Insight Meditation: The Practice of Freedom

by Joseph Goldstein

Thefruit of some twenty years' experience leading Buddhist meditation retreats,this book touches on a wide range of topics raised repeatedly by meditators andincludes favorite stories, key Buddhist teachings, and answers to most-askedquestions.

Genres: Buddhism, Meditation, Spirituality, Nonfiction, Psychology, Self Help, Philosophy

224 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 1993

About the author

Joseph Goldstein (born 1944) is one of the first American vipassana teachers (Fronsdal, 1998), 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.

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.