Joseph Goldstein (writer)
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| Born | May 20, 1944 |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Columbia University |
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| Known for | Co-founder,Insight Meditation Society |
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Joseph Goldstein(born May 20, 1944) is one of the first Americanvipassanateachers,[1][2]co-founder of theInsight Meditation Society(IMS) withJack KornfieldandSharon Salzberg,[2][3]a contemporary author of numerous popular books on Buddhism (seepublicationsbelow), a resident guiding teacher at IMS, and a leader of retreats worldwide on insight (vipassana) and lovingkindness (metta) meditation.
While the majority of Goldstein's publications introduce Westerners to primarilyTheravadaconcepts, practices and values, his 2002 work,One Dharma,explored the creation of an integrated framework for the Theravada,TibetanandZentraditions.[4]
Chronology[edit]
- May 20, 1944: Born; grew up in theCatskill MountainsofNew York
- 1965: Graduated fromColumbia Universityas a philosophy major
- 1965: Entered thePeace CorpsinThailand,where he first became interested in Buddhism. After the Peace Corps, he spent most of the next seven years inIndiastudying and practicing Buddhist meditation
- 1974: He began teaching atChogyam Trungpa'sNaropa InstituteinBoulder, Colorado.He has been leading vipassana and metta retreats worldwide since 1974.[1]
- 1975: Co-founded the IMS inBarre, Massachusetts[3]with Jack Kornfield and Sharon Salzberg.
- 1991: Helped establish theBarre Center for Buddhist Studies.[5]
- 1998: Co-founded the IMS Forest Refuge[6][7]for long-term personal retreats.
Meditation practice[edit]
Goldstein had original experiences of realisation concerning the word 'unborn' and an experience of zero and of no self.[8][9]He makes a 3-month meditation retreat most years.[9]He says the peace and happiness we experience has to do with the quality of our minds, not our possessions.[10]His book Mindfulness is based on theSatipatthana Sutta,aBuddhisttext.[11]
Teachers[edit]
Since 1967, Goldstein has practiced different forms of Buddhist meditation under well-known teachers from India, Burma and Tibet. His teachers include:Anagarika Sri Munindra,[12]SriS.N. Goenka,[12]Mrs. Nani Bala Barua (Dipa Ma),[13]the VenerableSayadaw U Pandita,[12]Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche,[12]andNyoshul Khenpo Rinpoche.[14]
Publications (partial list, in chronological order)[edit]
- The Experience of Insight:A Simple and Direct Guide to Buddhist Meditation(1976)
- Goldstein, Joseph; Kornfield, Jack (1987).Seeking the heart of wisdom: the path of insight meditation.Shambhala.ISBN978-1-57062-805-4.
- Goldstein, Joseph.Insight meditation: the practice of freedom.Shambhala.ISBN978-1-57062-025-6.
- Goldstein, Joseph; Kornfield, Jack (1995).The Path of Insight Meditation.Shambhala.ISBN978-1-57062-069-0.
- Insight Meditation: A Step-By-Step Course on How to Meditate (2002), with Sharon Salzberg
- One Dharma: The Emerging Western Buddhism (2002)
- A Heart Full of Peace (2007)
- Goldstein, Joseph (November 2013).Mindfulness: A Practical Guide to Awakening.Sounds True.ISBN978-1-62203-063-7.
References[edit]
- ^abPrebish, Charles (March 2002)."Surveying the Buddhist Landscape".Shambhala Sun.Archived fromthe originalon December 8, 2007.RetrievedNovember 12,2015.
- ^abFronsdal, Gil."Insight Meditation in the United States: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness".The Faces of Buddhism in America.University of California Press.RetrievedNovember 12,2015.
- ^ab"Teacher Profiles".Insight Meditation Society.RetrievedNovember 12,2015.
- ^""One Dharma" by Joseph Goldstein ".PBS.Archived fromthe originalon September 27, 2018.RetrievedNovember 12,2015.
- ^"About Us".Barre Center for Buddhist Studies.RetrievedNovember 12,2015.
- ^"IMS's Forest Refuge".Insight Meditation Society.RetrievedNovember 12,2015.
- ^"Joseph Goldstein".The Wisdom Experience.Retrieved2021-05-15.
- ^"An Interview with Joseph Goldstein, DhammaWeb Interview".dhammaweb.net.Archived fromthe originalon 20 May 2007.Retrieved11 January2022.
- ^ab"Ten Percent Happier with Dan Harris on Apple Podcasts".iTunes.
- ^Archived atGhostarchiveand theWayback Machine:"Heyrman-Hart - Lecture by Joseph Goldstein".YouTube.
- ^Archived atGhostarchiveand theWayback Machine:"Robert Wright & Joseph Goldstein [The Wright Show] (full conversation)".YouTube.
- ^abcdGross, Amy (Summer 1999)."An Interview with Joseph Goldstein".Tricycle: The Buddhist Review.Archived fromthe originalon May 20, 2007.RetrievedNovember 12,2015.
- ^Goldstein, Joseph (2002).One Dharma.HarperOne.p. 29.ISBN978-0-06-251701-2.
- ^Goldstein, Joseph (2002).One Dharma.HarperOne.pp. 9–10.ISBN978-0-06-251701-2.
Further reading[edit]
- Schwartz, Tony (1995).What Really Matters: Searching for Wisdom in America.NY: Bantam Books.ISBN0-553-09398-3.
External links[edit]
- Goldstein's IMS biography
- Downloadable talks atAudioDharmaandDharmaseed
- Video interview with Joseph Goldstein
- Audio interview on the benefits of long term practiceonBuddhist Geeks
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- 1944 births
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- Jewish American non-fiction writers
- Buddhist writers
- American male non-fiction writers
- American Theravada Buddhists
- Theravada Buddhist spiritual teachers
- Mindfulness movement
- Mindfulness (Buddhism)
- Students of S. N. Goenka
- Students of Dipa Ma
- Students of U Pandita
- Columbia College (New York) alumni
- 21st-century American Jews