“We all know people who become strongly identified with, and attached to, their intelligence. It can become a big ego trap, harmful… — Joseph Goldstein Copy Share Image
“Memory is a class of thoughts which takes as its object something already experienced.” — Joseph Goldstein Copy Share Image
“Unless a practice cools the fires of greed, aversion, and ignorance it is worthless.” — Joseph Goldstein Copy Share Image
“At first, as we undertake the cultivation of compassion, we may feel genuine empathy with others in pain or difficulty. This happens when we… — Joseph Goldstein Copy Share Image
“We establish some stability and focus in our mind and see which elements in it lead to greater peace, which to greater suffering. All… — Joseph Goldstein Copy Share Image
“Guilt is a manifestation of condemnation or aversion towards oneself, which does not understand the changing transformative quality of mind. 'Seeking the Heart of… — Joseph Goldstein Copy Share Image
“Is enlightenment gradual or is it sudden? Whole schools of Buddhism have grown up around this issue. But it has always seemed to me… — Joseph Goldstein Copy Share Image
“Every time we become aware of a thought, as opposed to being lost in a thought, we experience that opening of the mind.” — Joseph Goldstein Copy Share Image
“together and disappear when the conditions change. None of them” — Joseph Goldstein Copy Share Image
“We often mistakenly assume that because someone has genuine understanding in one particular area, this mastery necessarily extends to all other areas of life.… — Joseph Goldstein Copy Share Image
“I have no parents I make the heavens and earth my parents I have no home I make awareness my home I have no… — Joseph Goldstein Copy Share Image
“We all know people who become strongly identified with, and attached to, their intelligence. It can become a big ego trap, harmful to oneself… — Joseph Goldstein Copy Share Image
“In India, I was living in a little hut, about six feet by seven feet. It had a canvas flap instead of a door.… — Joseph Goldstein Copy Share Image
