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Joseph Goldstein's Dharma Talks

Joseph Goldstein

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I have two main aims in teaching. The first is to spread the dharma as widely as possible, offering it to as many different people as I can. The second is to teach a smaller number of people over sustained periods of time. This in-depth teaching engages my tremendous love for intensive, long-term meditation practice, where people can immerse themselves in the retreat experience and see how it transforms their understanding.

Although deeply rooted in the Vipassana tradition of Theravada Buddhism, I enjoy working with various skillful means from different Buddhist schools to help convey the essence of all practice, the one dharma of liberation. This essential dharma includes the wisdom of non-clinging, the motivation of compassion to practice for the benefit of all beings, and the potential for liberation within us all.

Given the speed and complexity of our culture, the Buddha's teachings offer a much-needed means to slow down, a way to create some inner calm. We need to touch base with this place of tranquillity in order to allow our bodies and minds to unwind. We then have the chance to see more deeply and profoundly the nature of our lives, how we create suffering and how we can be free. The dharma begins with the development of calm and it carries us all the way to liberation.

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2012-07-18 What is the Mind? 61:36	Download Listen
Clarifying basic terms of consciousness, perception, mindfulness and wisdom.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center : July Insight Meditation Retreat

2012-06-16 Morning Meditation Instructions 56:57	Download Listen
Recognition, mindfulness and wisdom. Working with the hindrances
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : People of Color Retreat

2012-06-15 Metta - Talk and Instruction 61:13	Download Listen
Introduction - Benefactor and Friend
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : People of Color Retreat

2012-06-14 The Wisdom Of Impermanence 55:50	Download Listen
Exploring how understanding this profound, obvious, but sometimes overlooked truth, transforms out lives.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : People of Color Retreat

2012-05-29 Compassion Is A Verb 53:16	Download Listen
A discussion of empathy, compassion and engaged response in the world.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge : May 2012 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2012-05-15 Clear Comprehension. 57:49	Download Listen
Understanding the larger context of our actions and the application of clear knowing in our daily lives.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge : May 2012 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2012-05-08 Working with Fear. 58:53	Download Listen
An exploration of the nature of fear and of going beyond our comfort zones in practice.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge : May 2012 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2012-05-02 Karma 57:28	Download Listen
How Can We Be Happy In Our Lives?
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge : May 2012 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2012-04-24 Questions and Answers 58:29	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge : April 2012 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2012-04-17 Equanimity - "There in the Middleness" 56:51	Download Listen
An exploration of the many ways equanimity brings balance to our lives. Groundlessness to the Brahma Viharas, and liberating insight to our mindfulness practice.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge : April 2012 at IMS - Forest Refuge

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