Joseph Goldstein's Dharma Talks
     at Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge 
    
              
              
 
            
    
        Joseph Goldstein  
 
    
        
                            
      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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        2009-04-17
             Satipatthana Sutta - part 41 - The Noble Eightfold Path: Right Thought, Part O… 
    
        2012-04-10
            "The All" 
    
        2003-08-27
            Anatta 
    
        2004-04-25
            Can We Be Happy In Our Lives? 
    
        2013-05-07
            Clarifying Terms 
    
        2012-05-15
            Clear Comprehension.  
    
        2007-05-16
            Compassion 
    
        2012-05-29
            Compassion Is A Verb 
    
        2003-07-01
            Craving 
    
        2005-01-03
            Desire: The Driving Force Of Samsara 
    
        2010-05-18
            Doubt and Aversion:  Understanding How They Influence our Practice and  our Liv… 
    
        2012-04-17
            Equanimity - "There in the Middleness" 
    
        2015-05-25
            Equanimity: The Gateway To Enlightenment 
    
        2003-08-19
            Faith And Wisdom 
    
        2003-09-11
            Fear 
    
        2015-06-08
            Intrinsically empty, Naturally Radiant - Relative and Ultimate Bodichitta Part I 
    
        2015-06-12
            Intrinsically empty, Naturally Radiant - Relative and Ultimate Bodichitta Part … 
    
        2010-05-25
            Intrinsically Empty, Naturally Radiant, Ceaselessly Responsive : An Exploration… 
    
        2012-05-02
            Karma 
    
        2003-09-03
            Liberation Through Non-Clinging 
    
        2012-04-03
            Monet's Haystack: The Art And Science Of The Meditative Journey 
    
        2015-06-08
            Morning Reflection 
    
        2013-05-06
            Morning Reflection -  
    
        2015-06-01
            Morning Reflection - Mindfulness Of Knowing 
    
        2015-05-25
            Morning Reflection - Mood and Emotion 
    
        2017-04-17
            No Foothold 
    
        2003-06-13
            Opening Talk 
    
        2003-06-13
            Opening Talk - Taking Refuge 
    
        2010-05-30
            Q & A Discussion 
    
        2015-06-01
            Q&A 
    
        2016-05-23
            Q&A 
    
        2006-03-30
            Q&A 
    
        2019-11-26
            Q&A 
    
        2024-12-27
            Q&R 
    
        2004-06-23
            Questions And Answers 
    
        2005-03-31
            Questions And Answers 
    
        2005-05-05
            Questions And Answers 
    
        2008-05-30
            Questions And Answers 
    
        2012-04-24
            Questions and Answers 
    
        2013-05-28
            Questions and Answers 
    
        2013-06-25
            Questions and Answers 
    
        2006-02-23
            Refraining from the Unwholesome 
    
        2003-07-09
            Relative and Absolute Bodhicitta 
    
        2003-06-17
            Right Effort 
    
        2016-05-30
            Right speech 
    
        2015-05-11
            Right view 
    
        2008-04-04
            Satipatthana Sutta - Clarification Of Basic Terms 
    
        2004-04-02
            Satipatthana Sutta - part 1 - The Direct Path To Liberation 
    
        2004-06-29
            Satipatthana Sutta - part 10 - The Four Elements 
    
        2005-03-04
            Satipatthana Sutta - part 11 - Mindfulness Of Feelings I 
    
        2005-03-10
            Satipatthana Sutta - part 12 - Mindfulness Of Feelings II 
    
        2005-03-16
            Satipatthana Sutta - part 13 - Mindfulness Of Mind 
    
        2005-03-24
            Satipatthana Sutta - part 14 - The Mindfulness Of Refrain 
    
        2005-04-07
            Satipatthana Sutta - part 15 - Mindfulness Of Dhamma: Hindrances - Desire 
    
        2005-04-14
            Satipatthana Sutta - part 16 - Mindfulness Of Dhamma: Hindrances - Aversion 
    
        2005-04-21
            Satipatthana Sutta - part 17 - Mindfulness Of Dhamma: Hindrances - Sloth & Torp… 
    
        2005-04-28
            Satipatthana Sutta - part 18 - Mindfulness Of Dhamma: Hindrances - Restlessness 
    
        2006-02-17
            Satipatthana Sutta - part 19 - Doubt 
    
        2004-04-14
            Satipatthana Sutta - part 2 - Mindfulness 
    
        2006-03-01
            Satipatthana Sutta - part 20 - The 5 Aggregates - Material, Elements, Perceptio… 
    
        2006-03-08
            Satipatthana Sutta - part 21 - The 5 Aggregates: Perception & Formation 
    
        2006-03-14
            Satipatthana Sutta - part 22 - The 5 Aggregates: Formation & Consciousness 
    
        2006-03-20
            Satipatthana Sutta - part 23 - The 5 Aggregates: Non-Self 
    
        2007-04-02
            Satipatthana Sutta - part 24 - The Six Sense Spheres I 
    
        2007-04-09
            Satipatthana Sutta - part 25 - The Six Sense Spheres II 
    
        2007-04-16
            Satipatthana Sutta - part 26 - The Six Sense Spheres III 
    
        2007-04-23
            Satipatthana Sutta - part 27 - Factors Of Awakening: Mindfulness 
    
        2007-04-30
            Satipatthana Sutta - part 28 - Factors Of Awakening: Investigation 
    
        2007-05-07
            Satipatthana Sutta - part 29 - Factors Of Awakening: Energy 
    
        2004-04-21
            Satipatthana Sutta - part 3 - Concentration And Contemplation 
    
        2007-05-21
            Satipatthana Sutta - part 30 - Factors Of Awakening: Rapture I 
    
        2007-05-28
            Satipatthana Sutta - part 31 - Factors Of Awakening: Rapture II 
    
        2008-04-11
            Satipatthana Sutta - part 32 - Factors Of Awakening: Tranquility 
    
        2008-04-18
            Satipatthana Sutta - part 33 - Factors Of Awakening: Concentration I 
    
        2008-04-25
            Satipatthana Sutta - part 34 - Factors Of Awakening: Concentration II 
    
        2008-05-02
            Satipatthana Sutta - part 35 - Factors Of Awakening: Equanimity 
    
        2008-05-09
            Satipatthana Sutta - part 36 - Four Noble Truths: Truth Of Dukkha 
    
        2008-05-15
            Satipatthana Sutta - part 37 - Four Noble Truths: The Origin Of Dukkha 
    
        2008-05-23
            Satipatthana Sutta - part 38 - Four Noble Truths: The Cessation Of Dukkha 
    
        2009-04-01
            Satipatthana Sutta - part 39 - The Noble Eightfold Path: Right View, Part One 
    
        2004-04-28
            Satipatthana Sutta - part 4 - Impermanence 
    
        2009-04-09
            Satipatthana Sutta - part 40 - The Noble Eightfold Path: Right View, Part Two  
    
        2009-04-23
            Satipatthana Sutta - part 42 - The Noble Eightfold Path: Right Thought, Part Tw… 
    
        2009-04-30
            Satipatthana Sutta - part 43 - The Noble Eightfold Path: Right Thought, Part Th… 
    
        2009-05-06
            Satipatthana Sutta - part 44 - The Noble Eightfold Path: Right Speech 
    
        2009-05-12
            Satipatthana Sutta - part 45 - The Noble Eightfold Path: Right Action/Right Liv… 
    
        2009-05-18
            Satipatthana Sutta - part 46 - The Noble Eightfold Path: Right Effort, Right Mi… 
    
        2004-05-09
            Satipatthana Sutta - part 5 - Bare Knowing & Continuous Mindfulness 
    
        2004-05-17
            Satipatthana Sutta - part 6 - Not Clinging To Anything 
    
        2004-05-29
            Satipatthana Sutta - part 7 - Mindfulness Of Body 
    
        2004-06-06
            Satipatthana Sutta - part 8 - Purification Through Mindfullness Of Postures 
    
        2004-06-14
            Satipatthana Sutta - part 9 - Clear Knowing And Meditation On parts Of The Body 
    
        2004-04-02
            Satipatthana Sutta Series 
    
        2015-05-04
            The Art Of Renunciation 
    
        2013-05-14
            The Buddha's Discourse On Non-Self 
    
        2004-05-05
            The Buddha's Life And Journey 
    
        2013-06-18
            The Kind Heart 
    
        2006-03-25
            The Mind: Intrinsically Empty, Naturally Radiant 
    
        2017-04-24
            The Nature Of Mind: Intrinsically empty, Naturally radiant, Ceaselessly respons… 
    
        2017-04-10
            The radical truth of impermanence. 
    
        2010-04-05
            Turning the Wheel of Dharma 
    
        2010-05-04
            Turning the Wheel of Dharma - Part Five:  The Fourth Noble Truth - The Path to … 
    
        2010-04-26
            Turning the Wheel of Dharma - Part Four:  The Third Noble Truth - The End of Du… 
    
        2010-05-11
            Turning the Wheel of Dharma - Part Six:  The Path to Awakening:  Wisdom 
    
        2010-04-19
            Turning the Wheel of Dharma - Part Three: The Second Noble Truth - The Origin o… 
    
        2010-04-12
            Turning the Wheel of Dharma - Part Two:  The First Noble Truth - Understanding … 
    
        2010-04-05
            Turning the Wheel of the Dharma: Part One - The Middle Path 
    
        2017-04-03
            Understanding doubt and aversion. 
    
        2005-01-03
            Untitled 
    
        2003-06-24
            Working with Afflictive Emotions 
    
        2012-05-08
            Working with Fear.  
    
        2013-06-04
            Working With Thought And Emotion 
    
        2015-05-18
            Working With Thoughts and Emotions 
    
        2013-05-21
            Worldly And Unworldly Feelings
 
    
 
         
     
    
        
            
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        2003-06-01
            June 2003 at IMS - Forest Refuge 
    
        2003-07-01
            July 2003 at IMS - Forest Refuge 
    
        2003-08-01
            August 2003 at IMS - Forest Refuge 
    
        2003-09-01
            September 2003 at IMS - Forest Refuge 
    
        2004-04-01
            April 2004 at IMS - Forest Refuge 
    
        2004-05-01
            May 2004 at IMS - Forest Refuge 
    
        2004-06-01
            June 2004 at IMS - Forest Refuge 
    
        2005-01-01
            January 2005 at IMS - Forest Refuge 
    
        2005-03-01
            March 2005 at IMS - Forest Refuge 
    
        2005-04-01
            April 2005 at IMS - Forest Refuge 
    
        2005-05-01
            May 2005 at IMS - Forest Refuge 
    
        2006-02-01
            February 2006 at IMS - Forest Refuge 
    
        2006-03-01
            March 2006 at IMS - Forest Refuge 
    
        2007-04-01
            April 2007 at IMS - Forest Refuge 
    
        2007-05-01
            May 2007 at IMS - Forest Refuge 
    
        2008-04-01
            April 2008 at IMS - Forest Refuge 
    
        2008-05-01
            May 2008 at IMS - Forest Refuge 
    
        2009-04-01
            April 2009 at IMS - Forest Refuge 
    
        2009-05-01
            May 2009 at IMS - Forest Refuge 
    
        2010-04-01
            April 2010 at IMS - Forest Refuge 
    
        2010-05-01
            May 2010 at IMS - Forest Refuge 
    
        2012-04-01
            April 2012 at IMS - Forest Refuge 
    
        2012-05-01
            May 2012 at IMS - Forest Refuge 
    
        2013-05-01
            May 2013 at IMS - Forest Refuge 
    
        2013-06-01
            June 2013 at IMS - Forest Refuge 
    
        2015-05-01
            May 1 to June 14 2015 at IMS - Forest Refuge 
    
        2016-05-01
            May 2016 at IMS - Forest Refuge 
    
        2017-04-01
            April 2017 at IMS - Forest Refuge 
    
        2019-11-01
            November 2019 at IMS - Forest Refuge 
    
        2024-12-01
            December 2024