Guided Meditation Instructions with Joseph Goldstein
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- Basic meditation instructions with Buddhist teacher Joseph Goldstein.
The cycle of life is a struggle.
And through the vortex of birth and death,
I searched for the creator of this world.
I never found him.
Now I have found you,
The creator.
Your structure is dismantled.
The mind
Has stopped creating.
The delusion
Is destroyed.
~ (Dhammapada verses 153 - 154)
Through the practice of very careful momentary attention, we see and connect very directly with the nature of thoughts and emotions, not getting so lost in the story. What is the nature of anger? What is the quality of happiness? What is the quality of compassion? The momentum of mindfulness begins to build. This is our first clear glimpse of the nature of the mind itself. We see that all we are is a succession of mind moments - seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting, touching, thinking, feeling. At this stage, we have a very direct understanding of what the Buddha called the Three Characteristics. We have a visceral experience of the truth of anicca, impermanence: everything is changing constantly. And out of this intimate understanding of the momentariness of phenomena, we begin to comprehend more clearly what the Buddha meant by dukkha, suffering-the unsatisfactory nature of things. When we see that even pleasant things are changing-and changing rapidly-it becomes obvious that they are incapable of satisfying us. Not because they are inherently bad but because they don't last. This insight leads to an understanding of the characteristic that is most difficult to see-anatta, or selflessness. There is no one behind this process to whom it is happening; what we call "self" is the process of change.
~Joseph Goldstein
You see, dear reader (speaking frankly, without any intention to offend), you are a ramshackle collection of coincidences held together by a desperate and irrational clinging, there is no center at all, everything depends on everything else, your body depends on the environment, your thoughts depend on whatever junk floats in from the media, your emotions are largely from the reptilian end of your DNA, your intellect is a chemical computer that can't add up a zillionth as fast as a pocket calculator, and even your best side is a superficial piece of social programming that will fall apart just as soon as your spouse leaves with the kids and the money in the joint account, or the economy starts to fail and you get the sack, or you get conscripted into some idiot's war, or they give you the news about your brain tumor. To name this amorphous morass of self-pity, vanity, and despair self is not only the height of hubris, it is also proof (if any were needed) that we are above all a delusional species. (We are in a trance from birth to death.) Prick the balloon, and what do you get? Emptiness.
Take two steps in the divine art of Buddhist meditation, and you will find yourself on a planet you no longer recognize. Those needs and fears you thought were the very bones of your being turn out to be no more than bugs in your software. (Even the certainty of death gets nuanced.)
~From the novel, Bangkok Tattoo by John Burdett
May all beings learn to free themselves from the poisons of hate, greed and delusion.
May the Buddha Dharma reach all beings.
May all beings have happiness and its causes.
May all beings be free from suffering and its causes.
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This has to be the best guided meditation. Joseph Goldstein is the Michael Jordan of meditation. Here he goes from bodily sensations to emptiness of thoughts to impermanence of all of it without aversion and craving. It’s all meditational techniques in a nutshell.
"It's often helpful to sit with a half-smile"
I can't help but to show a full smile when hearing that
i often smile at any money
Thank You! 🙏
Thank you for sharing this beautiful short clip!
You're welcome.
Thankyou!
you tone of voice so soothing
It would’ve been helpful to me if there had been an announced end of this meditation. For instance he could’ve said something like “we have come to an end of this meditation”.
Funnily enough when I scrolled through the Comments I came across one I left 6 months ago. Apparently I forgot that I had already listened to this. To be fair I’ve heard a bit of him on the dumb *10% Happier* app. A cash cow for the annoying Dan Harris.
This is only an extract of a guided meditation during a retreat. Typically he would guide the meditation at the beginning of the sitting, then sit in silence, and at the end ring a bell (it's usually an hour long sitting).
@@jennymisteqq5399 All the talks by Joseph can be downloaded at dharmaseed.org 👍🙏
I didn’t know the video was 15 minutes and when I listened to it I couldn’t tell when it ended.
It ended, but I kept on...waiting for further instructions while focusing on my breathing. So on and on it went. Waiting, forgetting, remembering I was waiting, forgetting again, over and over again for about 15 minutes.
Thanks . I really like him.
There is so much awareness to be gained from practicing this meditation, thank you for sharing it!
Going to add this meditation to my practice - thanks!
ha got in deep that time. didnt realize video was over for like 15 mins
This usually happens to me. I like to slowly break away from the guide and just introspect, analyze, explore a further "Dropping back" if possible at my own pace. When I feel I've exhausted this effort, the session ends for me.
I didn’t know the video was 15 minutes and when I listened to it I couldn’t tell when it ended.
It ended, but I kept on...waiting for further instructions while focusing on my breathing. So on and on it went. Waiting, forgetting, remembering I was waiting, forgetting again, over and over again for about 15 minutes.
Too much talking too many questions....this seems a regular occurrence with most guided meditations
yes us experts just shut it off and sit still and be quiet.
Way too much talking :(
hahaha yeah just shut it off and be still.haha