Insight Meditation: The Practice of Freedom

The fruit of some thirty years' experience leading Buddhist meditation retreats, this book touches on a wide range of topics in short sections that can be either read in sequence or browsed through at leisure. Leading meditation teacher Joseph Goldstein offers favorite Dharma stories, key teachings, and answers to most-asked questions, providing 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 connection between psychology and dharma practice, a look at what selflessness really is, and how to really be of benefit to others.

Author: Joseph Goldstein
Publisher: Shambhala Publications Inc.
Published: 10/29/2024
Pages: 216
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 9.40h x 6.20w x 0.70d
ISBN13: 9781645473435
ISBN10: 1645473430
BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Buddhism | Theravada
- Self-Help | Meditations
- Body, Mind & Spirit | Mindfulness & Meditation

About the Author
Joseph Goldstein began exploring meditation as a Peace Corps volunteer in Thailand. Following extended meditation retreats with various teachers in India and Burma, including the renowned Buddhist meditation master Anagarika Sri Munindra, he cofounded the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts. He has taught numerous meditation classes, workshops, and retreats in America and abroad. He is also the author of The Experience of Insight, One Dharma, and more.