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. 200 – Getting Insight On The Nature of Thought
In a dharma talk on working with thoughts and emotions, Joseph Goldstein explains the impersonal and empty nature of the mind. This episode is…
Insight Hour with Joseph Goldstein – Ep. 199 – Self And Selfless
Joseph Goldstein meets us at the constellation of self, the duality of self, and the need for mindfulness. This episode is brought to you…
Insight Hour with Joseph Goldstein – Ep. 198 – Facing Our Fears
Joseph Goldstein discusses how working with fear is absolutely essential in our practice of understanding, opening, and accepting. This 1983 dharma talk was originally…
Insight Hour with Joseph Goldstein – Ep. 197 – Flavors of Loving-Kindness
Offering instruction for metta practice, Joseph Goldstein explains the many flavors of loving-kindness that we can try. This episode is brought to you by…
Insight Hour with Joseph Goldstein – Ep. 196 – Guided Meditation: Busy Life, No-Self
Guiding us in three short, guided meditations, Joseph Goldstein helps us break down our identification with the body and the self. This talk from…
Insight Hour with Joseph Goldstein – Ep. 195 – Approaching Suffering without Reactivity
Focusing on equanimity and compassion, Joseph Goldstein teaches about staying open and responsive to collective and individual suffering. This talk from the Spirit Rock…
Insight Hour with Joseph Goldstein – Ep. 194 – The Buddha’s Sacred Journey
Joseph Goldstein describes the steps along the Buddha’s path to awakening, helping us see the significance of the Buddha in our own lives. This…
Insight Hour with Joseph Goldstein – Ep. 193 – Sudden Awakening, Gradual Cultivation
Explaining the ways our minds can be seduced, Joseph Goldstein teaches us how to let go into non-clinging. This 2007 talk was originally published…
Insight Hour with Joseph Goldstein – Ep. 192 – The Buddha’s Life And Journey
Taking a journey through the Buddha’s history, Joseph Goldstein reveals how we can relate the Bodhisattva’s experiences to our own lives. This 2003 talk…