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Guiding meditation teacher, retreat leader, writer.

Read Joseph Goldstein for a refreshing approach to traditional insight meditation that is both creative and authentic, direct and inspirational, persuasive and profound.


Grew up in his family's resort in the Catskill Mountains of New York
Graduated from Columbia University, where he majored in philosophy and this sparked an interest in both metaphysics and spiritual inquiry.

Joseph first became interested in Buddhism as a Peace Corps volunteer in Thailand in 1965 and had spend most of the next eight years in Asia. Practiced under Munidra, Goenka and U Pandita (1984-c93), and later with the Tibetans.

He has been teaching vipassana and metta retreats worldwide since 1974. Co-founder of Insight Meditation Society (USA), Barre Center for Buddhist Studies (USA) and Forest Refuge (USA), a new center for long term meditation practice. He is the guiding teacher of the Forest Refuge, the new retreat facility for long-term meditation practice at Insight Meditation Society.