Joseph Goldstein on how three principles of meditation can be applied to the world’s conflicts.
You Can’t Fail at Meditation
Dan Harris gets the inside story on mindfulness and compassion from Buddhist teachers Joseph Goldstein, Sharon Salzberg, and Mark Epstein.
Who Was Dipa Ma?
Dipa Ma, known as “the patron saint of householders,” was a primary teacher of Joseph Goldstein and Sharon Salzberg, as well as one of Jack Kornfield’s teachers. Amy Schmidt and Sara Jenkins tell the story of this inspiring female practitioner and meditation teacher.
What Makes Us Free?
Insight. Loving-kindness. Cultivating what’s wholesome. And making them real in our lives every day. These are what make us free, say Insight Meditation teachers Jack Kornfield and Joseph Goldstein, in a conversation at California’s Spirit Rock Meditation Center, moderated by Michelle Latvala.
Spirit Rock at Twenty-five
Spirit Rock Meditation Center. Photo by Walt Opie.Spirit Rock Meditation Center. Photo by Walt Opie. In 1975, three young Americans who had recently returned from years of meditation and study in Asia embarked on an experiment. Starting with the strict Vipassana meditation in which they were trained, Jack Kornfield, Joseph Goldstein, and Sharon Salzberg would teach dharma in the West as a […]
The Four Foundations of Mindfulness
Photo by Brian English.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.
True Stories About Sitting Meditation from Charlotte Joko Beck, Joseph Goldstein, Sylvia Boorstein, and Sharon Salzberg
Four well-known Buddhist meditation teachers talk about their own experiences of self-discovery through sitting meditation.
Here, Now, Aware: The Power of Mindfulness
It’s the essence of the contemplative path and the key to transforming our lives. Insight Meditation teacher Joseph Goldstein describes this simple yet profound expression of our mind’s natural awareness.
Panel: Full-Time Practice
Photo by Mat McDermott.Joseph Goldstein, Judy Lief and Robert Thurman discuss the role of full-time practice in the West.