So the meditation we could say is a refinement of the perception of impermanence.

From that, the whole world of Dharma opens up. We begin to see that nothing in and of itself

will be ultimately satisfying because nothing lets.

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perception box and how it relates to this episode. But right now, let me tell you about today's

guest. Today we welcome Joseph Goldstein to the show. Joseph is a co-founder and the guiding

teacher of the Insight Meditation Society, along with Jack Hornefield and Sharon Salisberg.

He is one of the first American Visposina teachers and has been teaching Buddhist meditation worldwide

since 1974. A contemporary author of numerous popular books on Buddhism, his publications include

Mindfulness, a practical guide to awakening, one Dharma, Insight Meditation, and others.

In this episode, I talked to Joseph Goldstein about Buddhism and the impermanence of life.

Being too attached to the self can bring suffering. However, this doesn't mean that we need to

forego our identities or self-care. Joseph explains that enlightenment can be achieved when the mind

is free from clinging. He talks about the different states they can help us realize the insight

of impermanence and selflessness. We also touch on the topics of mindfulness, compassion,

creativity, and wisdom. This discussion was really rich and involved a lot of mutual

areas of interest and a lot of translation going back and forth between the kind of phrases and

terms used in my field of psychology and the kinds of terms and phrases that are used in Buddhism.

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