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Joseph Goldstein (born May 20, 1944) is one of the first American vipassana teachers, [1] [2] co-founder of the Insight Meditation Society (IMS) with Jack Kornfield and Sharon Salzberg, [2] [3] a contemporary author of numerous popular books on Buddhism (see publications below), a resident guiding teacher at IMS, and a leader of retreats worldwide on insight (vipassana) and lovingkindness ...
It was founded in 1975 by Sharon Salzberg, Jack Kornfield, Joseph Goldstein and Jacqueline Schwartz, and is rooted in the Theravada tradition. [2] [3] Its first retreat center in an old mansion in Barre, Massachusetts was opened on February 14, 1976. [4] Insight Meditation Society, in Barre, Massachusetts in the backdrop amidst blossoming trees.
Joseph Goldstein, 80, one of the original founding teachers of the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, says his spiritual journey began in Thailand.
In the United States, the approach has been dubbed the American Vipassana movement or Insight Meditation Movement. This includes institutions like the Insight Meditation Society and contemporary American Buddhist teachers such as Joseph Goldstein, Tara Brach, Gil Fronsdal, Sharon Salzberg, Ruth Denison, Shinzen Young, and Jack Kornfield.
She, Jack Kornfield and Joseph Goldstein founded the Insight Meditation Society at Barre, Massachusetts, in 1974. [12] [13] She and Goldstein co-founded the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies in 1989 and The Forest Refuge, a long-term meditation retreat center in 1998.
He has taught mindfulness meditation worldwide since 1974. In 1975, he co-founded the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts, with Sharon Salzberg and Joseph Goldstein, and subsequently [clarification needed] in 1987, Spirit Rock Meditation Center in Woodacre, California. Kornfield has worked as a peacemaker and activist, organized ...
The Barre Center for Buddhist Studies (BCBS) was founded in 1990 by Joseph Goldstein and Sharon Salzberg. [1] [2] It was founded as a complement to the nearby Insight Meditation Society retreat center, and operates as an independent educational nonprofit organization.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center, commonly called Spirit Rock, is a meditation center [1] in Woodacre, California. It focuses on the teachings of the Buddha as presented in the vipassana, or Insight Meditation, tradition. [2] It was founded in 1985 as Insight Meditation West, [3] and is visited by an estimated 40,000 people a year. [4]