The Nature of Concepts
Plato’s allegory of the cave as a metaphor for seeking nirvana
Joseph Goldstein
Joseph Goldstein is cofounder and a guiding teacher of the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts, and its Forest Refuge program, and helped establish the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies. His books include A Heart Full of Peace, One Dharma: The Emerging Western Buddhism, and Mindfulness: A Practical Guide to Awakening.
These Are Not “Your” Thoughts
Insight meditation teacher Joseph Goldstein explains how to treat consciousness as the object of meditation.
Love as the Expression of Emptiness
Joseph Goldstein describes the benefits and means of letting go of the mind’s habits of attachment and delusion.
Practicing on the Edge
How to work with fear in our meditation practice when we arrive at the limit of our comfort zone during meditation
How to Understand Selflessness—and Why It’s So Important
In an interview on Tricycle Talks, meditation teacher Joseph Goldstein explains the central Buddhist concept of no self and how it naturally leads to lovingkindness.
Joseph Goldstein on Easing Self-Judgment and Finding Joy
Excerpts from the meditation teacher’s Tricycle Talks podcast episode
Mindfulness Beyond the Moment
Joseph Goldstein explains why being present is just the beginning of cultivating true awareness during meditation.
Peeling Away the Promise of Desire
Why getting what we crave will not lead to happiness—and what will
Cause and Effect
Reflecting on the law of karma
Podcasts
Tired of Pretending to Be Me
In today’s episode, Tricycle’s editor-in-chief James Shaheen sits down with Joseph Goldstein, cofounder and guiding teacher at the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts, who recently emerged from a 3-month silent retreat. They discuss the value and challenges of a long retreat, the wisdom of investigation and curiosity, and why we need to make more room for joy and humor on retreat and off. At the end of the conversation, Joseph leads a brief mindfulness meditation to re-ground ourselves in the present moment.
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