Ep. 255 – Emptiness, Luminosity, Responsiveness
Insight Hour with Joseph Goldstein
Be Here Now Network
4.8 • 864 Ratings
🗓️ 20 November 2025
⏱️ 61 minutes
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Summary
Defining the nature of Bodhicitta, Joseph Goldstein explains that enlightenment is inevitable when compassion and emptiness coexist.
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This time on Insight Hour, Joseph Goldstein thoughtfully articulates:
- Bodhicitta: the heart-mind of awakening and working for the benefit of all beings
- Living in the world while still remembering the truth of non-self and impermanence
- The beauty of selflessness embodied through Dipa Ma’s life and teachings
- Regularly reflecting on impermanence as both a reality check and a spiritual practice
- The nature of the mind as intrinsically empty and naturally radiant
- Coming out of our mind-drama and entering into the empty luminosity of the present moment
- Compassionate responsiveness to the needs of others
- Forgiveness as one of the most profound ways to respond with open-hearted compassion
This talk was originally published on Dharmaseed
“This responsiveness is compassion, not as a meditative stance, but rather it is the responsiveness of an open heart, of an open mind. It can show itself, this compassionate responsiveness, in so many different ways. It can manifest very beautifully as forgiveness.” –Joseph Goldstein
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| 0:00.0 | Compounding global conflicts, an intensifying climate crisis, and a rise in authoritarianism, |
| 0:07.7 | has many of us feeling a mix of fear, anxiety, and a real need for support. |
| 0:13.6 | On Wednesday, December 10th, join 10% Happier podcast host Dan Harris and Buddhist teacher Ethan |
| 0:20.2 | Ethan Nicktern for a free online conversation |
| 0:23.1 | about how Buddhist teachings can help us stay grounded, available, and engaged, even when the |
| 0:29.3 | world feels like it's on fire. They'll also discuss the upcoming Dharma Moon year-long Buddhist |
| 0:35.7 | studies program and how studying Buddhism can help us show up |
| 0:39.5 | more fully for ourselves and others during difficult times. Visit www.darmamoon.com |
| 0:48.2 | backslash stability for more info and to reserve your spot for the free online event on December 10th. |
| 0:59.0 | The more we see and really connect with the ungovernability, the fact that things are following their own laws, just the laws of nature, |
| 1:13.8 | the less we identify with these elements of mind and body. |
| 1:19.7 | And the less we identify with the physical elements, with the body, with our thoughts, with our emotions, |
| 1:26.5 | they're all there. |
| 1:29.3 | It's all that phenomenon is rolling on. The less we identify with them, the less we suffer. |
| 1:36.3 | And as one Sri Lankan monk put it very well, |
| 1:40.3 | no self, no problem. |
| 1:45.8 | And that's really true. |
| 2:06.6 | Welcome to the Joseph Goldstein Insight Hour. This podcast is an expression of our shared interest in self-discovery. |
| 2:12.6 | Join Joseph as he shares his deep knowledge of the path of mindfulness. |
| 2:20.7 | If you are interested in supporting this podcast, |
| 2:26.1 | please go to BehereNownetwork.com slash Joseph. |
| 2:33.6 | In Sanskrit word, Bodigita, which means the heart, mind of awakening. |
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