Joseph Goldstein | Insight Hour Podcast Ep. 265

Joseph Goldstein holds two meanings of Nibbana in equal reverence: unconditioned, unformed awareness and a transcendent state in which the mind is free from all defilements. This time on Insight Hour, Joseph Goldstein reveals: - The Thai forest tradition of Buddhism - Nibbana: Unconditioned awareness or transcendent awareness? - The unconditioned mind and the power of zero - Enlightenment and a mind that is free of defilements - The analogy of ‘seeing the moon’ rather than the finger that points to it - Why the experience of Nibbana is so important - Seeing the intimate connection between wisdom and compassion - The concept of nonself and our lives as constantly changing phenomena - The dance between pleasure and suffering Check out this episode’s companion essay, Reflections on Nibbana, by Joseph Goldstein “One meaning of Nibbana is this unconditioned, unborn, unformed reality. The other meaning of Nibbana refers to the mind that has been freed of defilements—the mind that is free of greed, hatred, and delusion. We could describe the state of a fully enlightened being in which these defilements have been uprooted as Nibbana.” –Joseph Goldstein