Joseph Goldstein
Joseph Goldstein (born 1944) is writer and teacher of Buddhism and meditation. He was one of the first American teachers in the lineage of the Vipassana movement of Burma and Thailand.[1][2] He was a co-founder of the Insight Meditation Society (IMS) with Jack Kornfield and Sharon Salzberg,[2] author of numerous popular books on Buddhism, resident guiding teacher at IMS, and leader of retreats worldwide on insight (vipassana) and lovingkindness (metta) meditation.
While the majority of Goldstein's publications introduce Westerners to primarily Theravada concepts, practices and values, his 2002 work, One Dharma, explored the creation of an integrated framework for the Theravada, Tibetan and Zen traditions.
Chronology
- 1944: Born; grew up in the Catskill Mountains of New York
- 1965: Graduated from Columbia University as a philosophy major
- 1965: Entered the Peace Corps in Thailand, where he first became interested in Buddhism. After the Peace Corps, he spent most of the next seven years in India studying and practicing Buddhist meditation
- 1974: He began teaching at the Naropa Institute in Boulder, Colorado.
- 1975: Co-founded the Insight Meditation Society (IMS) in Barre, Massachusetts with Jack Kornfield and Sharon Salzberg.
- 1991: Helped establish the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies.
- 1998: Co-founded the IMS Forest Refuge for long-term personal retreats.
Selected publications
- Goldstein, Joseph (1976). The Experience of Insight: A Simple and Direct Guide to Buddhist Meditation. Shambhala.
- Goldstein, Joseph; Kornfield, Jack (2001). Seeking the Heart of Wisdom: The Path of Insight Meditation. Shambhala. ISBN 978-1-57062-805-4.
- Goldstein, Joseph (2002). One Dharma: The Emerging Western Buddhism. HarperCollins.
- Goldstein, Joseph (2003). Insight Meditation: The Practice of Freedom. Shambhala. ISBN 978-1-57062-025-6.
- Goldstein, Joseph (2007). A Heart Full of Peace. Wisdom Publications.
- Goldstein, Joseph (2013). Mindfulness: A Practical Guide to Awakening. Sounds True. ISBN 978-1-62203-063-7.
- Goldstein, Joseph; Kornfield, Jack (2018). The Path of Insight Meditation. Shambhala. ISBN 978-1-57062-069-0.
Videos
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Selected videos:
- Joseph Goldstein - Liberation Through Non-Clinging
- Description: A dharma talk where Buddhist teacher Joseph Goldstein discusses the nature of impermanence and letting go of the grasping mind.
References
- ↑ Prebish, Charles (March 2002). "Surveying the Buddhist Landscape". Shambhala Sun. Archived from the original on December 8, 2007. Retrieved November 12, 2015.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Fronsdal, Gil. "Insight Meditation in the United States: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness". The Faces of Buddhism in America. University of California Press. Retrieved November 12, 2015.
Further reading
- Schwartz, Tony (1995). What Really Matters: Searching for Wisdom in America. NY: Bantam Books. ISBN 0-553-09398-3.
- Wright, Robert (undated). An Interview with Joseph Goldstein. Available on-line at: http://meaningoflife.tv/video.php?speaker=goldstein&topic=complete.
External links
- Goldstein's IMS biography
- Downloadable talks at AudioDharma and Dharmaseed
- "One Dharma by Joseph Goldstein". PBS. 20 April 2010.
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