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. 137 – The Nature of Struggle
Joseph Goldstein talks about the nature of struggle and why working with experiences of pain and difficult states of mind can be a boon…
Insight Hour with Joseph Goldstein – Ep. 136 – Pain and Trust
Joseph Goldstein explores how to understand pain, how to relate to it, and how to use it, plus he talks about the quality of…
Insight Hour with Joseph Goldstein – Ep. 135 – Manifesting Our Intentions
Joseph Goldstein teaches us to manifest our intentions of goodwill and loving-kindness through wholesome actions. Today’s episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give…
Insight Hour with Joseph Goldstein – Ep. 134 – The Simplicity of Practice
Joseph Goldstein reviews the basic instructions in the service of understanding the simplicity of practice, and then answers questions about death, clinging, and desire….
Insight Hour with Joseph Goldstein – Ep. 133 – The Power of Restraint
In this dharma talk, Joseph Goldstein explores how the power of restraint can help create the space and softness in ourselves to manifest a…
Insight Hour with Joseph Goldstein – Ep. 132 – A Map of Wisdom Part 2: Magic Show of Consciousness
Joseph Goldstein continues unfolding his map of wisdom by touching on the magic show of consciousness, the law of karma, dependent origination, and cultivating…
Insight Hour with Joseph Goldstein – Ep. 131 – A Map of Wisdom Part 1: Everything Changes
Joseph is back with a brand new Dharma talk series piecing together essential teachings of the Buddha into an accessible map of wisdom. In…
Insight Hour with Joseph Goldstein – Ep. 130 – Essential Buddhism Part 5: The Truth of Suffering
The “Essential Buddhism” series continues with this 1974 dharma talk focused on the Four Noble Truths and how we must face the truth of…
Insight Hour with Joseph Goldstein – Ep. 129 – Turning the Mind Toward Dharma
Joseph Goldstein explores four reflections from the Buddhist tradition that are profound tools of practice for turning the mind toward the Dharma. This dharma…