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Who Was Dipa Ma?

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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?

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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

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Spirit Rock 25 Years Capital Campaign Jack Kornfield Insight Meditation Sharon Sazlberg Joseph GoldsteinSpirit 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

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Buddha Satipatthana Sutta Joseph Goldstein Buddhadharma Mindfulness Lion's Roar BUddhismPhoto 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.