Joseph Goldstein – Insight Hour Podcast
Joseph Goldstein has been leading insight and loving kindness meditation retreats worldwide since 1974. He is a cofounder of the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts, where he is one of the organization’s guiding teachers. In 1989, together with several other teachers and students of insight meditation, he helped establish the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies.
Joseph first became interested in Buddhism as a Peace Corps volunteer in Thailand in 1965. Since 1967 he has studied and practiced different forms of Buddhist meditation under eminent teachers from India, Burma and Tibet. 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, The Experience of Insight, and co-author of Seeking the Heart of Wisdom and Insight Meditation: A Correspondence Course.
On the Insight Hour podcast, Joseph illuminates the application of Buddhist teachings for the modern day seeker. For more on Joseph’s teaching schedule, articles, and bio, visit his website.
Find more dharma talks from Joseph as well as teachers like Spring Washam, Ajahn Chah, Tara Brach and more at dharmaseed.org. Dharma Seed is a volunteer-run online resource dedicated to making the Buddhist teachings of Insight Meditation and associated practices available to all, learn more: About Dharma Seed
Most Recent Joseph Goldstein Insight Hour Podcasts
Insight Hour with Joseph Goldstein – Ep. 180 – Relative and Ultimate Bodhicitta Part 2
Joseph Goldstein continues his discussion of bodhicitta – the awakened heart. This dharma talk from June 12, 2015, was recorded at the Insight Meditation…
Insight Hour with Joseph Goldstein – Ep. 179 – Relative and Ultimate Bodhicitta Part I
Joseph Goldstein discusses enlightenment through the lens of the aspirational mental quality of bodhicitta – the awakened heart. This dharma talk from June 8,…
Insight Hour with Joseph Goldstein – Ep. 178 – The Wisdom Of “No”
Joseph Goldstein explores the nexus between thought patterns, sense pleasures, renunciation, addiction, freedom, and the wisdom of “No”. This dharma talk from October 24,…
Insight Hour with Joseph Goldstein – Ep. 177 – Understanding Equanimity
This time on the Insight Hour podcast, Joseph Goldstein helps us understand equanimity as a fundamental state of mind and the role it plays…
Insight Hour with Joseph Goldstein – Ep. 176 – Questions About The Path to Awakening
Joseph Goldstein leans on his decades of study and practice of the Dharma to answer a diverse range of spiritual and existential questions from…
Insight Hour with Joseph Goldstein – Ep. 175 – Instructions on Working with Thoughts
Joseph delves into the nature of thought, offering valuable insights on cultivating mindfulness and working with thoughts. This dharma talk from May 13, 2023,…
Insight Hour with Joseph Goldstein – Ep. 174 – Liberation Teachings for Daily Life
Joseph Goldstein discusses the challenges of practicing liberation, awakening, and enlightenment in the context of a lay person’s life. This dharma talk from May…
Insight Hour with Joseph Goldstein – Ep. 173 – Understanding Karma & Samsara
Joseph Goldstein explores how karma and Samsara shape our lives and shares wisdom on integrating Dharma practice into our lives. This dharma talk from…
Insight Hour with Joseph Goldstein – Ep. 172 – Consciousness: The Power of Mind
Taking a journey into the vastness of the mind, Joseph Goldstein explores the creative power of consciousness. “The Buddha talked of how this mind,…