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Joseph Goldstein

Insight Hours

Joseph  Goldstein

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End Of Life Experiences And Their Contribution To Our Understanding Of Consciousness with Peter Fenwick- Preview 1

End Of Life Experiences And Their Contribution To Our Understanding Of Consciousness- Pre 1

A Nonlocal Consciousness, Based on Scientific Study of Near Death Experience- Pim van Lommel is part of a collection of audio features workshops from the Art of Dying Conference held in NYC in April of 2015. The Art of Dying is the 5th installment of a conference that brings together important innovators, researchers and authors in the fields of death and dying, including practitioners in the areas of palliative and hospice care. Many are trained in modern medicine and work directly with the dying or bereaved. Others speak from the wisdom of traditional teachings, while still others share with us their own deeply personal accounts. All of these programs and others by Robert Thurman are available at BetterListen.com www.betterlisten.com/products/the-a…workhop-series



A Nonlocal Consciousness, Based On Scientific Study Of Near Death Experience- Pim Van Lommel - Pre1

A Nonlocal Consciousness, Based on Scientific Study of Near Death Experience- Pim van Lommel-- Preview 2

A Nonlocal Consciousness, Based on Scientific Study of Near Death Experience- Pim van Lommel Pre 2

In this recorded retreat, Pema Chödrön shares teachings inspired by the book Smile at Fear, which was written by her teacher Chogyam Trungpa. We all have fears, but when we look closely at them, we discover that behind each fear resides a basic fear of ourselves.  We're afraid to look at our habitual styles of thinking and behaving because we might not always like what we see.  Ironically it is this fear of honest self-reflection that keeps us trapped in patterns of stress and discontentment.  Here is a vision for moving beyond this most basic fear to discover the innate bravery, trust, and joy that reside at the core of our being. The full program can be downloaded at BetterListen.com https://www.betterlisten.com/products/smile-at-fear-a-retreat-with-pema-chodron

Smile At Fear with Pema Chodron Part 1 (Preview)

In Joseph's first podcast for the Be Here Now Network he clearly brings to light the sometimes very difficult convoluted notion of emptiness.  As the high Lama Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche says,"When you recognize the empty selfless nature of phenomena the energy to bring about the good of others dawns uncontrived and effortless."

Joseph Goldstein - Insight Hour - Ep. 1 - Zero Centre Of Emptiness

“Everything changes.” - Suzuki Roshi

Our awareness alone is not sufficient in the search for liberation. We must learn to become present in order to question and further explore the nature of our existence. Investigation becomes a crucial factor in both the cultivation and application of true wisdom. One of the most accessible methods for the development of this wisdom is to practice an increasingly refined awareness of impermanence. This assimilation must move beyond the conceptual knowledge into a realm of direct and immediate experience. The closer we are to the experience of change the more the mind is able to let go.

Joseph Goldstein - Insight Hour - Ep. 2 - The Wisdom Of Impermanence

Our thoughts and emotions have the unique ability to condition both our suffering and our well-being. A deeper investigation regarding the relative versus ultimate truths of our experience becomes crucial in learning to work more skillfully with these predominant aspects of our lives. A natural balance is necessary in the application of this deeper knowledge; to both prevent attachment to or avoidance of any one modality of thinking. This merging in awareness of our emptiness and our soulful expression is a profound step in the maturation of spiritual practice  


Joseph Goldstein - Insight Hour - Ep. 3 - Merging Awareness And Expression

“It’s not difficult to be aware, it’s difficult to remember to be aware.”

Joseph explores the quality of mind known in Pali as Viriya, and explains the variety of ways that it can be experienced. In its basic form the term refers to the energy that allows us to engage with the world around us. The art of meditation involves learning how to cultivate this quality in an effort to apply it in useful and appropriate ways.  Wisdom comes through a gradual process, requiring a steady flow of energy to be both initiated and sustained. Viriya provides the crucial factor needed for wisdom to continue to grow throughout our lives.


Joseph Goldstein - Insight Hour - Ep. 4 - Viriya - Energy, Strength And Courage

Ram Dass takes questions from the audience on a variety of topics including letting go of boundaries, "What is the Guru?", psychedelics, methods as traps and the human agenda to name a few.

“Trust your intuitive heart - everyone has an inner guide. Maharaji is my inner imaginary playmate - I talk to him all the time - He turns out to be real and I’m the imaginary one.”

“We move in and out of our roles in life. And finally as we get true detachment we are free to play the roles without being trapped in them.”

“It’s up to the most conscious person in a relationship dynamic to let go the soonest.”

“As Gandhi said, My life is my message."

Ram Dass - Here And Now - Ep. 82 - From Boundaries to the Human Agenda

“Realized is the unconditioned, achieved is the end of craving”

Can we really even imagine a mind that is free of craving, free of desire? We might occasionally glimpse this potential but often view it as something far off in the future, to be discovered only when we have mastered our minds. Joseph discusses both the possibility and the practice for bringing an end to craving in the moment. The process begins with the recognition of our arising desires and their ability to obscure our clarity and natural openness of mind. We can then be aware of the quality of mind in the absence of these desires. By closely and consistently observing this transition we are examining the very nature of its energy, and moving that much closer to the understanding and lessening of its influence.

Joseph Goldstien - Insight Hour - Ep. 5 - Achieved Is The End Of Craving

Joseph discusses some of the more seductive energies highlighted by the Buddha. These energetic fields operate on a broad spectrum, from the subtle identification with consciousness itself to the full on emotional breakdown. Learning to recognize the basic nature and allure of these qualities through practice is crucial in successfully changing our relationship to them. An attitude of genuine interest and exploration promotes both the discovery and understanding of these hindrances. The cultivation of mindfulness brings space and stability to an otherwise volatile dynamic.

Joseph Goldstein - Insight Hour - Ep. 6 - Working With Doubt And Aversion

Intrinsically Empty, Naturally Radiant, Ceaselessly Responsive

“When compassion and emptiness are both present, enlightenment is unavoidable.”

A lucid discourse on the virtues of emptiness, awareness, and compassion, and the fundamental role these qualities play in the unfolding of the spiritual path. The heart-mind of awakening, known as Bodhicitta, is explored on its relative level of compassion, and its more ultimate level relating to the empty and aware nature of the mind itself.


Joseph Goldstein - Insight Hour - Ep. 8 - Intrinsically Empty, Naturally Radiant and Responsive

Joseph is joined by long-time friend and fellow BHNN ambassador, Raghu Markus, for an in-depth discussion about the value of kindness in our speech. How we say what we are feeling is often as important as what we are saying. Additional topics covered include how we relate to pleasure (distinguishing between love and desire), recognizing our conditioning, and the significance of right view in daily life as we attempt to fully embody the law of Karma, understanding that what we do, moment-to moment, matters.


Joseph Goldstein - Insight Hour - Ep. 9 - Sampapalapa: Useless Speech

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