Introduction
Sam introduces his live talks with renowned meditation teacher Joseph Goldstein.
The Nature of Thought and Emotion
Examine how thought and emotion condition both our suffering and our happiness.
The Wisdom of Impermanence
Discover the greater purpose of mindfulness and how it leads to wisdom.
Clear Comprehension
See what it means to live in harmony with the world and everything in it.
Doubt and Aversion
Examine what forces in your life have the power to agitate and seduce your mind.
Equanimity
Learn why the entire spiritual path rests on the cultivation of this mind state.
Suffering and Non-Self
Explore what it means to abandon that which is not yours on the deepest level.
Emptiness and Bodhicitta
Learn about the heart-mind of awakening on both the relative and ultimate level.
Working with Fear
Examine fear in all its forms and see how it can be a gateway to awakening.
The End of Craving
Discover how craving, wanting, and desire obscure our natural clarity and ease.
Right View
Move from a conceptual understanding to a more intimate experience of the path.
The Four Mind-Changing Reflections
Discover four reflections that have the power to awaken us from delusion.
Ill Will and Wrong View
Examine the unwholesome actions of body, mind, and speech that cause suffering.
The Origin of Dukkha
See how craving leads to suffering and unsatisfactoriness.
The Truth of Dukkha
Understand the meaning of the word "dukkha" and see why the translation matters.
The End of Dukkha
Learn how letting go of craving leads to the experience of freedom.
Transforming Negative Emotions
Discover how to free yourself from anger, anxiety, envy, greed, and resentment.
Worldly and Unworldly Feelings
Examine mindfulness of feeling and how it plays a crucial role in awakening.
Mindfulness in Daily Life
Realize how mindfulness can help you answer some of life's most basic questions.
Beyond Wanting
Joseph shares personal insights from his most recent retreat.
The Cultivation of Metta
Learn how to foster and develop loving-kindness in your everyday life.
The Middle Path
See how true happiness is found between the extremes of desire and deprivation.
The Art of Renunciation
Explore the practice of renunciation, which Joseph defines as “non-addiction.”
Proliferation of Mind — Part 1
See how “craving,” “conceit,” and “wrong view” strengthen the sense of self.
Proliferation of Mind — Part 2
Learn how we can "weaken and ultimately free ourselves" from the sense of self.
Concepts & Reality
Explore the difference between concepts about experience—and experience itself.
The Map of Wisdom — Part 1
Embrace the deceptively simple truth that "everything changes."
The Map of Wisdom — Part 2
Discover how compassion grows when you let go of preconceived notions.
Awareness without Identity
Explore "how the sense of self is created"—and how to glimpse its illusoriness.
The Path to Awakening
Cultivate awareness and wisdom through simple yet profound daily practices.
Everyday Selflessness
“There are ways to tap into the experience of not-self in our daily lives.”
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The Path of Insight
In this series, veteran meditation teacher Joseph Goldstein guides us through the Buddhist path of mindfulness practice and the nature of enlightenment, while sharing deep insights and intimate personal accounts of his 50+ year meditation practice.
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