Insight Hour with Joseph Goldstein – Details, episodes & analysis

Contemplating the principal of clear knowing, Joseph Goldstein explains that seeing things exactly as they are propels us towards awakening.

The Satipatthana Sutta is one of the most celebrated and widely studied discourses in the Pāli Canon of Theravada Buddhism. This episode is the ninth part of an in-depth 48-part weekly lecture series from Joseph Goldstein that delves into every aspect of the Satipatthana Sutta. If you are just now jumping into the Satipatthana Sutta series, listen to Insight Hour Ep. 203 to follow along and get the full experience!

Don’t forget to grab a copy of the book Joseph references throughout this series, Satipaṭṭhāna: The Direct Path to Realization, HERE

This time on Insight Hour, Joseph Goldstein dives into:

• Clearly knowing the purpose of an action
• Discerning the benefit or detriment of our actions
• How Mara ensnares us in samsaric attachments
• How unskillful mind-states masquerade as skillful
• Being tricked by the doubt in our minds
• Purifying ourselves for the benefit of all
• Knowing the suitability of an action and examining timing
• Considering how our actions will affect others and ourselves
• Committing to the long process of awakening
• The importance of sense-restraint
• Contemplating the unattractive facets of the body
• Clearly seeing the impermanence of our body
• Accepting the truth of how things actually are

This talk was originally published on Dharmaseed

“There’s great power, inspiration, and patience when we realize this transformation of consciousness that we’re undertaking. The purification of these deep-rooted tendencies. That this process of transformation is not a quick process…we’re on a long path if we really are holding awakening as our aspiration.” – Joseph Goldstein

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Joseph Goldstein demonstrates how the entire dhamma is revealed through mindfulness of posture in this continued analysis of the Sattipatthana Sutta.

The Satipatthana Sutta is one of the most celebrated and widely studied discourses in the Pāli Canon of Theravada Buddhism. This episode is the eighth part of an in-depth 48-part weekly lecture series from Joseph Goldstein that delves into every aspect of the Satipatthana Sutta. If you are just now jumping into the Satipatthana Sutta series, listen to Insight Hour Ep. 203 to follow along and get the full experience!

This time on Insight Hour, Joseph Goldstein dives into:

• Being mindful of things both internally and externally
• Abiding independent and not clinging to anything in the world
• How the entire dhamma is revealed through mindfulness of posture
• The simplicity of being aware of changes in posture throughout the day
• Walking meditation and truly knowing that we are walking
• Disentangling our mind from distractions and anticipation
• Being rooted in the present with a sense of ease
• How mindfulness of posture helps us overcome unwholesome states of mind
• Paying attention to the motivation of our movements
• How movement masks dukkha
• Deepening our insight into selflessness
• The conditionality of mind and body
• De-identification and seeing all phenomena with proper wisdom

Don’t forget to grab a copy of the book Joseph references throughout this series, Satipaṭṭhāna: The Direct Path to Realization, HERE

This talk was originally published on Dharmaseed

“Mindfulness of the posture becomes the vehicle for strengthening continuity of awareness. The way the postures are manifesting reveals the state of our mind. It becomes the foundation or the place of stability for us to face and see through the unwholesome mind states.” – Joseph Goldstein

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Explaining the subtleties of practice and the energy between mind and body, Joseph Goldstein offers both insight and humor to his students.

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This time on Insight Hour, Joseph Goldstein :

• The variety of practice ways to strengthen concentration
• Animals and questions on karma in the natural world
• Free our minds from fear when nearing the end of our lives
• Watching the mystery of life unfolding
• The wholesome and unwholesome actions that determine our rebirth
• Habitual karma and having a place of refuge from repeated practice
• Humility and the understanding of selflessness
• Cultivating relationships of equanimity
• The ongoing discovery of the mind-body energy system
• Sexual desire and the refinement of our sensations
• Why neutrality is better than pleasure
• The unhelpful ways that we relate to pain
• How practice helps with boredom and restlessness
• Keeping an effort to pay close attention
• Using our precious lives very well

This 1990 recording was originally published by Dharmaseed

“Each of these practices not only addresses a particular conditioning of the mind, they all very much strengthen the power of concentration. It’s just to see how through many different doors we can enter the realm of understanding, taming the mind, coming to a place of stillness where we can really see the essential nature and come to freedom. There are many ways depending on temperament.” – Joseph Goldstein

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Joseph Goldstein takes a closer look at what mindfulness is (and isn’t), giving us tools for going from recognition to mindfulness and exploring what we can learn from being mindful.

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This Joseph Goldstein dharma talk was originally published on Dharma Seed

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Joseph Goldstein explores the concept of bare attention, or choiceless awareness, and how cultivating this state of mind can help us settle back, live in the present moment, and more.

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This 1983 Joseph Goldstein dharma talk on bare attention was originally published on Dharma Seed.

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On episode 111 of the Insight Hour Podcast, Joseph Goldstein offers responses to 11 questions on topics such as selflessness, Right Effort, shame, cravings, and obsessive thoughts.

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This week’s Joseph Goldstein dharma talk, 11 Questions and Responses, was originally published on Dharma Seed. 

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In this guided meditation from 1977, Joseph Goldstein plays the Big Mind Game, which is a practice of establishing a very still and deep balance of the mind. 

This Joseph Goldstein selection from April 14, 1977, at a two-week meditation retreat in Julian, California, was originally published on Dharma Seed. 

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From the 2018 Open Your Heart in Paradise Retreat on Maui, Ram Dass and Raghu Markus join Joseph Goldstein for a conversation around generosity and emptiness.

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Sharon Salzberg joins Joseph Goldstein to talk about how Metta (lovingkindness) is an expression of generosity, and to answer questions from the audience at the 2018 Open Your Heart in Paradise Retreat on Maui. 

This is the continuation of a conversation between Joseph and Sharon about generosity as a practice - listen to part one here: Insight Hour Ep. 107

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From the 2018 Open Your Heart in Paradise Retreat on Maui, old friends Joseph Goldstein and Sharon Salzberg join forces to explore generosity as a form of mindfulness practice. 

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