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. 228 – Suffering And The Senses, Satipatthana Sutta Series Pt. 25
Cutting the chain of dependent origination, Joseph Goldstein teaches wise attention and freedom from defilement as the antidote to suffering. The Satipatthana Sutta is…
Insight Hour with Joseph Goldstein – Ep. 227 – The Six Sense Bases, Satipatthana Sutta Series Pt. 24
Explaining the selfless and contingent nature of consciousness, Joseph Goldstein dives into the six internal and external sense bases. The Satipatthana Sutta is one…
Insight Hour with Joseph Goldstein – Ep. 226 – Non-Self, Satipatthana Sutta Series Pt. 23
Joseph Goldstein explains the value in recognizing the body and self as impermanent, man-made concepts rather than something fixed and solid. The Satipatthana Sutta…
Insight Hour with Joseph Goldstein – Ep. 225 – Understanding Formation and Consciousness, Satipatthana Sutta Series Pt. 22
Concluding a segment on the five aggregates, Joseph Goldstein explains how mindfulness of mental formations refines our consciousness. The Satipatthana Sutta is one of…
Insight Hour with Joseph Goldstein – Ep. 224 – Buddhist Teachings on Perception & Formation, Satipatthana Sutta Series Pt. 21
Continuing his discussion of the five aggregates, Joseph Goldstein dives deeper into perception and how we can get lost in mental formations. The Satipatthana…
Insight Hour with Joseph Goldstein – Ep. 223 – Buddhism’s Five Aggregates, Satipatthana Sutta Series Pt. 20
In this profound investigation of subjective experience and direct reality, Joseph Goldstein looks at the first three of the five aggregates in Buddhism. The…
Insight Hour with Joseph Goldstein – Ep. 222 – Doubt, Satipatthana Sutta Series Pt. 19
Highlighting the danger of indecision, Joseph Goldstein examines the nature of doubt as taught by the Buddha. The Satipatthana Sutta is one of the…
Insight Hour with Joseph Goldstein – Ep. 221 – Overcoming Restlessness, Satipatthana Sutta Series Pt. 18
Diving into restlessness and worry, Joseph Goldstein outlines how to use the eye of wisdom to examine mental agitation. The Satipatthana Sutta is one…
Insight Hour with Joseph Goldstein – Ep. 220 – The Laziness Trap, Satipatthana Sutta Series Pt. 17
Employing the Satipatthana Sutta, Joseph Goldstein shows us how to overcome the mental states of sloth and torpor. The Satipatthana Sutta is one of…