Understanding Impermanence and Non-Self in Buddhism

Joseph Goldstein is a meditation teacher and author and was one of the key figures in introducing mindfulness meditation to the west.  He is a co-founder of the Insight Meditation Society (IMS), with Jack Kornfield and Sharon Salzberg, where he is a currently a resident teacher.  He has written many popular books on Buddhist meditation including The experience of insight, One Dharma and Mindfulness: A Practical Guide to Awakening.  He is the lead teacher on the Ten Percent Happier meditation app and you can hear some of his dharma talks on his podcast, Joseph Goldstein’s Insight Hour.  Our conversation focuses on the core ideas of Buddhist teaching and meditation practice, including the concepts of non-clinging, impermanence, emptiness and the illusion of the self.