Joseph Goldstein is a cofounder of the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts, where he is one of the resident guiding teachers. He is the author of several books, including One Dharma: The Emerging Western Buddhism.
Joseph Goldstein
Recent Articles
The Doorway to Wisdom
Through mindfulness, we can see the workings of the mind, know the roots of suffering, and discover the peace that’s always available. A teaching by Joseph Goldstein.
Joseph Goldstein: It’s Not Either-Or
In this conversation with Buddhadharma, the Insight Meditation Society cofounder applies the “harmonized understanding” approach championed in his book One Dharma to the idea of buddhanature. In the end, it’s not about who’s right or wrong about it. It’s about what leads us to less clinging.
The Four Foundations of Mindfulness: A Direct Path to Liberation
Insight Meditation teacher Joseph Goldstein examines a key teaching from the Satipatthana Sutta, the Buddha’s discourse on the four foundations of mindfulness, which he called the direct path to liberation.
The Nature of Fear
In this classic piece from the Lion's Roar archives, Joseph Goldstein explores the different types of fear, and how we can sit with fear and hold onto it in our practice.
Three Means to Peace: Mindfulness, Compassion, and Wisdom
Joseph Goldstein on how three principles of meditation can be applied to the world's conflicts.