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. 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…
Insight Hour with Joseph Goldstein – Ep. 219 – Fear & Aversion, Satipatthana Sutta Series Pt. 16
Illuminating the shadows of our minds, Joseph Goldstein explains how to notice and investigate the emotions hiding underneath aversions. This episode is brought to…
Insight Hour with Joseph Goldstein – Ep. 218 – Freedom From Desire, Satipatthana Sutta Series Pt. 15
Joseph Goldstein describes the causes of sensual desire and how to be aware of the wanting-mind rather than suppressing it. The Satipatthana Sutta is…
Insight Hour with Joseph Goldstein – Ep. 217 – External Mindfulness and Objective Experience, Satipatthana Sutta Series Pt. 14
Simplifying our daily practice into bare knowing, Joseph Goldstein instructs us on external mindfulness and noticing our reactions. The Satipatthana Sutta is one of…
Insight Hour with Joseph Goldstein – Ep. 216 – Mindfulness Of Mind, Satipatthana Sutta Series Pt. 13
Rather than trying to overcome unwholesome mind states, Joseph Goldstein guides us to simply be mindful of the mind as it is being influenced….
Insight Hour with Joseph Goldstein – Ep. 215 – Mindfulness of Our Emotions, Satipatthana Sutta Series Pt. 12
Describing the hidden danger in seeking happiness through sense pleasure, Joseph Goldstein outlines worldy versus unworldly feelings. The Satipatthana Sutta is one of the…
Insight Hour with Joseph Goldstein – Ep. 214 – The Nature of Feelings, Satipatthana Sutta Series Pt. 11
Becoming mindful of feelings, Joseph Goldstein explains how the habits of our mind shape our actions and karma. The Satipatthana Sutta is one of…
Insight Hour with Joseph Goldstein – Ep. 213 – The Four Elements, Satipatthana Sutta Series Pt. 10
Refining our knowledge of the four elements, Joseph Goldstein explains how our bodily dispositions relate to earth, water, fire, and air. The Satipatthana Sutta…
Insight Hour with Joseph Goldstein – Ep. 212 – Clear Knowing, Satipatthana Sutta Series Pt. 9
Contemplating the principal of clear knowing, Joseph Goldstein explains that seeing things exactly as they are propels us towards awakening. The Satipatthana Sutta is…