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Joseph Goldstein



Joseph Goldstein is an American teacher of Buddhist insight meditation (vipassana) and lovingkindness meditation (metta). He and fellow teacher Sharon Salzberg cofounded the Insight Meditation Society. He studied Buddhist meditation with teachers in India, Burma, and Tibet and is the author of several books.

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Mindrolling – Ep. 224 – the Craving for Becoming with Joseph Goldstein

Joseph Goldstein returns to the show to help unpack a few challenging Dharmic concepts and opens our eyes to the subtle craving of becoming.

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Joseph Goldstein
2018
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Creating a Life of Integrity: In Conversation with Joseph Goldstein

When we don’t speak or act from our own sense of integrity, we feel lousy.

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Gail Andersen Stark, Joseph Goldstein (foreword)
2020
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Peeling Away the Promise of Desire

We may call it different names—peace, or awakening, or enlightenment, even love—but what most of us are looking for is happiness: deep, abiding fulfillment and completion. The problem is that we’re looking for it in the wrong place.

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Joseph Goldstein
2019
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FindCenter Quotes ImageWhy be unhappy about something if it can be remedied? And what is the use of being unhappy about something if it cannot be remedied?

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What Mindfulness Really Means with Joseph Goldstein

This short clip is part of Shambhala Mountain Center's Online Event, Beyond Mindfulness

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Joseph Goldstein
2015
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Seeking the Heart of Wisdom: The Path of Insight Meditation

In Seeking the Heart of Wisdom, Goldstein and Kornfield present the central teachings and practices of insight meditation in a clear and personal language.

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Joseph Goldstein, Jack Kornfield, the Dalai Lama (foreword)
2024
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Everyday Meditation: A Nine-Minute Daily Practice

Recently I was thinking about some close friends who are younger than I am, raising families, with busy lives in the world. I could appreciate that it might be quite some time before they would be able to sit a long retreat.

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Joseph Goldstein
2012
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FindCenter Quotes ImageUnless a practice cools the fires of greed, aversion, and ignorance it is worthless.

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The Experience of Insight: A Simple and Direct Guide to Buddhist Meditation

This modern spiritual classic, presented as a thirty-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.

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Joseph Goldstein, Ram Dass (introduction)
2020
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A Heart Full of Peace

Love, compassion, and peace—these words are at the heart of all spiritual endeavors. Although we intuitively resonate with their meaning and value, for most of us, the challenge is how to embody what we know: how to transform these words into a vibrant, living practice.

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Joseph Goldstein, The Dalai Lama (foreword)
2007
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