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Insight Hour with Joseph Goldstein

Ep. 196 – Guided Meditation: Busy Life, No-Self

Mar 28, 2024
Meditation teacher Joseph Goldstein guides listeners in breaking identification with the body and self through short meditations. Topics include accessing deep meditative states, observing sounds and the 'knowing', experiencing bodily sensations, watching thoughts arise, and choosing helpful thoughts.
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  • Breaking identification with the body through bodily sensation exploration and impermanence contemplation.
  • Enhancing mindfulness by recognizing the selfless nature of thoughts and empowering conscious decision-making.

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Exploring Selflessness Through Meditation

The podcast discusses the practice of mindfulness and self-discovery, emphasizing the challenges of accessing meditative states amidst daily responsibilities. By offering a nine-minute daily meditation plan, listeners can explore areas of strong self-identification. The guided meditations focus on listening to sounds to understand the knower behind the hearing, contemplating the impermanence of the body, and observing thoughts as they arise to realize their empty nature and reduce identification with them.

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