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. 60 – The Satipatthāna Sutta: Not Clinging to Anything
This week on the Insight Hour Podcast, Joseph shares teachings from The Satipatthāna Sutta around clinging to experience which unify the practice and goal…
Insight Hour with Joseph Goldstein – Ep. 59 – The Satipatthāna Sutta: Continuous Mindfulness
In this episode of the Insight Hour Podcast, Joseph looks at The Satipatthāna Sutta’s teachings on the bare knowledge and continuous mindfulness that arise…
Insight Hour with Joseph Goldstein – Ep. 58 – The Satipatthāna Sutta: Impermanence
This week on the Insight Hour Podcast, Joseph looks at The Satipatthāna Sutta’s teachings on the foundation of awakening, the understanding of impermanence. Find…
Insight Hour with Joseph Goldstein – Ep. 57 – The Satipatthāna Sutta: Concentration And Contemplation
Joseph continues his exploration of The Satipatthāna Sutta, investigating the roles of concentration and contemplation in the pursuit of inner liberation. Listen to the…
Insight Hour with Joseph Goldstein – Ep. 56 – The Satipatthāna Sutta: The Call to Mindfulness
Joseph shares The Buddha’s call to practice mindfulness and continues his exploration of The Satipatthāna Sutta. Listen to the first part of this talk…
Insight Hour with Joseph Goldstein – Ep. 55 – The Satipatthāna Sutta: The Direct Path to Freedom
Joseph begins a series exploring The Satipatthāna Sutta, the Buddha’s discourse on the establishing of mindfulness, and the direct path to freedom it contains….
Insight Hour with Joseph Goldstein – Ep. 54 – Dukkha and Non-Self: Part Two
Joseph continues his exploration of the Buddha’s teachings on the interconnection between non-self and dukkha, looking at our identification with awareness itself. Listen to…
Insight Hour with Joseph Goldstein – Ep. 53 – Dukkha and Non-Self: Part One
This time on the Insight Hour Podcast, Joseph begins a two-part dialog on the Buddha’s teachings of the interconnection between non-self and dukkha. Show…
Insight Hour with Joseph Goldstein – Ep. 52 – A Methodology of Wisdom
This week on the Insight Hour Podcast, Joseph investigates the methodology of mindfulness that cultivates wisdom and moves us towards happiness. This is part…