareness without effort or struggling
Noticing the breath and other sensations
Being aware of thoughts just as they are arising
Opening up to the fullness of experience
The power of naming emotions
Sensing the impermanent nature of all...
2024-05-2232 minBe Here Now NetworkBuddhist Teacher Joseph Goldstein On Getting Insight On The Nature of Thought – Insight Hour Ep. 200In a dharma talk on working with thoughts and emotions, Joseph Goldstein explains the impersonal and empty nature of the mind.
This week on Insight Hour, Joseph Goldstein teaches us about:
- Observing how mind states and thoughts mutually condition each other
- The way that thoughts carry us away into different emotional states
- Looking at the direct nature and meaning of thought
- Noticing the difference between being lost and being awake
- Viewing our thoughts just as they arise
- Not overthinking and focusing on the simplicity of a practice
- The six things that are ever...
2024-05-1737 minBe Here Now NetworkJoseph Goldstein: Self And Selfless – Insight Hour Podcast Ep. 199Joseph Goldstein meets us at the constellation of self, the duality of self, and the need for mindfulness.
This time on Insight Hour, Joseph Goldstein gets into:
Duality and how it relates to our meditation practice
The fundamental split of object and subject
Limitations from perceiving our selves as separate
Persona and the identification we have with the world
The progression from fullness/oneness to constriction
Having compassion for the shadow side
How fear desire, and attachment, make us more attached to our sense of self
Being imprisoned and conditioned by dualistic perception
The integration of mind and body and...
2024-05-0252 min
Deep TransformationLiving on the Spiritual Edge: The Ever-Deepening Healing & Transformative Gifts of Opening to Life with Joseph Goldstein (Part 3)Ep. 123 (Part 3 of 3) | Joseph Goldstein, co-founder of the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, MA, brilliant spiritual teacher, and prolific author, whose books have been foundational to many people’s understanding of Buddhism, mindfulness, and insight meditation, shares rich nuggets of wisdom stemming from a lifetime of ever-deepening practice. The focus of this conversation remains very much in the present, as Joseph describes how the leading edge of his practice never stops moving forward and how his understanding of the most basic ideas becomes ever more refined and liberating. In sharing his insights, he sheds light on and smooths the pa...
2024-03-2837 min
Deep TransformationLiving on the Spiritual Edge: The Ever-Deepening Healing & Transformative Gifts of Opening to Life with Joseph GoldsteinEp. 121 (Part 1 of 3) | Joseph Goldstein, co-founder of the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, MA, brilliant spiritual teacher, and prolific author, whose books have been foundational to many people’s understanding of Buddhism, mindfulness, and insight meditation, shares rich nuggets of wisdom stemming from a lifetime of ever-deepening practice. The focus of this conversation remains very much in the present, as Joseph describes how the leading edge of his practice never stops moving forward and how his understanding of the most basic ideas becomes ever more refined and liberating. In sharing his insights, he sheds light on and smooths the pa...
2024-03-1439 min
10% Happier with Dan HarrisJoseph Goldstein On: Karma, Rebirth, And Other Planes Of ExistenceNew episodes come out every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday for free, with 1-week early access for Wondery+ subscribers. --- We explore the intellectual and practical aspects of these mystical and esoteric concepts. Joseph Goldstein is a cofounder of the Insight Meditation Society and the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies, both in Barre, Massachusetts. He is the author of Mindfulness: A Practical Guide to Awakening, A Heart Full of Peace, One Dharma: The Emerging Western Buddhism, Insight Meditation and The Experience of Insight: A Simple and Direct Guide to Buddhist...
2024-03-111h 21
Be Here Now NetworkJoseph Goldstein: Sudden Awakening & Gradual Cultivation of Buddhist Practice – Insight Hour Ep.193Explaining the ways our minds can be seduced, Joseph Goldstein teaches us how to let go into non-clinging.
This 2007 talk was originally published on Dharmaseed.
In this episode, Joseph Goldstein teaches listeners about:
Letting go into the wisdom mind of non-clinging
Awakening to the nature of the mind
Working with the hindrances of mind
Noticing how the mind can be seduced
Skeptical doubt and being frozen in indecision
The ways that doubt can masquerade itself as wisdom
Telling ourselves that it is okay not to know
Resting in experience rather than being caught in thought loops
Investigating our aversions and...
2024-03-0157 min
Secular Dharma Foundation PodcastJoseph Goldstein: InterviewJoseph Goldstein is one of the first American vipassana teachers, co-founder of the Insight Meditation Society (IMS) with Jack Kornfield and Sharon Salzberg. He is a contemporary author of numerous popular books on Buddhism, a resident guiding teacher at IMS, and a leader of retreats worldwide on insight (vipassana) and lovingkindness (metta) meditation. While the majority of Goldstein's publications introduce Westerners to primarily Theravada concepts, practices and values, his 2002 work, One Dharma, explored the creation of an integrated framework for the Theravada, Tibetan and Zen traditions. Joseph first became interested in Buddhism as a Peace Corps volunteer i...
2023-12-251h 08Mindrolling with Raghu MarkusEp. 520 - Embracing Suffering with Joseph Goldstein & Noah MarkusRaghu and his son Noah talk with Joseph Goldstein about the necessity of embracing suffering in order to activate compassion.Raghu, Joseph, and Noah explore these topics:Empathy and compassion for global sufferingFixing your own heart in order to offer compassion to othersLessons from Tsoknyi Rinpoche on “California Compassion”Checking in with our motivations and intentionsThe tendency to avoid sufferingHow a willingness to look at suffering is a precursor to compassionRenunciation and the willingness to let go of our own comfortReminding ourselves that it is okay to feel the unpleasantUsing suffering to learn something meaningfulThe suffering that...
2023-12-071h 02
Be Here Now NetworkJoseph Goldstein on Creating A Concept of Self – Insight Hour Podcast Ep. 189Describing how perceptions and constructs shape our experiences, Joseph Goldstein teaches on the concept of self.
In this episode, Joseph describes:
The liberating jewel of the Buddha’s teachings
The Self as the fabrication of our minds
The relief of selflessness
Abandoning unwholesome qualities
Using Buddhist psychology to understand how The Self is created
Recognizing, naming, and remembering
Perception in the service of mindfulness
Seeing the frame instead of the picture
How concepts can limit our understanding
Division and the concept of space
Past, present, future, and the concept of time
The constriction within self-image
Projection and self-assessment
Age, culture, ra...
2023-12-0657 min
Be Here Now Network Guest PodcastEp. 153 - Joseph Goldstein's Meditative Story hosted by Rohan GunatillakeJoseph Goldstein joins Rohan Gunatillake to share the meditative story of how he first learned to integrate his spirituality into everyday life.This episode was originally aired on Meditative Story, a podcast that combines the emotional pull of first-person storytelling with the immediate, science-backed benefits of mindfulness practice – all surrounded by breathtaking and cinematic music. You can find Meditative Story on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more! Joseph Goldstein shares a personal story about:One of the most transformative moments in Joseph’s lifeThe beginning of Joseph’s enlightenment journeyIntegrating the spiritual gifts Joseph learned from the E...
2023-11-3040 minBe Here Now NetworkSkillful Means for Non-Clinging with Joseph Goldstein – Insight Hour Podcast Ep. 188In this question-and-answer session, Joseph Goldstein explores skillful means for non-clinging, how to work with the comparing mind, the intricacies of walking meditation, and much more.
This dharma talk, recorded on October 20, 2023, was originally published on Dharma Seed.
“So when I began to hear these different teachings, rather than frame it – ‘Which is true?’ or ‘Which is right?’ – just to take the teachings as skillful means. So then the question is, skillful means for what? And here is where all the traditions of Buddhism are unified, and that is skillful means for non-clinging. That’s the essence of the free mind in all the...
2023-11-241h 11
10% Happier with Dan HarrisNirvana | Joseph GoldsteinNew episodes come out every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday for free, with 1-week early access for Wondery+ subscribers. --- Nirvana is a culturally confusing and freighted term. It's the name of the best rock band of the 1990s and also the name of smoothie joints, vape stores and yoga studios. There's a vape place near me called Nirvana. Nirvana's been fully co-opted and sometimes corrupted by the culture… and yet it is also the clearly stated goal of the Buddha's teaching. So what does it really mean? We cover all of tha...
2023-11-011h 24
The Psychology PodcastBuddhism and the Impermanence of Life || Joseph GoldsteinToday we welcome Joseph Goldstein to the podcast. Joseph is a co-founder and the guiding teacher of the Insight Meditation Society (IMS) along with Jack Kornfield and Sharon Salzberg. He is one of the first American vipassana teachers and has been teaching Buddhist meditation worldwide since 1974. A contemporary author of numerous popular books on Buddhism, his publications include Mindfulness: A Practical Guide to Awakening, One Dharma, Insight Meditation and others.In this episode, I talk to Joseph Goldstein about Buddhism and the impermanence of life. Being too attached to the self can bring suffering. However, this doesn’t...
2023-10-091h 13Be Here Now NetworkQuestions About The Path to Awakening with Buddhist Teacher Joseph Goldstein – Insight Hour Ep. 176Joseph Goldstein leans on his decades of study and practice of the Dharma to answer a diverse range of spiritual and existential questions from his students and online retreat attendees.
This dharma talk from May 14, 2023, was recorded at the Insight Meditation Society and originally published on Dharma Seed.
In this Q&A style talk, Joseph answers an assortment of questions concerning:
The stages of enlightenment
Being mindful of positive and wholesome mind states
Realizing selflessness
Concepts, the nature of consciousness, and reality
Practicing mindfulness in modernity
Karma and reincarnation
"We think our lives are so complicated and so confused in...
2023-08-0959 minBe Here Now NetworkLiberation Teachings for Daily Life with Joseph Goldstein – Insight Hour Podcast Ep. 174Joseph Goldstein discusses the challenges of practicing liberation, awakening, and enlightenment in the context of a lay person’s life.
This dharma talk from May 12, 2023, was recorded at the Insight Meditation Society and originally published on Dharma Seed.
“The Buddha said, ‘I have shown you the path to liberation. Now, liberation depends on you.’ This is really true. If you don’t take your life into your own hands, not even the Buddhas can make a difference. It’s up to you.” – Joseph Goldstein
In this talk, Joseph Goldstein offers insights into:
Finding a balance between monastic renunciation and worldly pleasures
Imperm...
2023-07-261h 10Be Here Now NetworkConsciousness: The Power of Mind with Joseph Goldstein – Insight Hour Podcast Ep. 172Taking a journey into the vastness of the mind, Joseph Goldstein explores the creative power of consciousness.
In this episode, Joseph Goldstein elucidates:
Consciousness as the creator of our inner and outer worlds.
The suffering that can come from an uncultivated mind
Mental illness, obsessions, addictions and thought-loops
Being a prisoner of our own untrained mind
Impermanence, empowerment, and the potential of the inner Buddha
The Mahamudra and taming the mind
Staying mindful during defilement
“The Buddha talked of how this mind, this force or power of consciousness, can be our worst enemy or the most benevolent friend.” – Joseph Goldstein
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2023-07-1259 min
10% Happier with Dan HarrisThree Strategies for Getting Over Yourself | Joseph GoldsteinNew episodes come out every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday for free, with 1-week early access for Wondery+ subscribers. --- Every year, Joseph Goldstein does a three month silent meditation retreat by himself at his home in Massachusetts. In this conversation you're about to hear, Joseph had just emerged from one such retreat with a bunch of thoughts on what are called the three proliferating tendencies or three papañca to use the ancient Pali term. These are three ways in which we perpetuate an unhealthy sense of self. Joseph has explained that you ca...
2023-07-121h 14
10% Happier with Dan HarrisFour Ways to Boost Your Mindfulness Muscle | Joseph GoldsteinNew episodes come out every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday for free, with 1-week early access for Wondery+ subscribers. --- These days, the word mindfulness has become a buzz phrase but very often people don't know what the word actually means, much less how to practice it. One simple definition of mindfulness is the ability to see what's happening in your mind without getting carried away by it. The benefits of doing so are vast and profound— from decreased emotional reactivity to being more awake to what's actually happening in your life. Tod...
2023-07-101h 07
Be Here Now NetworkJoseph Goldstein – Insight Hour – Ep. 171 – Fulfillments Of UnderstandingJoseph Goldstein explores the five Iddhis, or fulfillments of understanding, spoken of by the Buddha, and offers four different paths which can lead one to the completion of the fulfillments.
“The Buddha spoke of five Iddhis, or five fulfillments of understanding. The first of them is the Iddhi of special knowledge, which means the knowledge or the understanding of things which go beyond the conventional realm of concepts.” – Joseph Goldstein
In this episode, Joseph examines the following:
- The term Iddhi, which is best translated as fulfillment of understanding
- The five Iddhis that the Buddha placed the most emphasis on: un...
2023-07-0656 minBe Here Now NetworkJoseph Goldstein – Insight Hour – Ep. 170 – SamsaraJoseph Goldstein explores the nature of Samsara, or endless wandering, and the three interdependent cycles of defilements, actions, and results that keep the wheel of Samsara rolling.
“These three Kleshas in the mind – ignorance, craving, and grasping – they keep us moving around and around in this cycle of Samsara. There’s no balance in our lives, there’s no rest in our lives, as long as this cycle of Klesha is revolving.” – Joseph Goldstein
In this episode, Joseph explores:
- The nature of Samsara and the profound questions it raises for us
- The first interdependent cycle that keeps the wheel of Samsa...
2023-06-2855 min
Be Here Now NetworkJoseph Goldstein – Insight Hour – Ep. 169 – The Heart Of WisdomJoseph Goldstein guides us through the steps of integrating the science of meditation with the art of meditation as a way of awakening within us the heart of wisdom.
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“Through this integration, the art and the science, we really awaken in us this heart of wisdom. And the heart of wisdom means seeing the true nature of phenomena. Seeing the true nature very deeply and very profoundly. It means going from the level of concept, from the level of...
2023-06-2248 min
Be Here Now NetworkJoseph Goldstein – Insight Hour – Ep. 168 – Developing The Five Spiritual FacultiesJoseph Goldstein explores the different ways that we can strengthen and sharpen the five spiritual faculties that exercise a governing role in the mind when they are highly developed.
“So out of the continuity of attention, the defilements have less strength. Because of this, the mind becomes more peaceful. We get a taste of a genuine inner peace, a sense of calm, a sense of tranquility. From this taste of peace within us – not peace dependent on any external situation, but actually arising within our own hearts – because of this taste of peace, the spiritual faculty of confidence arises, strong faith...
2023-06-1549 min
Be Here Now NetworkJoseph Goldstein – Insight Hour – Ep. 166 – Opening To FearJoseph Goldstein talks about working with and opening to fear as he pinpoints the three types of deeply conditioned fears that keep us from recognizing our own Buddha nature.
“What happens as proceed along this journey of practice is that we come to our edges, we come up to our boundaries of what is acceptable; what is acceptable in terms of physical sensation, what is acceptable in terms of mind states or feelings or emotions. And those are our boundaries at which fears in the mind begin to reveal themselves. Can we go beyond these boundaries? Can we go beyond th...
2023-05-3149 min
Be Here Now NetworkJoseph Goldstein – Insight Hour – Ep. 165 The Relationship Between Practice And World PeaceJoseph Goldstein explores the relationship of our meditation practice to the establishment of world peace by helping us understand the tendencies of the mind obstructing that peace.
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“There is a very powerful effect; it’s not just for ourselves that we practice, it is for ourselves and it is for everyone else, as well. Because as we free our minds from craving and wrong view and conceit, when we reduce this tendency, this attitude of mind to expand and...
2023-05-2545 minBe Here Now NetworkJoseph Goldstein – Insight Hour – Ep. 164 Dependent OriginationJoseph Goldstein explores the concept of dependent origination – the law of causality and conditioning – so we can understand the process that keeps us bound to the Wheel of Samsara.
“In every moment of noticing, in every moment of being mindful, when there is no ignorance, when there is no delusion, when we are seeing things actually as they are, in that moment, the mind is purified; we are breaking this chain of dependent origination, we are breaking the link of it.” – Joseph Goldstein
In this episode, Joseph explores:
The Wheel of Life, also known as the Wheel of Samsara
Why the law of...
2023-05-1755 minBe Here Now NetworkJoseph Goldstein – Insight Hour – Ep. 163 – The Tao and the Rhythm of ExperienceJoseph Goldstein explores wisdom from the Tao and talks about how we can learn to settle back into each moment and establish ourselves in the rhythm of experience.
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“When we can settle back and allow the change, allow the process of change to unfold without interfering, without pushing the river, then we establish ourselves in the rhythm of experience. And the rhythm carries us, just as in any activity, in music, in sport, in nature; the rhythm carries th...
2023-05-1150 min
10% Happier with Dan HarrisJoseph Goldstein On: How Not To Try Too Hard in Meditation, Why You Shouldn't "Waste Your Suffering," and the Value Of Seeing How Ridiculous You AreNew episodes come out every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday for free, with 1-week early access for Wondery+ subscribers. --- It's always a big deal when we get the maestro Joseph Goldstein on the show. He's one of the greatest living meditation teachers—and we cover a lot of ground in this conversation both related to meditation and to life. This is the third installment in a series we've been running this month on the Eightfold Path. If you missed the first two episodes, don't worry. Joseph starts our conversation with a brief description an...
2023-05-101h 06Be Here Now NetworkJoseph Goldstein – Insight Hour – Ep. 162 Happiness: The Progress Of InsightJoseph Goldstein examines what happiness is and how we get it, plus he outlines the very ordered stages of progress that occur on the path of insight and wisdom.
“There’s another kind of happiness, which is higher even than the happiness of concentration, and that’s the happiness of insight, the happiness of wisdom, when we really come to a deep and profound understanding of who we are, of what this life is about.” – Joseph Goldstein
In this episode, Joseph explores:
- The happiness born from sense pleasures, not only in this realm but in the higher realms
- How purity...
2023-05-0353 min
Be Here Now NetworkJoseph Goldstein - Insight Hour - Ep. 161 - EquanimityIn this episode, Joseph Goldstein leads a powerful practice around cultivating equanimity and talks about why it’s important not to confuse equanimity with its near enemy, indifference.
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“Equanimity is the mind state of impartially, not indifference. So it’s like space which contains everything impartially. And one way of coming to this space of impartiality is understanding that things, in this world, are happening lawfully. They’re not happening by accident. And so the equanimity phrase, and the deve...
2023-04-2719 minBe Here Now NetworkJoseph Goldstein – Insight Hour – Ep. 160 – The Five IddhisJoseph Goldstein explores the Buddha’s concept of the Five Iddhis, which are the five elements of the teachings we need to bring to completion in order to truly awaken our hearts and minds.
“This Iddhi of psychic power is inferior to the Iddhi of understanding. When the Buddha was asked what the true miracle was, he said the real miracle is the awakening of people’s minds, it’s not the flying through the air or the diving in the earth, it’s the awakening of the mind, the awakening of the heart.” – Joseph Goldstein
In this episode, Joseph shares his ins...
2023-04-2056 min
Be Here Now NetworkJoseph Goldstein – Insight Hour – Ep. 157 – Relative And Absolute BodhicittaIn this deep exploration of the union between compassion and emptiness, Joseph Goldstein breaks down the relative and absolute levels of Bodhicitta, the heart-mind of awakening.
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“The ultimate nature of Bodhicitta – the relative level is compassion – the ultimate level of Bodhicitta, is the empty, aware nature of the mind itself. And as one Tibetan teacher said, ‘When compassion and emptiness are both present, enlightenment is unavoidable.’ So this is what we practice. This what we come to realize, to cultiva...
2023-03-3055 minBe Here Now NetworkJoseph Goldstein – Insight Hour – Ep. 156 – Doorway To FreedomJoseph Goldstein talks about how wisdom arises from an understanding of the true nature of impermanence, and how experiencing the truth of change can be our doorway to freedom.
In this episode, Joseph explores:
The nature of impermanence and why going from an intellectual understanding of it to a direct experience of it can be our doorway to freedom
The different ways we can gain liberating insights into the truth of impermanence, including reflecting on death and relationships
How, when we begin to see the true nature of change, we start to cultivate Bodhicitta
The two levels of Bodhicitta – the re...
2023-03-231h 01
Heart Wisdom with Jack KornfieldEp. 180 – One Dharma with Sharon Salzberg and Joseph GoldsteinJack Kornfield, Sharon Salzberg, and Joseph Goldstein explore the emergence of Western Buddhism and balancing faith with wisdom.Today's podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp. Click to receive 10% off your first month with your own licensed professional therapist: betterhelp.com/heartwisdom"In the Buddhist tradition it's said that one of the prayers one might make is: May I be born in circumstances that I may experience the Dharma that will bring me to awaken the heart of boundless compassion and discover inner freedom." – Jack Kornfield"That kind of questioning which isn't cynical and isn't ar...
2023-03-1453 min
Be Here Now NetworkJack Kornfield – Heart Wisdom – Ep. 180 – One Dharma With Sharon Salzberg And Joseph GoldsteinJack Kornfield, Sharon Salzberg, and Joseph Goldstein explore the emergence of Western Buddhism and balancing faith with wisdom.
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"In the Buddhist tradition it's said that one of the prayers one might make is: May I be born in circumstances that I may experience the Dharma that will bring me to awaken the heart of boundless compassion and discover inner freedom." – Jack Kornfield
"That kind of questioning which isn't cynical and isn't arrogant but is really wondering, really wanting to...
2023-03-1453 minBe Here Now NetworkJoseph Goldstein – Insight Hour – Ep. 155 – Embodied Presence: Free From Desire and DiscontentJoseph Goldstein helps us understand the quality of samadhi, which he describes as embodied presence, and talks about the different methods we have available for cultivating it.
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“We settle back into the body, into the awareness of the body, and we allow the tensions and the knots, we allow them to unfold. We create the space, we create the space of awareness in which they will unwind. And this becomes a great healing process.” – Joseph Goldstein
In this episod...
2023-03-141h 02Be Here Now NetworkJoseph Goldstein – Insight Hour – Ep. 154 – Compassion And Social ResponsibilityIn this episode of Insight Hour, Joseph Goldstein explores what compassion is, the wisdom that gives rise to it, and how we can manifest it in the world.
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“When compassion and wisdom are both present in our lives, even to a small extent, there’s really a remarkable transformation, because they bring a creative power to the way we live, the way we act, the way we relate. When wisdom and compassion are both there, they help us go b...
2023-03-0154 min
Insight Hour with Joseph GoldsteinEp. 152 – The Early Life of Sharon Salzberg & Joseph GoldsteinJoseph Goldstein and Sharon Salzberg recall their early lives and initial years of mindfulness practice and share what drew them to meditation in the late sixties and early seventies.This podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp. Click to receive 10% off your first month with your own licensed professional therapist: betterhelp.com/insighthourThis podcast is being released in tandem with Sharon Salzberg’s Metta Hour Hour Podcast. Sharon is a meditation pioneer, world-renowned teacher, and New York Times bestselling author. She and Joseph are co-founders of The Insight Meditation Society in Barre, MA. Sharon is the aut...
2023-02-011h 08Metta Hour with Sharon SalzbergEp. 199 – The Early Life of Sharon Salzberg & Joseph GoldsteinFor Episode 199 of the Metta Hour Podcast, Sharon and Joseph Goldstein are interviewed by Lily Cushman, recalling their early lives.They each share what drew them to the path of meditation in the late sixties and early seventies and their initial years of practice in the East. This podcast is being released in tandem with the Insight Hour Podcast. Joseph Goldstein has been teaching meditation since 1974. He and Sharon are co-founders of the Insight Meditation Society and the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies, located in Barre, Massachusetts. Joseph is the author of numerous books, including Mindfulness: A...
2023-01-301h 11
10% Happier with Dan HarrisFour Ways to Boost Your Mindfulness Muscle | Joseph GoldsteinNew episodes come out every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday for free, with 1-week early access for Wondery+ subscribers. --- These days, the word mindfulness has become a buzz phrase but very often people don't know what the word actually means, much less how to practice it. One simple definition of mindfulness is the ability to see what's happening in your mind without getting carried away by it. The benefits of doing so are vast and profound— from decreased emotional reactivity to being more awake to what's actually happening in your life. Today's guest Jo...
2022-08-011h 07
10% Happier with Dan HarrisGetting Over Yourself | Joseph GoldsteinFor the uninitiated, Joseph Goldstein is one of the cofounders of the Insight Meditation Society (IMS) alongside Sharon Salzberg and Jack Kornfield. Since its founding, thousands of people from around the world have come to IMS to learn mindfulness from leaders in the field. In this episode Joseph covers strategies for getting over yourself. Every year, Joseph does a three-month retreat by himself at his home in Massachusetts. This year, he emerged with a bunch of thoughts on what's called "the three proliferating tendencies," or three "prapancas," to use the ancient Pali term. These are three ways in which we pe...
2021-07-141h 14
10% Happier with Dan HarrisThree Mindfulness Strategies from Joseph Goldstein (2020)To inject a little sunshine, perspective, and wisdom, we thought it might make sense to repost one of our favorite conversations of the last year. This is a straight up meat-and-potatoes meditation talk from the one and only Joseph Goldstein. In this chat, we explore three profoundly useful meditation strategies: mindfulness of thinking, awareness of rushing (a deeply ingrained habit for many of us), and the genuine insight that can emerge from everyday activities. For the uninitiated, Joseph is one of the founding teachers on the Ten Percent Happier app. He's a co-founder of the Insight Meditation Society, and is...
2021-04-0755 min
Living Mirrors with Dr. James CookeJoseph Goldstein on vipassana & the experience of insight into the mind | Living Mirrors #28Joseph Goldstein is a meditation teacher and author and was one of the key figures in introducing mindfulness meditation to the west. He is a co-founder of the Insight Meditation Society (IMS), with Jack Kornfield and Sharon Salzberg, where he is a currently a resident teacher. He has written many popular books on Buddhist meditation including The experience of insight, One Dharma and Mindfulness: A Practical Guide to Awakening. He is the lead teacher on the Ten Percent Happier meditation app and you can hear some of his dharma talks on his podcast, Joseph Goldstein’s Insight Hour. Our conversation focuse...
2020-12-091h 02
10% Happier with Dan HarrisThree Mindfulness Strategies from Joseph GoldsteinThere will be no talk of election or pandemic on this episode. This is a straight-up, meat-and-potatoes meditation talk from the one and only Joseph Goldstein. In this chat, we explore three profoundly useful mindfulness strategies, including: mindfulness of thinking, awareness of rushing (a deeply ingrained habit for many of us), and the genuine insight that can emerge from everyday activities. For the uninitiated, Joseph is one of the founding teachers on the Ten Percent Happier app; he is a cofounder of the Insight Meditation Society; and he is the author of several books, including the recently reissued The Experience...
2020-10-1456 min
Embrace This Spellbinding Full Audiobook And Feel The Difference.The Experience of Insight by Joseph GoldsteinPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/48682to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Experience of Insight
Author: Joseph Goldstein
Narrator: Jozen Tamori Gibson
Format: mp3
Length: 6 hrs and 38 mins
Release date: 10-13-20
Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 73 ratings
Genres: Buddhism
Publisher's Summary:
This modern spiritual classic, presented as a 30-day meditation retreat taught by Joseph Goldstein, offers timeless practical instructions and real-world advice for practicing meditation - whether walking or sitting in formal practice or engaging in everyday life. Goldstein uses the retreat format to explain various basic Buddhist teachings including karma, selflessness, and the four noble truths, while also drawing...
2020-10-136h 38
James Baraz's most recent Dharma talks (Abhayagiri Monastery)James Baraz: Creating a Life of Integrity: In Conversation with Joseph Goldstein(Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley) James invited Gail Stark to join him as his guest. Gail shares what it was like to spend 10 months practicing the 10 Paramis or Perfections under Joseph Goldstein’s guidance. Her new book, Creating a Life of Integrity: In Conversation with Joseph Goldstein, is a wonderful exploration of what it means to truly bring practice into your daily life guided by Joseph Goldstein, the ultimate Dharma coach.
2020-05-211h 04James Baraz's most recent Dharma talks (Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge)James Baraz: Creating a Life of Integrity: In Conversation with Joseph Goldstein(Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley) James invited Gail Stark to join him as his guest. Gail shares what it was like to spend 10 months practicing the 10 Paramis or Perfections under Joseph Goldstein’s guidance. Her new book, Creating a Life of Integrity: In Conversation with Joseph Goldstein, is a wonderful exploration of what it means to truly bring practice into your daily life guided by Joseph Goldstein, the ultimate Dharma coach.
2020-05-211h 04
10% Happier with Dan HarrisJoseph Goldstein | Meditating In A PandemicA statement of the blazingly obvious: we are living in stressful times. A statement of the slightly less obvious: meditation, while not a panacea, can help. In this episode, we're bringing you one of the western world's greatest living meditation masters: Joseph Goldstein. I'm biased, of course, because he is my meditation teacher. I have known him for many years, and he has had an incalculably positive impact on my life. In fact, he has already come to my rescue once during this pandemic, at a moment when I was personally struggling. And now, I'm excited to unleash him on...
2020-04-011h 11Metta Hour with Sharon SalzbergEp. 110 – Embodied Mindfulness with Joseph GoldsteinFor Episode 110 of the Metta Hour Podcast, Sharon speaks with her longtime colleague, friend, and collaborator Joseph Goldstein.This episode was recorded in 2018 at the Garrison Institute at a retreat co-taught by Sharon and Joseph, entitled, “Experiencing Insight & Love”. Includes a guided meditation led by Joseph on Mindfulness of the Body, a guided walking meditation led by Sharon, and a question and answer session with retreat participants. To learn more about Joseph’s work, you can visit dharma.org/teacher/joseph-goldstein to learn more!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice...
2019-11-041h 24
10% Happier with Dan HarrisFinally... The Joseph Goldstein EpisodeOne of the first American Vipassana teachers and the co-founder of Insight Meditation Society, Joseph Goldstein, is a highly recognized name to many in western meditation. He has studied and practiced various forms of Buddhist meditation under world renowned teachers from India and he has led, and continues to lead, numerous insight and loving-kindness meditation retreats worldwide. Goldstein shares his abundance of knowledge on insight meditation, the confusion between attention and mindfulness, ethical frameworks and provides clarity on various terms such as the awakened mind, checking the attitude of the mind, in-order-to mind and more. Currently, Goldstein is a meditation...
2019-09-251h 59
Raising Bulls PodcastRaising Bulls - 05 September 2017 - Joseph SteenThis Week:- Recap win over Tampa Bay Rowdies- Discuss playoff implications- Preview TFCII match- Player profile- Fan question- Lightning round with Joseph Steen
2017-09-0646 min
Raising Bulls PodcastRaising Bulls - 02 August 2017This week:Recap the loss to Louisville City FCPreview Rochester RhinosSet out on an epic quest of discoveryRaising Bulls is a podcast dedicated to the New York Red Bulls II of the USL. Each week, Joe Goldstein, Bill Twomey and Anthony Merced will be recapping the week that was. They will also be previewing each of the team’s upcoming matches and occasionally joined by guests from all levels of the NYRBII organization. If you care about the future of the New York Red Bulls, you’re listening to Raising Bulls.
2017-08-0238 min
Raising Bulls PodcastRaising Bulls 07 June 2017 - Rafael DiazThis week on Raising Bulls:- We recap the first road win of the season over Richmond Kickers- Interview RBII goalkeeper Rafi Diaz- Preview the game against Louisville City FC- Take a guess about what USLr's will play a part in the U.S. Open Cup Raising Bulls is a podcast dedicated to the New York Red Bulls II of the USL. Each week, Joe Goldstein, Bill Twomey and Anthony Merced will be recapping the week that was. They will also be previewing each of the team’s upcoming matches and occasionally joined by guests from all levels of the NYR...
2017-06-0739 min
Buddhist GeeksJoseph Goldstein on The Science of InsightJoseph Goldstein–one of the primary figures in the development of the Insight Meditation movement–finishes up his conversation with us by sharing his perspective on the recent cross-pollunation of the Buddhist meditation with scientific investigation. He shares some of the recent studies that he has contributed to–including an in-depth study at the Insight Meditation Society–and also discusses a few research possibilities that he has recommended to scientists. Finally he shares an interesting idea he had for creating a “virtual bardo machine.”This is part 2 of a two-part series. Listen to part 1, Joseph Goldstein on the Benefits of Long Term...
2015-07-2122 min
Buddhist GeeksJoseph Goldstein on The Science of InsightJoseph Goldstein–one of the primary figures in the development of the Insight Meditation movement–finishes up his conversation with us by sharing his perspective on the recent cross-pollunation of the Buddhist meditation with scientific investigation. He shares some of the recent studies that he has contributed to–including an in-depth study at the Insight Meditation Society–and also discusses a few research possibilities that he has recommended to scientists. Finally he shares an interesting idea he had for creating a “virtual bardo machine.”
This is part 2 of a two-part series. Listen to part 1, Joseph Goldstein on the Benefits of Long Term Pr...
2015-07-2120 min
Buddhist GeeksJoseph Goldstein on the Benefits of Long Term PracticeJoseph Goldstein–one of the primary figures in the development of the Insight Meditation movement–joins us today to discuss the unique benefits of long-term practice. He touches in on the need the train the mind, and hence the need for long periods of dedicated training. He also shares some of the background and vision behind the long-term retreat facility that he helped start called the Forest Refuge–a place where people can come and do long, self-guided retreat practice.Finally, we touch in on the future of the insight meditation tradition, and really the development of Western Buddhism in gen...
2015-07-2124 min
Buddhist GeeksJoseph Goldstein on the Benefits of Long Term PracticeJoseph Goldstein–one of the primary figures in the development of the Insight Meditation movement–joins us today to discuss the unique benefits of long-term practice. He touches in on the need the train the mind, and hence the need for long periods of dedicated training. He also shares some of the background and vision behind the long-term retreat facility that he helped start called the Forest Refuge–a place where people can come and do long, self-guided retreat practice.
Finally, we touch in on the future of the insight meditation tradition, and really the development of Western Buddhism in genera...
2015-07-2122 min
Buddha at the Gas Pump207. Joseph GoldsteinJoseph Goldstein is a cofounder of the Insight Meditation Society (where he is one of the resident guiding teachers) and the Barre Center for Buddhist studies, both in Barre, Massachusetts. 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, and
The Experience of Insight: A Simple and Direct Guide to Buddhist Meditation (Shambhala Dragon Editions).
He has also coauthored books with Sharon Salzberg and Jack Kornfield. Joseph has studied and practiced meditation since 1967 under the guidance of eminent teachers from India, B...
2013-11-261h 23
ZencastZencast 390 - Renunciation - The Wisdom of No by Joseph GoldsteinRenunciation - The Wisdom of No - Joseph Goldstein This teaching is given freely courtesy of Dharma Seed. Dharma.org ; Joseph Goldstein
2012-11-0458 min
ZencastZencast 376 - What is the Mind? by Joseph GoldsteinWhat is the Mind? - Joseph Goldstein This teaching is given freely courtesy of Dharma Seed. Dharma.org ; Joseph Goldstein
2012-07-291h 01
ZencastZencast 372 - The Wisdom of Impermanence by Joseph GoldsteinThe Wisdom of Impermanence - Joseph Goldstein This teaching is given freely courtesy of Dharma Seed. Dharma.org ; Joseph Goldstein
2012-07-0155 min
ZencastZencast 369 - Compassion Is A Verb by Joseph GoldsteinCompassion Is A Verb - Joseph Goldstein This teaching is given freely courtesy of Dharma Seed. Dharma.org ; Joseph Goldstein
2012-06-1053 min
ZencastZencast 364 - Equanimity by Joseph GoldsteinEquanimity - Joseph Goldstein This teaching is given freely courtesy of Dharma Seed. Dharma.org ; Joseph Goldstein
2012-05-061h 02
ZencastZencast 347 - Law of Karma by Joseph GoldsteinLaw of Karma - Joseph Goldstein This teaching is given freely courtesy of Dharma Seed. Dharma.org ; Joseph Goldstein
2012-01-0857 min
ZencastZencast 346 - Recognizing Emptiness by Joseph GoldsteinRecognizing Emptiness - Joseph Goldstein This teaching is given freely courtesy of Dharma Seed. Dharma.org ; Joseph Goldstein
2012-01-0159 min
ZencastZencast 280 - Foundations of Practice by Joseph GoldsteinFoundations of Practice - Joseph Goldstein This teaching is given freely courtesy of Dharma Seed. Dharma.org ; Joseph Goldstein
2010-09-2659 min
ZencastZencast 271 - The Middle Way by Joseph GoldsteinThe Middle Way - Joseph Goldstein This teaching is given freely courtesy of Dharma Seed. Dharma.org ; Joseph Goldstein
2010-07-2552 min
ZencastZencast 241 - Turning the Mind Toward the Dharma by Joseph GoldsteinTurning the Mind Toward the Dharma - Joseph Goldstein This teaching is given freely courtesy of Dharma Seed. Dharma.org ; Joseph Goldstein
2009-12-2755 minZencastZencast 190 - The Ultimate Resolution - Bodhicitta by Joseph GoldsteinThe Ultimate Resolution - Bodhicitta -Joseph Goldstein This teaching is given freely courtesy of Dharma Seed. Dharma.org ; Joseph Goldstein
2009-01-0457 minZencastZencast 130 - Meditation Overview by Joseph GoldsteinMeditation Overview -Joseph Goldstein This teaching is given freely courtesy of Dharma Seed. Dharma.org ; Joseph Goldstein
2007-11-1159 min