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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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2011-10-11 Busy Life, No-Self – Introduction & Guided Meditation 25:23	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : IMS Audio Files

2004-04-25 Can We Be Happy In Our Lives? 62:47	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge : April 2004 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2000-06-03 Carry The Practice In The World 1:16:31	Download Listen
given at Mid America Dharma
Mid America Dharma

1994-02-10 Carrying The Practice Into The World 56:51	Download Listen
Making our lives our practice.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center
In collection: Complete Metta Retreat

1995-02-05 Carrying The Practice Into The World 61:50	Download Listen
Making our lives our practice.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

2013-05-07 Clarifying Terms 58:02	Download Listen
In Pali - terms for consciousness, perception, mindfulness and wisdom - have some very specific meanings. In English, however there are often multiple meanings for each one of these words. This talk will help to clarify their meanings, particularly as they apply to our meditation practice.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge : May 2013 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

1988-12-16 Closing Talk 69:27	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center : 1988 Three Month Retreat

1987-06-22 Closing Talk 67:48	Download Listen
beginning to live the dharma in one's daily life; supporting the continuation of right effort

1983-05-01 Closing Talk And Blessing with Munindra 1:29:39

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