Insight Meditation: The Practice of Freedom

by Joseph Goldstein

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A leading meditation teacher and the co-founder of the Insight Meditation Society offers “an intelligent, thorough, startlingly clear” overview of Buddhism and Western vipassana practice” (Los Angeles Times)
In Insight Meditation, Joseph Goldstein provides an overview of Buddhist practice and its context generally while focusing on vipassana meditation specifically. He covers what the path itself is composed of, how to practice, what freeing the mind is all about, how karma works, the show more connection between psychology and dharma practice, and a look at what selflessness really is. The concluding chapter is a detailed exploration of how to practice in the world, touching on topics like the art of communication, family relationships, work and livelihood, dying, and how to really be of benefit to others. show less

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I liked the sections on meditation and loving kindness the most, the parts that included stories about supernatural powers not so much. The sections on death and parents were also informative. The book is set up where the chapters can each be read as a separate essay, so it would be an easy to read bedtime book.
It's full of nice short discussions of aspects of meditation and dharma - short enough for my attention span, but heady enough that maybe my unconscious thought it was too much and had me mistakenly return the book to the library before I was finished! Luckily, it was still on the shelf when I went back for it. (October 27, 2006)
Easy to read, but didn't do much for me. Perhaps I'm just not in the "right place?"
A must read for meditators.
Il buddismo è una religione sui generis, che si è sempre adattata con straordinaria plasticità alle più svariate situazioni socioculturali e storiche e addirittura ad altre religioni, modificandosi, trasformandosi anche radicalmente, pur di mantenere intatto ciò che conta: il suo messaggio fondamentale diretto verso l'essere umano. In questo libro la prospettiva buddista è aderente alla nostra cultura, vi penetra al punto che appare interamente spoglia di quella dimensione mitica, l'esotismo, che per un certo periodo ne aveva fatto la fortuna.

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Joseph Goldstein has studied and practiced meditation since 1967 and is a cofounder of the Insight Meditation Society and the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies in Barre, Massachusetts. He is the author of many books, including Mindfulness: A Practical Guide to Awakening and One Dharma: The Emerging Western Buddhism, and he has coauthored books show more with Sharon Salzberg and lack Kornfield. He continues to lead Insight Meditation retreats around the world. show less

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Original publication date
1993

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Religion & Spirituality, Nonfiction, General Nonfiction, Health & Wellness, Philosophy
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294ReligionOther religionsBuddhism/Hinduism
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BQ5675 .G64Philosophy, Psychology and ReligionBuddhismBuddhismPractice of Buddhism. Forms of worshipReligious lifeSpiritual life. Mysticism. Englightenment. Perfection
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