Kai Windle

“Is enlightenment gradual or is it sudden? Whole schools of Buddhism have grown up around this issue. But it has always seemed to me that liberation is both sudden and gradual, that there is no polarity between the two.”
― Joseph Goldstein, Insight Meditation: The Practice of Freedom

“If we try to practice meditation without the foundation of goodwill to ourselves and others, it is like trying to row across a river without first untying the boat; our efforts, no matter how strenuous, will not bear fruit. We need to practice and refine our ability to live honestly and with integrity.”
― Joseph Goldstein, Insight Meditation: The Practice of Freedom

“Consciousness is not a thing that exists, but an event that occurs.”
― Joseph Goldstein, Mindfulness: A Practical Guide to Awakening

“Distortion of view takes place when we hold so deeply to our viewpoint that not even known facts can sway our beliefs.”
― Joseph Goldstein, Mindfulness: A Practical Guide to Awakening