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. 144 – The Law of Karma
Joseph Goldstein takes a deep dive into the law of karma, how it affects us in our practice and daily lives, and how can…
Insight Hour with Joseph Goldstein – Ep. 143 – Transforming Fear
Joseph Goldstein talks about the nature of fear, how it’s conditioned in the mind, how we can work with it, and embracing the possibility…
Insight Hour with Joseph Goldstein – Ep. 142 – Doubt, Restlessness, & Sloth
Joseph Goldstein explores the mental factors of doubt, restlessness, and sloth, which are three hindrances that can cause a lack of vision and knowledge,…
Insight Hour with Joseph Goldstein – Ep. 141 – Metta: Preparing the Ground
Joseph Goldstein explores the quality of Metta, or lovingkindness, and offers advice on preparing the ground from which Metta can grow and flourish. This…
Insight Hour with Joseph Goldstein – Ep. 140 – Carrying Practice Into the World
In this dharma talk, Joseph Goldstein describes the art of carrying our practice into the world through training in the areas of Right Effort,…
Insight Hour with Joseph Goldstein – Ep. 139 – Understanding Desire
In helping us with understanding desire, Joseph Goldstein explores the three types of desire that the Buddha spoke of and offers several ways of…
Insight Hour with Joseph Goldstein – Ep. 138 – The Secret Name of Things
Joseph Goldstein explores the fabricated concept of self, the secret name of things beneath our perception, the illusion of solidity, and the deeper reality…
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…