Insight Hour with Joseph Goldstein
Joseph Goldstein has been a leading light for the practice of Insight and Loving Kindness meditation since his days in India and Burma where he studied with eminent masters of the tradition. In his podcast, The Insight Hour, Joseph delivers these essential mindfulness teachings in a practical and down to earth way that illuminates the practice through his own personal experience and wonderful story telling.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 56 minutes
- Episodes
- 253
- Years Active
- 2015 - 2025
Ep. 152 – The Early Life of Sharon Salzberg & Joseph Goldstein
Joseph Goldstein and Sharon Salzberg recall their early lives and initial years of mindfulness practice and share what drew them to meditation in the late sixties and early seventies.
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01:08:23 |
Wed 01 Feb 2023
Ep. 151 – No Self, No Problem w/ Ram Dass
In this unique offering from the Love Serve Remember Foundation archives, Joseph Goldstein joins Ram Dass for a conversation around love, emptiness, soul, the notion of self, and much more.
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01:02:12 |
Wed 25 Jan 2023
Ep. 150 – Nature of Mind
Exploring the dharma of liberation, Joseph invite us beyond delusion and into the true nature of mind as innate wakefulness.
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00:58:24 |
Wed 18 Jan 2023
Ep. 149 – Desire: The Driving Force of Samsara
Joseph Goldstein explores the tendency of desire, how we can understand this driving force of Samsara, and how we can practice being free of it.
“Desire is not an insignificant conditioning in us, a…
00:57:02 |
Wed 11 Jan 2023
Ep. 148 – Refraining From Unwholesome Activities
Joseph Goldstein explores the 10 unwholesome activities and actions of the body, speech, and mind that the Buddha advises us all to refrain from for our own happiness and well-being.
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01:01:12 |
Thu 05 Jan 2023
Ep. 147 – The Suffering That Comes With Wanting
Joseph Goldstein explores the suffering that comes with wanting, the three types of desire, and why our investigation is to notice the ways the mind gets caught and the ways it can be free.
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01:00:31 |
Thu 29 Dec 2022
Ep. 146 – The Buddha’s Life and Journey
Joseph Goldstein explores the Buddha’s life and journey, reflecting on the four stages of this mythological unfolding of awakening and how we can all achieve the enlightenment that is the end of crav…
00:53:46 |
Thu 22 Dec 2022
Ep. 145 – Selflessness: Uncommon Sense
Joseph Goldstein provides an uncommon sense view of selflessness to help us understand the often vexing notion of no-self and talks about how we can be free from the illusion of self.
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00:59:01 |
Wed 14 Dec 2022
Ep. 144 – The Law of Karma
Joseph Goldstein takes a deep dive into the law of karma, how it affects us in our practice and daily lives, and how can we apply it in a way that it becomes the condition for our happiness.
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00:59:28 |
Thu 08 Dec 2022
Ep. 143 – Transforming Fear
Joseph Goldstein talks about the nature of fear, how it’s conditioned in the mind, how we can work with it, and embracing the possibility of transforming fear into wisdom and freedom.
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01:00:39 |
Wed 30 Nov 2022
Ep. 142 – Doubt, Restlessness, & Sloth
Joseph Goldstein explores the mental factors of doubt, restlessness, and sloth, which are three hindrances that can cause a lack of vision and knowledge, and lead us away from Nibbana.
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01:02:43 |
Thu 24 Nov 2022
Ep. 141 – Metta: Preparing the Ground
Joseph Goldstein explores the quality of Metta, or lovingkindness, and offers advice on preparing the ground from which Metta can grow and flourish.
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00:56:28 |
Wed 16 Nov 2022
Ep. 140 – Carrying Practice Into the World
In this dharma talk, Joseph Goldstein describes the art of carrying our practice into the world through training in the areas of Right Effort, concentration, and wisdom.
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00:57:28 |
Thu 10 Nov 2022
Ep. 139 – Understanding Desire
In helping us with understanding desire, Joseph Goldstein explores the three types of desire that the Buddha spoke of and offers several ways of working with desire in our practice.
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01:03:08 |
Wed 02 Nov 2022
Ep. 138 – The Secret Name of Things
Joseph Goldstein explores the fabricated concept of self, the secret name of things beneath our perception, the illusion of solidity, and the deeper reality that exists beyond our concept of self.
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01:02:41 |
Thu 27 Oct 2022
Ep. 137 – The Nature of Struggle
Joseph Goldstein talks about the nature of struggle and why working with experiences of pain and difficult states of mind can be a boon for our mindfulness practice.
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00:57:13 |
Wed 19 Oct 2022
Ep. 136 – Pain and Trust
Joseph Goldstein explores how to understand pain, how to relate to it, and how to use it, plus he talks about the quality of trust and learning to trust the moment’s experience.
“Working with pain, …
00:45:37 |
Wed 05 Oct 2022
Ep. 135 - Manifesting Our Intentions
Joseph Goldstein teaches us to manifest our intentions of goodwill and loving-kindness through wholesome actions.
"If we plant a seed, the seed is going to bear fruit. Each of our actions will bear …
01:05:49 |
Thu 22 Sep 2022
Ep. 134 – The Simplicity of Practice
Joseph Goldstein reviews the basic instructions in the service of understanding the simplicity of practice, and then answers questions about death, clinging, and evolution.
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00:35:16 |
Thu 08 Sep 2022
Ep. 133 – The Power of Restraint
In this dharma talk, Joseph Goldstein explores how the power of restraint can help create the space and softness in ourselves to manifest a deeper level of wisdom, compassion, and love.
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01:03:05 |
Fri 02 Sep 2022
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