Episode 136: Joseph Goldstein - How Meditation Can Improve Your Life

Joseph Goldstein is an author, the co-founder of the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, MA, and is one of the most influential and important figures to bring vipassana meditation practices into the American mainstream.

A rebroadcast from 2022.

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(00:00) Intro

(00:45) How Joseph ended up in Asia a young man

(04:39) Reason for interest in Buddhism and meditation

(08:59) Immersing in the study of the mind

(12:41) The Buddha’s teachings

(18:52) Joseph's psychological state when first exposed to Buddhism and meditation

(21:01) The daily habits, discipline, and rituals to try to achieve Enlightenment

(27:14) Deciding to devote his life to meditation

(30:11) Communicating to his mother his desire to devote his life to Buddhism

(32:59) Metaphysical views pre and post meditation

(37:46) Buddhism is non-theistic

(40:14) What is the Dharma?

(44:48) Integrating Buddhist teachings with practice and The Noble Eightfold Path

(53:37) The first step to use mindfulness to ease psychological suffering

(01:01:24) Awareness versus the weather pattern of one's mind

(01:04:30) Using mindfulness to respond, rather than to react

(01:15:37) Dealing with grief

(01:24:50) How can we improve our lives by being mindful?