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Episode 136: Joseph Goldstein - How Meditation Can Improve Your Life
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- Jan 3, 2025
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- 5670
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Summary
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. ------------ Book Dan to do an interview or a meeting ------------ Keep Talking Substack Spotify Apple Podcasts Social media and all episodes ------------ Support via Venmo Support on Substack Support on Patreon ------------ (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?