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Books One Dharma, The experience of insight, Insight Meditation Similar Jack Kornfield, Sharon Salzberg, Tara Brach, Jon Kabat‑Zinn, Mark Epstein |
Joseph Goldstein (born 1944) is one of the first American vipassana teachers, co-founder of the Insight Meditation Society (IMS) with Jack Kornfield and Sharon Salzberg, contemporary author of numerous popular books on Buddhism (see publications below), resident guiding teacher at IMS, and leader of retreats worldwide on insight (vipassana) and lovingkindness (metta) meditation.
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While the majority of Goldstein's publications introduce Westerners to primarily Theravada concepts, practices and values, his 2002 work, One Dharma, explored the creation of an integrated framework for the Theravada, Tibetan and Zen traditions.
Chronology

Teachers

Since 1967, Goldstein has practiced different forms of Buddhist meditation under well-known teachers from India, Burma and Tibet. His teachers include: Anagarika Sri Munindra, Sri S.N. Goenka, Mrs. Nani Bala Barua (Dipa Ma), and the Venerable Sayadaw U Pandita. Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche, Nyoshul Khenpo Rinpoche,
Publications (partial list, in chronological order)

