Podcasts by Insight Hour with Joseph Goldstein

Ep. 34 - The Eightfold Path: Practicing Right View from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Joseph continues his series on the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path. This week: Practicing Right View. Right view is the beginning and end of the path of awakening. Joseph discusses how pr...

Ep. 33 - The Eightfold Path: Worldly Right View from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Joseph continues his series on the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path. This week: Worldly Right View. Right View consists partly of the beliefs which will help one towards enlightenment, but...

Ep. 32 – The Four Noble Truths: The Cessation of Dukkha from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Joseph continues a five-part series on the Four Noble Truths. This week: The Cessation of Dukkha. The third of the Four Noble Truths is the cessation of dukkha, which is how to end our suffering b...

Ep. 31 – The Four Noble Truths: The Origin of Dukkha from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Joseph continues a five-part series on the Four Noble Truths. This week: What is the origin of Dukkha? The second of the Four Noble Truths is the origin of Dukkha, which is craving. Joseph explores...

Ep. 30 - The Four Noble Truths: Dukkha from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Joseph begins a five-part series on the Four Noble Truths. This week: what is Dukkha?   The first of the Four Noble Truths is that Dukkha exists. Joseph dives deep into the true meaning of Dukkha, ...

Ep. 29 - Cutting Through Identification with Consciousness from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Joseph talks about the concept of self and what we can do to move past the identification with our consciousness that keeps us in our loop. The idea of self is the root of much suffering. Through p...

Ep. 28 - Ten Unwholesome Actions from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Joeseph shows us how we can be happy in our lives by understanding the ten unwholesome actions which, according to the Buddha's teachings, are the cause of suffering.   How can we manifest our inte...

Ep. 27 - Transforming Afflictive Emotions from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

This week, on Insight Hour, Joseph discusses the Buddha's lesson of the Luminous Mind and how it is obscured by our afflictive emotions.   How is it that the natural clarity the mind can become so ...

Ep. 26 – The Four Mind Changing Reflections from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Joseph asks, "How can we wake up from the dream of our normal waking state and come into a true wakefulness?" In this episode of, Insight Hour, Joseph gives discusses Bardo and delivers an insightf...

Ep. 25 - The Gift of Awareness from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

There are a variety of motives that bring one to the meditative process, but for all of us the journey really begins with the simple steps of calming the mind and collecting our attention. We can n...

Ep. 24 - Ill Will and Wrong View from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Joseph examines some of the common unskillful actions of mind that tend to enable and perpetuate much of the suffering we experience. All of the expressions of these qualities are conditioned respo...

Ep. 23 - Liberation Through Non-Clinging from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Joseph explores the fundamental question of what it is that will actually free the mind and heart, not just from the delusions of waking life, but from the root of all suffering. The great realizat...

Ep. 22 Clear Comprehension from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Our Dharma practice can be broadly understood as the process of learning to live in harmony with the fundamental truths of nature and our place within it. The objective precision of the Buddha’s te...

Ep. 21 - Karma from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

A welcome exploration surrounding the question of how we can bring happiness into our lives. Joseph explains that the Buddha’s teachings on karma and emptiness provide a bridge between our meditati...

Ep. 20 - Art, Science and the Meditative Journey from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

A discussion of the creativity and methodology involved in the meditative journey. We are all artists creating our lives on the canvas of the world, and the voyage of discovery is learning to see i...

Ep. 19 - The Cultivation of Metta from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

“I make my mind my friend” A sound endorsement for the continual cultivation of good will, benevolence, and loving kindness throughout our lives. In recognizing that what we frequently think about ...

Ep. 18 - Clarifying Terms from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

An informative and detailed explanation of commonly used terms, including consciousness, perception, mindfulness, and wisdom, particularly as they apply to our meditation practice. These terms are ...

Ep. 17 - The All from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

An investigation of the six sense spheres, known in Buddhism as “The All,” which form the basis for understanding everything we know and how we know it. All further elaborations of the Buddha’s awa...

Ep. 16 - Worldly and Unworldly Feelings from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Vedana is the Buddhist term for the pleasant, unpleasant or neutral sensations that arise when our internal sense organs interact with external sense objects and the associated consciousness. Josep...

Ep. 15 - The Kind Heart from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Joseph describes the expansive power of Loving Kindness and its unique capacity to embrace each and every being that we encounter. Loving Kindness does not make distinctions and is therefore referr...

Ep. 14 - Working with Fear from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Joseph offers a timeless discussion of the conditioning nature of fear, and possible methods for transforming that constricting energy into genuine freedom. Our fears are often revealed as we progr...

Ep. 13 - Equanimity: The Gateway to Enlightenment from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

From one perspective it can be said that the entire spiritual path rests on the development and cultivation of a particular mind state known simply as equanimity. When highly developed, equanimity ...

Ep. 12 - Right View from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

‘There is no single factor so potent in promoting the good of beings as right view’ - Buddha Joseph describes the wisdom factor of mind that is Right View and the function this understanding serves...

Ep. 11 - The Art of Renunciation from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

 ‘The mind free of desire is a greater pleasure”   An enlightening discourse on the often confounding subject of renunciation, and the ways in which we might find value in this practice. Joseph dra...

Ep. 10 - Dukkha and Non-Self from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

What is it that we actually learn from being mindful? What wisdom emerges from the practice of awareness that has the power to liberate our hearts and minds from the suffering we experience? Joseph...

Ep. 09 - Sampapalapa: Useless Speech from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Joseph is joined by long-time friend and fellow MPN ambassador, Raghu Markus, for an in-depth discussion about the value of kindness in our speech. How we say what we are feeling is often as import...

Ep. 08 - Intrinsically Empty, Naturally Radiant, Ceaselessly Responsive from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

“When compassion and emptiness are both present, enlightenment is unavoidable” A lucid discourse on the virtues of emptiness, awareness, and compassion, and the fundamental role these qualities pla...

Ep. 07 - The Buddha's Journey from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Joseph outlines the life and times of the Great Sage, highlighting the relevance of his path with that of our own. On an archetypal level, the Buddha’s life serves to illuminate the aspirations and...

Ep. 06 - Working With Doubt And Aversion from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Joseph discusses some of the more seductive energies highlighted by the Buddha. These energetic fields operate on a broad spectrum, from the subtle identification with consciousness itself to the f...

Ep. 05 - Achieved is the End of Craving from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

“Realized is the unconditioned, achieved is the end of craving” Can we really even imagine a mind that is free of craving, free of desire? We might occasionally glimpse this potential but ofte...

Ep. 04 - Viriya - Energy, Strength and Courage from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

“It’s not difficult to be aware, it’s difficult to remember to be aware.” Joseph explores the quality of mind known in Pali as Viriya, and explains the variety of ways that it can be experienced. I...

Ep. 03 - Merging Awareness and Expression from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Our thoughts and emotions have the unique ability to condition both our suffering and our well-being. A deeper investigation regarding the relative versus ultimate truths of our experience becomes ...

Ep. 02 - The Wisdom of Impermanence from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

“Everything changes.” - Suzuki Roshi Our awareness alone is not sufficient in the search for liberation. We must learn to become present in order to question and further explore the nature of our e...

Ep. 01 - Zero Centre of Emptiness from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

In Joseph's first podcast for the Mindpod Network he clearly brings to light the sometimes very difficult convoluted notion of emptiness. As the high Lama Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche says,"When you rec...

Ep. 96 – The Five Aggregates of Clinging from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Ep. 98 – Volition and Consciousness from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

On this episode of Insight Hour, Joseph Goldstein continues his discussion of mindfulness of the dhammas by exploring the mental formation of volition and the aggregate of consciousness.

Ep. 97 – Perception & Mental Formations from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

In this Dharma talk, Joseph investigates the mindfulness of the dhamma, focusing in on the aggregates of perception and mental formations. Continuing a series of talks on the Satipatthana Sutra, J...

Ep. 99 – Mindfulness of the Six Sense Spheres from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Joseph Goldstein continues his series of talks on the Satipatthana Sutta, this time focusing on mindfulness of the six sense spheres and the fetters that arise dependent on them. 

Ep. 94 – Dealing with Aversive States of Mind from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

In this dharma talk, Joseph Goldstein uses the teachings of the Satipatth?na Sutta to explore how we can deal with aversive states of mind such as hatred, anger, and ill-will.

Ep. 93 – Thought and Emotion from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Joseph Goldstein shares Buddhist insight into using mindfulness and meditation to be present with our thoughts and emotions.

Ep. 92 – A Balance of Faith and Wisdom from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Joseph Goldstein dives deep into the heart of faith, exploring how it connects us and why it needs to be balanced by wisdom. 

Ep. 91 – Arising and Passing Away from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Joseph illuminates how witnessing the arising and passing away of phenomena can break the spell of enchantment and reorient our minds towards freedom.

Ep. 90 - Doubt and Aversion from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Joseph Goldstein shares his insight into two of the Buddha’s five hindrances - the seductive mind states of doubt and aversion.

Ep. 89 - The Commitment to Truthfulness from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Joseph Goldstein shares his insight into different aspects of Right Speech, including the commitment to truthfulness, and refraining from gossip and useless talk.

Ep. 88 - Relative Truth Versus Ultimate Truth from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Joseph Goldstein answers questions about relative truth versus ultimate truth, how compassion is related to Metta, dealing with hurtful people, and much more.

Ep. 87 - Metta and Fear from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

In this dharma talk, Joseph Goldstein explores connecting to our capacity for Metta, or loving kindness, and how we can work skillfully with fear as it arises.

Ep. 86 - Art, Science, and the Meditative Journey from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Joseph Goldstein reflects on the connection between art, science, and the meditative journey, and how we can move from the world of concepts to the world of direct experience.

Ep. 85 - Reflections on Non-Self from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

On this episode of Insight Hour, Joseph Goldstein offers a collage of reflections and practices to help us tap into the realization of non-self.

Ep. 84 – Working With Thoughts from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Joseph Goldstein explores how much power our thoughts hold over us and shares methods of applying mindfulness to our stream of thoughts and emotions.

Ep. 83 – The Nuances of Right Effort from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

On this episode of Insight Hour, Joseph Goldstein examines the many nuances of Right Effort, and how that effort can help us build real momentum in our spiritual practice.

Ep. 82 – Desire and Its End from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Joseph Goldstein examines the true nature of craving, how sense pleasures provide a false sense of happiness, and how we can practice the end of desire on a moment-to-moment basis.

Ep. 81 – The Relationship of Dukkha and Non-Self from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

On this episode of Insight Hour, Joseph Goldstein explores how understanding the relationship of dukkha and non-self can help open the doorway to greater freedom. 

Ep. 80 – The Craving for Sense Pleasures from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

In this dharma talk, Joseph Goldstein reflects on the nature of craving and how our desire for sense pleasures can be one of the biggest roadblocks on the path to liberation.

Ep. 79 - Turning the Wheel of the Dharma: Wise Attention from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Joseph Goldstein illuminates the need to fix our wise attention to the five aggregates, which serves as a path to liberation from attachment to the notion of self.

Ep. 78 - Turning the Wheel of the Dharma: The Path to Awakening from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

This week on the Insight Hour Podcast, Joseph offers an overview of how we can practice the Buddha's Eight Fold Path to awakening in our meditation practice and our daily lives. 

Ep. 77 – Turning the Wheel of the Dharma: The End of Craving from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Joseph focuses on the freedom that comes with the Third Noble Truth, the cessation of dukkha, and how different methods of practice can help bring about the end of craving.

Ep. 76 – Turning the Wheel of the Dharma: The Nature of Craving from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

In this dharma talk, Joseph reflects on the nature of desire and explores the Buddha’s three domains of craving: sense pleasures, renewed existence, and non-existence. 

Ep. 75 – Turning the Wheel of the Dharma: Understanding Dukkha from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Joseph explores the unsatisfying nature of conditioned phenomena and how understanding the truth of dukkha is necessary for liberation.

Ep. 74 – Turning the Wheel of the Dharma: The Middle Path from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Joseph begins a series of talks based on the Buddha’s first discourse after enlightenment with a discussion of taking the middle path in life and learning the subtle art of relaxation.

Ep. 73 - Factors of Awakening: Equanimity from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Joseph explores the final awakening factor, equanimity, which plays a key role both in our lives in the world and on the spiritual path.

Ep. 72 – Factors of Awakening: Concentration Pt. 2 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Joseph continues his exploration of the awakening factor of concentration, how it can be cultivated through virtue and morality, and the methods that can help deepen it further.

Ep. 71 – Factors of Awakening: Concentration Pt. 1 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

In the first part of his talk on the nature of concentration, Joseph Goldstein explores the two different types of concentration and why it’s so important to develop this factor of awakening.

Ep. 70 – Factors of Awakening: Tranquility from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Joseph Goldstein examines the quality of tranquility, how we can apply it to our practice, and the very central role it plays in the Buddha’s factors of awakening.

Ep. 69 – Factors of Awakening: Rapture from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Joseph Goldstein explores the Buddha’s fourth factor of awakening, rapture, which is an intense happiness born from the fruits of investigation, wisdom, and mindfulness.

Ep. 68 – Factors of Awakening: Energy from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Joseph Goldstein explores how to skillfully use energy, which is the Buddha’s third factor of awakening and a fundamental force on the spiritual path.

Ep. 67 – Factors of Awakening: Investigation from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Joseph Goldstein wields the sword of wisdom as he contemplates the Buddha’s second factor of awakening, investigation of the Dhammas.

Ep. 66 – Factors of Awakening – Mindfulness from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Joseph Goldstein breaks down four specific aspects of mindfulness, which is the first of the Buddha’s factors of awakening.

Ep. 65 - The Satipatth?na Sutta: Mindfulness of Dhamma – Hindrances from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Joseph Goldstein continues his series of teachings inspired by the Satipatth?na Sutta with an exploration of the fourth foundation of mindfulness, which is contemplation of Dhamma and the five hind...

Ep. 64 – The Satipatth?na Sutta: Mindfulness of Feelings from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

In this continuing exploration of The Satipatth?na Sutta, Joseph Goldstein looks at why The Buddha placed such importance on the mindfulness of what arises in every moment of awareness.

Ep. 63 – The Satipatth?na Sutta: The Four Elements from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Continuing his series of teachings around The Satipatth?na Sutta, Joseph Goldstein shares how contemplation of the four elements frees the mind from “I” and “mine” giving use to our understanding o...

Ep. 62 – The Satipatth?na Sutta: Mindfulness in Motion from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Ep. 61 – The Satipatth?na Sutta: Mindfulness of Body from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Joseph continues his series of teachings around The Satipatth?na Sutta, in this episode we look at the Buddha’s teachings on cultivating mindfulness of body. Find show notes and resources here: ht...

Ep. 60 – The Satipatth?na Sutta: Not Clinging to Anything from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

This week on the Insight Hour Podcast, Joseph shares teachings from The Satipatth?na Sutta around clinging to experience which unify the practice and goal of meditation. Find show notes and resour...

Ep. 59 – The Satipatth?na Sutta: Continuous Mindfulness from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

In this episode of the Insight Hour Podcast, Joseph looks at The Satipatth?na Sutta’s teachings on the bare knowledge and continuous mindfulness that arise through contemplation.  Find show notes...

Ep. 58 – The Satipatthāna Sutta: Impermanence from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

This week on the Insight Hour Podcast, Joseph looks at The Satipatthāna Sutta’s teachings on the foundation of awakening, the understanding of impermanence. Find show notes and book recommendation...

Ep. 57 - The Satipatth?na Sutta: Concentration And Contemplation from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Joseph continues his exploration of The Satipatth?na Sutta, investigating the roles of concentration and contemplation in the pursuit of inner liberation. Find show notes and links here: https://b...

Ep. 56 – The Satipatth?na Sutta: The Call to Mindfulness from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Joseph shares The Buddha's call to practice mindfulness and continues his exploration of The Satipatth?na Sutta.

Ep. 55 – The Satipatth?na Sutta: The Direct Path to Freedom from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Joseph begins a series exploring The Satipat?h?na Sutta, The Buddha’s discourse on the establishing of mindfulness, and the direct path to freedom it contains. In this episode of the Insight Hour ...

Ep. 54 - Dukkha and Non-Self: Part Two from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Joseph continues his exploration of the Buddha’s teachings on the interconnection between non-self and dukkha, looking at our identification with awareness itself.

Ep. 53 - Dukkha and Non-Self: Part One from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

This time on the Insight Hour Podcast, Joseph begins a two-part dialog on the Buddha’s teachings of the interconnection between non-self and dukkha. 

Ep. 52 - A Methodology of Wisdom from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

This week on the Insight Hour Podcast, Joseph investigates the methodology of mindfulness that cultivates wisdom and moves us towards happiness.

Ep. 51 - Entering the Heart with Metta Meditation from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

This week on the Insight Hour podcast, Joseph looks at the nuances of Metta meditation practice.

Ep. 50 - What is Mindfulness? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

On this episode of the Insight Hour Podcast, Joseph examines what real mindfulness practice looks like. 

Ep. 49 - The Radical Truth of Impermanence from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

On this episode of the Insight Hour, Joseph examines the radical truth of impermanence and the opportunities it presents for our practice.  

Ep. 48 – The Sixth Sense of Thought from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

This week, Joseph explores the sixth sense of thought in Buddhist teaching and how to gain insight from our thoughts during practice.  

Ep. 47 - A Way of Practice from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

This week, Joseph shares a collection of mindfulness and meditation practices that offers us a way to quiet our mind and see the deeper nature of our experience.  

Ep. 46 - Compassion and Equanimity in Difficult Times from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

This week, Joseph begins a conversation about cultivating compassion and equanimity in difficult times.  

Ep. 45 - The Crystalline Nature of Mind from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

On this episode, Joseph examines the crystalline nature of mind which is intrinsically empty, naturally radiant and ceaselessly responsive.    

Ep. 44 - Deepening Insight into Impermanence from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Ep. 43 - Awareness Without Identity from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Ep. 42 - Bodhicitta: The Awakened Heartmind from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Ep. 41 - Free the Mind from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

This week Joseph explores different ways of freeing the mind by understanding the habits of preference, the emptiness of thoughts and the seduction of "I am."

Ep. 40 – The Eightfold Path: Right Effort, Right Mindfulness and Right Concentration from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Joseph Goldstein concludes his series on the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path. This week: right effort, right mindfulness and right concentration.  

Ep. 39 - The Eightfold Path: Right Action and Livelihood from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Joseph Goldstein continues his series on the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path. This week: right action and livelihood. On this episode of the Insight Hour Podcast, Joseph explores how rig...

Ep. 38 – The Eightfold Path: Right Speech from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Joseph continues his series on the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path. This week: Right Speech. Right Speech is the application of mindful attention to the way we communicate. Joseph discuss...

Ep. 37 – The Eightfold Path: Compassion Through Right Thought from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Joseph continues his series on the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path. This week: Cultivating Compassion through Right Thought. Right Thought includes those intentions and aspirations that l...

Ep. 36 – The Eightfold Path: Loving-Kindness and Right Thought from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Continuing his series on the Four Noble Truths, Joseph continues his discussion of the second step on the noble Eightfold Path, Right Thought, addressing the role that it has in cultivating goodwil...

Ep. 35 - The Eightfold Path: Right Thought and Renunciation from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Continuing his series on the Four Noble Truths, Joseph begins a discussion of the second step on the noble Eightfold Path, Right Thought, and offers a fresh look at the practice of renunciation. J...

Ep. 01 - Zero Centre of Emptiness from 2015-07-07T20:50:38

In Joseph's first podcast for the Mindpod Network he clearly brings to light the sometimes very difficult convoluted notion of emptiness. As the high Lama Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche says,"When you rec...

Ep. 01 - Zero Centre of Emptiness from 2015-07-07T20:50:38

In Joseph's first podcast for the Mindpod Network he clearly brings to light the sometimes very difficult convoluted notion of emptiness. As the high Lama Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche says,"When you rec...