Quotes by Joseph Goldstein

About Joseph Goldstein:

Joseph Goldstein is one of the first American vipassana teachers (Fronsdal, 1998), co-founder of the Insight Meditation Society (IMS) with Jack Kornfield and Sharon Salzberg, contemporary author of numerous popular books on Buddhism (see publications below), resident guiding teacher at IMS, and leader of retreats worldwide on insight (vipassana) and lovingkindness (metta) meditation.
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The tremendous danger is that this belief - that genuine happiness comes only from pleasant feelings - becomes a strong motivation to stay closed to anything unpleasant. But by staying closed to all unpleasantness, we also stay closed to our own well...

Joseph Goldstein

Guilt is a manifestation of condemnation or aversion towards oneself, which does not understand the changing transformative quality of mind. 'Seeking the Heart of Wisdom

Joseph Goldstein

Author Bio

  • NameJoseph Goldstein
  • DescriptionAmerican vipassana teacher
  • Born1944
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionAuthor
  • AwardsGuggenheim Fellowship