Joseph Goldstein on the Subtlety of Spiritual Practice & Emotions – Insight Hour Podcast Ep. 202

Explaining the subtleties of practice and the energy between mind and body, Joseph Goldstein offers both insight and humor to his students. This time on Insight Hour, Joseph Goldstein : - The variety of practice ways to strengthen concentration - Animals and questions on karma in the natural world - Free our minds from fear when nearing the end of our lives - Watching the mystery of life unfolding - The wholesome and unwholesome actions that determine our rebirth - Habitual karma and having a place of refuge from repeated practice - Humility and the understanding of selflessness - Cultivating relationships of equanimity - The ongoing discovery of the mind-body energy system - Sexual desire and the refinement of our sensations - Why neutrality is better than pleasure - The unhelpful ways that we relate to pain - How practice helps with boredom and restlessness - Keeping an effort to pay close attention - Using our precious lives very well “Each of these practices not only addresses a particular conditioning of the mind, they all very much strengthen the power of concentration. It’s just to see how through many different doors we can enter the realm of understanding, taming the mind, coming to a place of stillness where we can really see the essential nature and come to freedom. There are many ways depending on temperament.” – Joseph Goldstein