logo
episode-header-image
May 2022
37m 47s

Ep. 122 - Essential Buddhism Part 1: Dev...

BE HERE NOW NETWORK
About this episode

In this talk from 1974 at Naropa University, Joseph Goldstein gets into the essentials of Buddhism. He lectures about dharma, insight meditation, and developing our field of awareness.

This podcast is brought to you by BetterHelp. Click to receive 10% off your first month with your own licensed professional therapist: betterhelp.com/insighthour

“It is only in that silence of mind that the development of wisdom can happen.” – Joseph Goldstein 

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Up next
Yesterday
Ep. 248 – Right Action & Livelihood, Satipatthana Sutta Series Pt. 45
Rearticulating the moral foundation that makes happiness possible and honors our kinship with all living beings, Joseph Goldstein explores Right Action and Right Livelihood.The Satipatthana Sutta is one of the most celebrated and widely studied discourses in the Pāli Canon of The ... Show More
55m 24s
Jun 26
Ep. 247 – Right Speech, Satipatthana Sutta Series Pt. 44
Honing in on Right Speech and maintaining harmony, Joseph Goldstein encourages listeners to develop a commitment to telling the truth and refraining from slander.The Satipatthana Sutta is one of the most celebrated and widely studied discourses in the Pāli Canon of Theravada Budd ... Show More
56m 36s
Jun 6
Ep. 246 – Compassionate Responsiveness, Satipatthana Sutta Series Pt. 43
Joseph Goldstein explores how we can make compassionate responsiveness our default state through the clear dichotomy of skillful and unskillful actions. The Satipatthana Sutta is one of the most celebrated and widely studied discourses in the Pāli Canon of Theravada Buddhism. Thi ... Show More
47m 5s
Recommended Episodes
Feb 2022
Ep. 194 – Pitfalls & Providence
In this Q&A session from his legendary 1974 Naropa University course, Ram Dass answers questions about the Bhagavad Gita, the trap of meditation, dealing with loneliness, and more. Today's podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp. Click to receive 10% off your first month with your own ... Show More
57m 38s
Apr 2022
Ep. 197 – A Deep, Quiet, Dharmic Existence
In this mellow dharma talk from 1977, Ram Dass shares stories from a trip to Thailand to visit a couple of monasteries, providing an enchanting look at a deep, quiet, dharmic existence.Today's podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp. Click to receive 10% off your first month with your ... Show More
35m 11s
Nov 2022
Ep. 121 – Śīla: A Way To Love with Trudy Goodman
Trudy offers clear and flowing insight into how the Buddha’s concept of sīla –virtue, ethics – fits into the Noble Eightfold Path, as well as our daily lives.  This podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp. Click to receive 10% off your first month with your own licensed professional t ... Show More
56m 49s
Mar 2022
Ep. 195 – Essential Teachings from the Gita w/ Alan Watts & Ram Dass
In this special episode of Here and Now, Ram Dass and Alan Watts offer their thoughts on some of the essential teachings from the Bhagavad Gita and how we can apply them to everyday life.Today's podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp. Click to receive 10% off your first month with yo ... Show More
54m 38s
Feb 2022
Ep. 76 – Fearlessness
In a discussion on fearlessness, Ram Dev offers insight into faith and awareness, meditation and letting go, and separation and oneness.Find out more about Dale's work at the Living/Dying Project: livingdying.orgThis podcast is brought to you by BetterHelp. Click to receive 10% o ... Show More
38m 50s
May 2022
Ep. 201 – Don’t Forget the Breath
In this talk from 1993, Ram Dass explores how spiritual practice helps us escape the prison of our egos, then leads a 20-minute practice with the breath as the primary object of meditation.“Any model of whether this is hard or easy is just another thought. All the metaphors I sug ... Show More
59m 9s
Nov 2021
Ep. 135 – The Forgiving Heart
Jack Kornfield explores the forgiving heart, offering us the basic ingredients for wise forgiveness, and leads a powerful guided meditation practice called the three directions of forgiveness.This dharma talk was originally live-streamed by Spirit Rock on 9/20/21This podcast is b ... Show More
53m 36s
Nov 2022
Ep. 18 – The Unpreachable Religion
Exploring modern culture as actually anti-materialistic, Alan tackles matters of sedentariness, sensuousness, isolation, work, play, God, and sexuality.Host, Mark Watts, returns to introduce another thought-provoking talk from his father, Alan Watts. In this powerful lecture—one ... Show More
29m 20s
May 2022
Ep. 199 – The Continuity of Consciousness
In this dharma talk from 1975, Ram Dass talks about how a taste of awakening makes it possible for us to tune into the continuity of consciousness that builds through our incarnations.Today's podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp. Click to receive 10% off your first month with your ... Show More
37m 7s
Jul 2022
Ep. 204 – Components of Meditation
In this recording from 1991, Ram Dass explores the components of meditation and how the thinking mind keeps trapping awareness, plus leads a guided meditation focused on the breath.Today's podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp. Click to receive 10% off your first month with your own ... Show More
40m 22s
Listen to millions of songs and podcasts on Anghami