Joseph Goldstein's Dharma Talks
at Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center
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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2015-11-25
"Big Mind" Guided Meditation
2021-04-03
01 Opening Session
2021-04-03
02 Papanca, Part 1
2021-04-04
05 Questions & Responses
2021-04-05
08 Papanca, Part 2
2021-04-06
11 Questions & Responses
2014-04-06
1st Noble Truth
2014-04-07
2nd Noble Truth
2014-10-15
2nd Noble Truth
2014-04-08
3rd Noble Truth - The End Of Dukkha
2014-04-09
4th Noble Truth
1984-10-16
A Concept of Self
1995-10-24
AM Meditation Instructions, Q&A
2005-10-02
Applications of Mindfulness
2004-09-27
Ardor and the Path to Freedom
2004-09-27
Ardor and the Path to Freedom
2007-11-14
Arising And Passing Away
2006-02-04
Art And Science Of Meditation
2001-09-27
Awakening Of Faith
1983-05-27
Bare Attention
2001-07-14
Bare Attention
2001-10-03
Bare Attention
1985-09-27
Beginning Instructions
2014-10-21
Big Mind - Guided Meditation
2008-11-12
Big Mind Meditation
2006-01-13
Big Mind Meditation
2016-10-13
Big mind meditation
1983-05-29
Big Mind Meditation
1983-01-04
Big Mind Meditation
2002-11-09
Big Mind Meditation
2003-12-06
Big Mind Meditation
2008-11-05
Black Lab Consciousness
2000-12-03
Bodhicitta
1998-10-01
Bodhicitta and the Transformation
2003-10-27
Bodhicitta And The Transformation Of Mind
2003-10-27
Bodhicitta And The Transformation Of Mind
2002-10-15
Brahma Vihara Guided Metta
2000-10-05
Buddha and His Meaning in Life
2011-10-11
Busy Life, No-Self – Guided Meditation only
2011-10-11
Busy Life, No-Self – Introduction & Guided Meditation
1994-02-10
Carrying The Practice Into The World
1995-02-05
Carrying The Practice Into The World
1988-12-16
Closing Talk
1984-11-05
Compassion
2010-10-20
Compassion
1983-09-23
Compassion
2002-02-05
Compassion
2002-02-20
Compassion
2003-11-12
Compassion
1993-11-28
Compassion
1989-11-11
Compassion
1995-07-09
Compassion And Wisdom
1993-01-01
Complete Vipassana Meditation Instructions 1993 - Part 1
1993-01-01
Complete Vipassana Meditation Instructions 1993 - Part 2
1993-01-01
Complete Vipassana Meditation Instructions 1993 - Part 3
2003-10-22
Concepts & Reality
2006-01-12
Concepts And Reality
1988-10-05
Concepts And Reality
1984-12-31
Concepts and Reality
1987-10-08
Concepts and Reality
1996-01-17
Concepts and the Creation of Self
1983-05-28
Concepts of Reality
2002-10-27
Connecting The Buddha's Journey With Our Own
1989-12-04
Consciousness: The Power Of The Mind
1987-05-31
Continuing Practice In The World
1982-12-04
Continuing Practice in the World
1982-12-07
Continuing Practice in the World
2016-10-05
Creating a concept of self– Part one
2016-10-12
Cutting through identification with consciousness
2018-02-10
Cutting through the identification with consciousness, the knowing mind.
1995-11-21
Deepening Your Practices, Strengthening Spiritual Powers
2001-12-09
Departure
2002-10-02
Desire
1996-10-12
Desire
2019-02-04
Desire And Its End.
2014-04-10
Don't Cling - Breaking Slience
2004-03-25
Doorway to Freedom
2008-09-24
Doubt And Aversion
2016-06-24
Doubt and aversion
2013-09-18
Doubt and Aversion: Two of the Five Hindrances
2002-11-06
Doubt, Restlessness, Sloth
1979-11-16
Duality
2014-11-11
Dukkha and Non-self
2018-02-09
Dukkha and Non-Self
1984-10-18
Eight-Fold Path - part I
1984-10-21
Eight-Fold Path - part II
2004-10-06
Embodied Presence - Free from Desire and Discontent
2004-10-06
Embodied Presence: Free from Desire and Discontent
2004-12-07
Equanimity
1995-12-11
Equanimity
2002-12-03
Equanimity Guided Meditation
2000-12-05
Equanimity: A Guided Meditation
2001-12-04
Equanimity: A Guided Meditation
1982-10-10
Factors of Enlightenment
1982-10-10
Factors of Enlightenment
2000-11-19
Faith & Wisdom
1995-10-01
Faith And Wisdom
1996-11-09
Faith and Wisdom
2005-11-21
Fear
1978-11-03
Fear
2001-10-17
Fear
1989-11-16
Fear
1982-10-21
Fear
1987-11-15
Fear
1984-09-01
Fear As Practice
2005-10-19
Feelings: The Gateway to Liberation
2003-12-11
Final Q&A
1983-05-25
Five Hindrances
2004-03-21
Five Hindrances
2004-03-21
Five Hindrances
2003-09-24
Five Hindrances
2010-09-15
Foundations Of Practice
2001-11-04
Four Reflections
2001-11-04
Four Reflections:Training Mind Towards Dharma
1992-10-08
Freedom from Difficult Emotions
1988-11-26
Fulfillments Of Understanding
1995-10-15
Gateways to Freedom
1995-10-15
Gateways to Liberation
1993-12-08
Guided Equanimity
2003-12-02
Guided Equanimity Meditation
2012-10-02
Guided Metta - Neutral Person
2014-10-07
Guided Metta Meditation
1993-10-05
Guided Metta Meditation
1984-11-23
Happiness
1986-10-05
Happiness
1985-10-24
Happiness
1982-10-14
Happiness - The Progress Of Insight
1986-09-24
Heart of Wisdom
2004-10-13
Impermanence - The Door of Awakening
1998-11-08
Impermanence and Motivation
1982-10-09
Impermanence and Suffering - Noble Truths 1 and 2
1982-10-09
Impermanence and Suffering - Noble Truths 1 and 2
2004-10-13
Impermanence: The Door of Awakening
2004-10-13
Impermanence:The Door of Awakening
2009-02-01
IMS Turns 33
2006-11-01
Insight Meditation Instruction
2023-05-13
Instructions on working with thoughts
1993-10-05
Instructions, Q&A
1984-12-14
Integrating Practice Into The World
1990-12-13
Integrating the Practice into Daily Life
2014-11-26
Intrinsically Empty, Naturally Radiant, Ceaselessly Responsive
2002-12-04
Joseph's Dharma Life Story
2007-10-31
Joseph's Dharma Story - part 1
2007-12-12
Joseph's Dharma Story - part 2
1978-10-06
Joseph’s Story
2005-11-30
Karma
2007-10-23
Karma
1982-11-01
Karma
2001-10-31
Karma
1993-10-29
Karma
1992-11-09
Karma and Reincarnation
1989-01-01
Karma And Restraint
2007-09-26
Knowing, Awareness And Wisdom
2008-01-09
Knowing, Mindfulness, And Wisdom
2023-05-12
Liberation teachings for daily life
2008-11-19
Liberation Through Non-Clinging
2016-06-26
Liberation through non-clinging
2001-11-19
Liberation through Non-Clinging
2002-11-01
Liberation through Non-Clinging
2002-02-27
Liberation through Non-Clinging
2003-11-19
Liberation through Non-Clinging
2000-10-09
Liberation through Non-Clinging
1998-11-22
Liberation Through Non-clinging
2000-10-19
Liberation Through Non-clinging
1997-02-18
Love And Fear
2008-10-01
Love And Kindness
2009-10-13
Love and Kindness
2004-05-03
Love, Wisdom, And Compassion
1990-02-24
Love: Generosity Of The Heart I
1983-10-25
Mediation Instructions #1
2013-10-31
Meditation Instruction Review
2008-01-12
Meditation Instructions
2014-04-09
Meditation Instructions - not clinging
2014-04-07
Meditation instructions - Passing Thoughts and Moods
1983-09-24
Meditation Instructions #1
1983-09-30
Meditation Instructions #2
1983-10-01
Meditation Instructions #3
1983-10-02
Meditation Instructions #4
1983-10-04
Meditation Instructions #5
1983-10-06
Meditation Instructions #6
1983-10-07
Meditation Instructions #7
1993-10-15
Meditation Instructions and Q&A
1995-10-06
Meditation Instructions, Q&A
1995-09-27
Meditation Instructions, Q&A
1995-12-14
Meditation Instructions, Q&A
2018-02-07
Meditation Instructions.
2007-07-08
Meditation Overview
2005-09-28
Meditation Overview
2006-01-08
Meditation Overview
2003-11-04
Meditation: An Art And A Science
1996-10-03
Meditation: Art and Science
1999-02-07
Metta
1989-09-25
Metta - Causes and Enemies
2012-06-15
Metta - Talk and Instruction
2002-02-16
Metta - The Art of Kindness
2004-10-26
Metta Meditation
2001-10-23
Metta Meditation
2018-02-05
Metta Meditation
2003-10-14
Metta Memorial For Munindraji
2003-10-21
Metta Practice, Loving Kindness, Difficult Person
2002-02-16
Metta: The Art of Kindness
2018-02-06
Mindfulness: The Methodology Of Wisdom.
2016-09-18
Morning instruction– Working with thoughts
2016-06-25
Morning instructions
2000-09-24
Morning Instructions
2003-09-30
Morning Instructions
2002-09-23
Morning Instructions
2002-10-02
Morning Instructions
2002-09-29
Morning Instructions
2002-09-26
Morning Instructions
2003-09-24
Morning Instructions
2003-09-30
Morning Instructions
2019-02-06
Morning Instructions
2020-02-04
Morning Instructions
2012-10-26
Morning Instructions - Working with Thoughts
2000-09-29
Morning Instructions + Q+A
2007-09-24
Morning Instructions Joseph Goldstein #2
2007-09-27
Morning Instructions Joseph Goldstein #5
2016-09-22
Morning instructions on mindful seeing
2004-10-06
Morning Instructions Q&A
2005-09-27
Morning Instructions with Q & A
2005-09-30
Morning Instructions with Q & A
2005-10-02
Morning Instructions with Q & A: Summary of Instructions
2003-09-27
Morning Instructions with Q&A
2003-09-27
Morning Instructions, Q&A
2008-03-18
Morning Meditation "Big Sky"
2012-06-16
Morning Meditation Instructions
2014-09-20
Morning Meditation Instructions
2014-09-26
Morning Meditation Instructions
2003-10-15
Morning Q&A
1993-12-13
Morning Q&A
2013-11-24
Morning Q&A - Mindfulness Of The Mind
1994-11-30
Morning Q&A #7
2010-09-22
Mundane Right View
1999-12-06
Nature Of Mind
2000-02-16
Nature Of Mind
1998-11-29
Nature of Mind
1983-10-01
Nature of Struggle
2005-10-11
New Title: Relrecative And Absolute Truth Old Title:Self And Selfless
1996-11-30
Nibbana: Liberation through Non-Clinging
1989-10-03
No Self
2020-02-01
Nuances Of Right Effort
1988-12-08
On Practice
2001-09-23
Open Talk of Three Month Course
2000-09-22
Opening
2014-09-15
Opening Meditation Instructions
2016-06-23
Opening metta instructions
2001-09-23
Opening of 3 Month Course
1983-09-28
Opening Remarks, Form of Practice
2006-02-03
Opening Talk
2004-04-30
Opening Talk
2004-03-12
Opening Talk
1994-09-21
Opening Talk
2005-09-25
Opening Talk for Three Month Retreat
1983-05-22
Opening Talk with Alan
2002-09-22
Opening Talk with Myoshin
2006-02-03
Opening Talk with Susan O'Brien
1983-05-24
Pain
1982-11-29
Pain And Trust
1982-11-29
Pain and Trust
2010-10-24
Part 2 Instructions - Day 1
1984-09-27
Path Of Practice
1992-10-15
Perception: Concepts and Reality
2000-02-19
Practice In The World - Do What You Know
2001-12-09
Practice In The World: Living It Fully
1990-10-05
Practice of Lovingkindness
1989-12-15
Practice Outside Of Retreat
2016-10-19
Q & A
2014-10-01
Q & A - Discussion
1983-10-03
Q and A
1983-11-30
Q and A
2010-10-12
Q&A
2012-09-26
Q&A
2014-04-06
Q&A
2014-04-08
Q&A
2014-04-08
Q&A
2014-04-09
Q&A
2014-04-11
Q&A
2014-11-05
Q&A
2014-12-03
Q&A
2015-11-04
Q&A
2015-11-18
Q&A
2015-12-02
Q&A
2016-09-28
Q&A
2001-11-25
Q&A
2002-11-26
Q&A
2002-10-23
Q&A
2001-12-13
Q&A
2001-10-24
Q&A
2002-12-12
Q&A
2004-10-27
Q&A
2003-11-24
Q&A
1994-10-08
Q&A
1994-11-22
Q&A
1990-10-13
Q&A
1990-10-28
Q&A
1990-11-07
Q&A
1990-11-24
Q&A
1990-12-08
Q&A
1990-12-17
Q&A
1982-11-26
Q&A
1984-12-04
Q&A
1985-12-03
Q&A
1995-12-12
Q&A
1995-11-21
Q&A
1995-12-05
Q&A
1995-11-07
Q&A
1993-10-11
Q&A
2003-12-11
Q&A
2002-12-12
Q&A
2003-10-16
Q&A
1993-10-11
Q&A
1993-12-13
Q&A
2001-12-13
Q&A
2004-10-27
Q&A
2001-10-24
Q&A
2002-10-02
Q&A
1990-11-24
Q&A
2003-11-24
Q&A
1996-11-02
Q&A
1990-12-08
Q&A
2018-01-04
Q&A
2018-10-16
Q&A
2019-02-08
Q&A
2020-02-05
Q&A
2022-11-20
Q&A
2023-10-20
Q&A
2023-11-05
Q&A
1999-10-27
Q&A 3MO Part 1
1999-11-28
Q&A 3MO Part 2
1999-12-13
Q&A 3MO Part 3
2014-04-07
Q&A and Talk
1983-12-03
Q&A on Meditation
1988-11-20
Question And Answer
1982-11-01
Question And Answer
1982-11-13
Question And Answer
2000-12-11
Question And Answer
1988-12-06
Question And Answer
2005-10-04
Question and Answer - Three Month Course IMS 1
2005-10-27
Question and Answer - Three Month Course IMS 2
2005-12-12
Question and Answer - Three Month Course IMS 3
1982-11-26
Question And Answer (A)
1982-11-26
Question And Answer (B)
1982-12-05
Question And Answers On Enlightenment
2000-11-26
Questions & Answers
2000-10-26
Questions And Answers
2007-11-28
Questions And Answers
2003-10-15
Questions And Answers
2012-10-17
Questions and Answers
2013-11-06
Questions and Answers
2013-11-20
Questions and Answers
2013-11-30
Questions and Answers
2014-11-18
Questions and Answers
2017-11-26
Questions and Answers
2019-11-30
Questions and Answers
1989-10-10
Questions and Answers 1
1989-10-26
Questions and Answers 2
1989-11-09
Questions and Answers 3
1989-11-21
Questions and Answers 4
1989-12-07
Questions and Answers 6
1988-10-28
Questions And Answers: 3 Month Course
1984-11-25
Questions and Discussion
1983-11-08
Questions and Responses
2021-11-10
Questions and Responses
2023-05-14
Questions and responses.
2019-02-07
Reflections On Non-Self
2014-12-09
Reflections On Race And Diversity
1995-10-29
Refrain from Unwholesome Activities
2012-10-10
Refraining From Ten Unwholesome Actions - Ill Will and Wrong View
2005-12-06
Relative & Absolute Bodhicitta
2000-12-03
Relative and Absolute Bodhicitta
1978-10-28
Relative and Absolute Reality
2002-11-19
Relative and Ultimate Bodhicitta
2013-11-27
Relative and Ultimate Bodhicitta: Compassion and Emptiness
2002-03-02
Relative and Ultimate Truth
2012-10-24
Renunciation - The Wisdom Of No
1984-11-10
Restraint
1985-12-01
Restraint
2014-11-02
Review Of Meditation Instructions
2003-10-08
Right Effort, 3 Kinds of Effort
1988-10-23
Samsara
1989-11-26
Samsara
2002-02-23
Science of Meditation
2003-05-05
Seductions of Mind
1986-11-29
Self & Self Loss
1986-11-29
Self & Selfless
1982-09-30
Self and Selfless
1982-09-30
Self and Selfless
2008-10-08
Self And Selflessness
2002-10-16
Self and Selflessness
1990-10-11
Self and Selflessness
1998-10-15
Self and Selflessness
2007-11-21
Self And Selfness
2000-11-11
Selflessness, Uncommon Sense
2003-02-11
Selflessness: Uncommon Sense
1984-12-02
Seven Factors of Enlightenment
1990-11-09
Seven Factors of Enlightenment
1987-11-29
Sharpening Five Powers of Mind
1987-11-29
Sharpening the Five Powers of the Mind
1996-09-27
Sit and Walk Instructions
1993-11-05
Strengthening the Spiritual Faculties
1989-11-05
Strengthening the Spiritual Powers
2008-03-17
Sudden Awakening, Gradual Cultivation
1984-10-23
Suffering And Attachment-The 1st Two Noble Truths
2003-09-21
Taking the Refuges & Precepts
2007-10-03
Ten Unwholesome Actions
2002-09-25
The Art & Science of Meditation
2005-02-20
The Buddha
1987-09-30
The Buddha's Enlightenment
2014-10-08
The Buddha's Journey
2003-02-14
The Buddha's Journey
1996-12-06
The Buddha's Journey The Sacred Journey
1988-10-13
The Buddha's Journey The Sacred Journey
2003-12-03
The Buddha's Journey: The Sacred Journey
1996-12-06
The Buddha's Sacred Journey
2008-03-21
The Buddha's Song Of Awakening - "Achieved Is The End Of Craving"
1982-11-24
The Buddha’s Journey
2014-04-10
The Cultivation Of Metta
2012-11-21
The End Of Dukkha
1991-12-05
The First and Last Step: Right Understanding
2010-11-03
The First Noble Truth
2000-11-05
The Five Hindrances
1984-10-04
The Five Hindrances
1989-10-19
The Five Iddis
2005-08-02
The Four Mind Changes
2005-08-02
The Four Mind Changes
2009-09-29
The Four Mind Changing Reflections
1993-09-23
The Four Mind Changings
1988-09-24
The Heart Of Wisdom
1993-10-07
The Hindrances, Aversion, Sloth and Torpor
2004-11-10
The Hindrances, Doubt, Restlessness, Sloth, Aversion
1998-10-07
The Hindrances: Aversion, Sloth & Torpor
1992-09-27
The How and Why of Practice
1989-09-21
The Journey Ahead
1989-09-21
The Journey Ahead
2003-11-11
The Laws of Karma
2004-11-03
The Nature of Mind
1984-11-23
The Power of Restraint
1991-12-01
The Radiance of Mind
1999-10-13
The Secret Name of Things
1999-10-10
The Suffering That Comes With Wanting
1999-10-01
The Teachings Of All The Buddhas
2015-11-24
The Third Noble Truth
2001-12-02
The Ultimate Resolution - Bodhicitta
1983-05-30
The Way of the Tao
2012-06-14
The Wisdom Of Impermanence
2013-11-13
Third Noble Truth - The End Of Craving
2000-10-11
Transforming Fear
1993-09-23
Turning the Mind Towards the Dharma
1995-09-25
Turning to the Dharma
1990-10-20
Understanding and Working with Fear
1994-09-29
Understanding Desire
1984-11-16
Understanding Karma
2023-05-16
Understanding Karma
1992-10-16
Understanding Selflessness
1993-10-14
Understanding Selflessness
1993-11-20
Vipassana Jhanas: The Path Of Freedom
2012-09-19
Viriya; Courageous Energy
2014-09-24
Viriya: energy strength and courage
2004-09-24
Welcome Opening talk
2002-11-01
Welcome to Part 2 with Marcia
2002-11-01
Welcome to Three Month Retreat
2004-09-24
Welcoming and Opening Talk
2018-02-03
What Is Mindfulness?
1988-09-21
What Meditation Isn't and Walking Meditation Instructions
2004-10-20
When Walking, Just Walk - The Art Of Bare Attention
1982-10-29
Why Do We Practice
1984-10-28
Why Do We Practice
1982-10-24
Why Do We Practice
2014-09-17
Why We Practice: The Wisdom of Seeing Impermanence
2006-02-08
Wisdom & Compassion
2001-11-10
Working With Afflictive Emotion
1994-10-05
Working with Afflictive Emotions
2014-10-29
Working with Doubt and Aversion
1995-10-08
Working with Effective Emotions
1996-10-26
Working With Fear
1996-10-26
Working With Fear
1996-10-26
Working With Fear
2012-11-14
Working With Fear
2015-11-11
Working with Fear
2002-10-09
Working with Fear
1994-10-27
Working with Fear
2003-10-01
Working With the Hindrances
2016-09-14
Working with thoughts and emotions
2020-02-02
Working with thoughts.
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Select one of Joseph Goldstein's 50 retreats
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1982-09-01
1982 Three Month Retreat
1983-09-01
1983 Three Month Retreat
1984-09-27
1984 Three Month Retreat
1985-09-15
1985 Three Month Retreat
1987-09-15
1987 Three Month Retreat
1988-09-20
1988 Three Month Retreat
1989-09-21
1989 Three Month Retreat
1994-09-21
1994 Three Month Retreat
1998-02-01
IMS Audio Files
2001-09-21
Three Month Retreat Part 1
2002-02-15
Metta Retreat
2002-02-22
Vipassana Retreat
2005-09-23
Three Month Retreat - Part 1
2005-11-04
Three-Month Retreat - Part 2
2006-01-07
Mind Life Retreat
2006-02-03
Vipassana Retreat
2007-07-07
People of Color Retreat
2007-09-20
Three-Month Retreat - Part 1
2007-11-01
Three-Month Retreat - Part 2
2008-01-08
Scientists Retreat
2008-03-14
From Awareness to Wisdom: Exploring the Mind
2008-09-20
Three-Month Retreat - Part 1
2008-11-01
Three-Month Retreat - Part 2
2009-09-26
Two-Month Retreat
2010-09-11
Three-Month Retreat - Part 1
2010-10-23
Three-Month Retreat - Part 2
2012-06-13
People of Color Retreat
2012-09-08
Three-Month Retreat - Part 1
2012-10-20
Three-Month Retreat - Part 2
2013-09-10
Three Month - Part 1
2013-10-22
Three Month - Part 2
2014-03-28
Satipaṭṭhāna: Insight Meditation Retreat for Experienced Students Part 2
2014-09-13
Three Month - Part 1
2014-10-25
Three Month - Part 2
2015-10-24
Three-Month Retreat - Part 2
2016-06-22
People of Color Retreat
2016-09-10
Three-Month Part 1
2017-10-24
Three-Month Retreat - Part 2
2017-12-29
Embodying the Heart of Wisdom: New Year’s Retreat
2018-02-02
The Path to Awakening: Insight Meditation Retreat
2018-09-11
Three-Month Retreat - Part 1
2019-02-02
The Path to Awakening: Insight Meditation Retreat
2019-10-22
Three-Month Retreat - Part 2
2020-01-30
The Path to Awakening: Insight Meditation Retreat
2021-04-03
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