92 min
Talk
Karma and Past Life, Rebirth & Buddhism | Joseph Goldstein and Dan Harris on Ten Percent Happier
A conversation on karma and rebirth within classical Buddhist cosmology.
About the teacher
Joseph Goldstein
Joseph Goldstein studied Vipassana meditation in India and Southeast Asia before returning to found the Insight Meditation Society with Jack Kornfield and Sharon Salzberg in 1975. His teaching is known for staying close to the classical Theravada framework while remaining accessible to lay Western practitioners, and for an emphasis on sustained, long-form retreat practice.
He continues to teach through IMS and the Forest Refuge, hosts the Insight Hour podcast, and recently completed a further three months on personal retreat, reflecting a teaching life still centred on direct practice rather than public appearances.
“The mind that has been freed of greed and hatred and delusion”Joseph Goldstein
Upcoming events
Meet Joseph Goldstein in person.
Talks, day programmes and retreats currently listed in the Paths Are Many calendar.
09NOV
Live from the Meditation Hall with Joseph Goldstein - 9 November 2026
Online · Online dharma talk
$180Online dharma talk
16NOV
Live from the Meditation Hall with Joseph Goldstein - 16 November 2026
Online · Online dharma talk
$180Online dharma talk
Show 6 past gatherings
02NOV
Live from the Meditation Hall with Joseph Goldstein - 2 November 2026
Online · Online dharma talk
$180Online dharma talk
23OCT
Live from the Meditation Hall with Joseph Goldstein - 23 October 2026
Online · Online dharma talk
$180Online dharma talk
16OCT
Live from the Meditation Hall with Joseph Goldstein - 16 October 2026
Online · Online dharma talk
$180Online dharma talk
09OCT
Live from the Meditation Hall with Joseph Goldstein
Online · Online livestream talk series
$180Online livestream talk series
04OCT
The Wisdom to Meet This Moment: Sharon Salzberg and Joseph Goldstein in Conversation with Dan Harris
New York, United States · Evening talk
See event pageEvening talk
04SEP
Peace and Freedom in the Midst of Life
Online · Online course
$300Online course
Talks & videos
Watch before you attend.
Short introductions and longer conversations, to hear this teacher in their own words.
59 min
Talk
What Mindfulness Is (& Isn't) - Joseph Goldstein's Insight Hour Ep. 113
Goldstein clarifies what mindfulness is and isn't, from a classical Theravada view.
Path
The wider context.
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Lay practice, Burmese roots
Insight Meditation
The modern Insight movement that brought Theravada meditation practice to lay audiences in the West, largely independent of monastic robes and ritual forms.
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