Top 80 Joseph Goldstein Quotes (2024 Update)
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Joseph Goldstein Quote: “Actions for the good accumulate what is called “merit” – one of the most commonly misunderstood concepts in Buddhism.”

51. “Actions for the good accumulate what is called “merit” – one of the most commonly misunderstood concepts in Buddhism.”

— Joseph Goldstein

Joseph Goldstein Quote: “Covetousness keeps the mind agitated and unhappy, far from the peace of contentment.”

52. “Covetousness keeps the mind agitated and unhappy, far from the peace of contentment.”

— Joseph Goldstein

Joseph Goldstein Quote: “The perception of solidity also comes from observing things from a distance. When we look at an ordinary object like a chair or a table, it appears quite solid. Yet if we put that same object under a powerful microscope, whole new worlds emerge. When we look at trees from a distance, we just see an undifferentiated mass of color. But as we get closer, we can distinguish individual leaves, and even the small distinct parts of the leaves.”

53. “The perception of solidity also comes from observing things from a distance. When we look at an ordinary object like a chair or a table, it appears quite solid. Yet if we put that same object under a powerful microscope, whole new worlds emerge. When we look at trees from a distance, we just see an undifferentiated mass of color. But as we get closer, we can distinguish individual leaves, and even the small distinct parts of the leaves.”

— Joseph Goldstein

Joseph Goldstein Quote: “Awareness of motivation plays a central role in the path of liberation.”

54. “Awareness of motivation plays a central role in the path of liberation.”

— Joseph Goldstein

Joseph Goldstein Quote: “No one can practice for us. The Buddhas just point the way.”

55. “No one can practice for us. The Buddhas just point the way.”

— Joseph Goldstein

Joseph Goldstein Quote: “Through mindful attention in the moment, we see the impermanent nature of phenomena and understand the happiness of nongrasping.”

56. “Through mindful attention in the moment, we see the impermanent nature of phenomena and understand the happiness of nongrasping.”

— Joseph Goldstein

Joseph Goldstein Quote: “Consciousness is not a thing that exists, but an event that occurs.”

57. “Consciousness is not a thing that exists, but an event that occurs.”

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Joseph Goldstein Quote: “When we have too much faith, we can become dogmatic, attached to our own views. And we can see all too often how this blind belief leads to so much conflict and suffering in the world.”

58. “When we have too much faith, we can become dogmatic, attached to our own views. And we can see all too often how this blind belief leads to so much conflict and suffering in the world.”

— Joseph Goldstein

Joseph Goldstein Quote: “Being contacted by painful feeling one seeks delight in sensual pleasure. For what reason? Because the uninstructed worldling does not know of any escape from painful feeling other than sensual pleasure...”

59. “Being contacted by painful feeling one seeks delight in sensual pleasure. For what reason? Because the uninstructed worldling does not know of any escape from painful feeling other than sensual pleasure...”

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Joseph Goldstein Quote: “Distortion of view takes place when we hold so deeply to our viewpoint that not even known facts can sway our beliefs.”

60. “Distortion of view takes place when we hold so deeply to our viewpoint that not even known facts can sway our beliefs.”

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Joseph Goldstein Quote: “And just as a path that goes to a mountain does not cause the mountain, the path of practice leads us to this highest freedom, but does not cause it.”

61. “And just as a path that goes to a mountain does not cause the mountain, the path of practice leads us to this highest freedom, but does not cause it.”

— Joseph Goldstein

Joseph Goldstein Quote: “It is the truth that liberates, not your efforts to be free.”

62. “It is the truth that liberates, not your efforts to be free.”

— Joseph Goldstein

Joseph Goldstein Quote: “Some people think the longer you can sit, the wiser you must be. I have seen chickens sitting on their nests for days on end. Wisdom comes from being mindful at all times.”3.”

63. “Some people think the longer you can sit, the wiser you must be. I have seen chickens sitting on their nests for days on end. Wisdom comes from being mindful at all times.”3.”

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Joseph Goldstein Quote: “We often mistakenly assume that because someone has genuine understanding in one particular area, this mastery necessarily extends to all other areas of life. That may or may not be true.”

64. “We often mistakenly assume that because someone has genuine understanding in one particular area, this mastery necessarily extends to all other areas of life. That may or may not be true.”

— Joseph Goldstein

Joseph Goldstein Quote: “Where is the end of seeing, of hearing, of thinking, of knowing?”

65. “Where is the end of seeing, of hearing, of thinking, of knowing?”

— Joseph Goldstein

Joseph Goldstein Quote: “The world is like that boat, tossed by the storms of greed and hatred and fear.”

66. “The world is like that boat, tossed by the storms of greed and hatred and fear.”

— Joseph Goldstein

Joseph Goldstein Quote: “Memory is a class of thoughts which takes as its object something already experienced.”

67. “Memory is a class of thoughts which takes as its object something already experienced.”

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Joseph Goldstein Quote: “The last of these wholesome actions is meditation, the development of tranquillity and insight.”

68. “The last of these wholesome actions is meditation, the development of tranquillity and insight.”

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Joseph Goldstein Quote: “For spiritual practice to develop, it is absolutely essential that we establish a basis of moral conduct in our lives.”

69. “For spiritual practice to develop, it is absolutely essential that we establish a basis of moral conduct in our lives.”

— Joseph Goldstein

Joseph Goldstein Quote: “As we walk the way of awareness, we see that the deepest purpose we all have is to perfect the qualities of our heart and mind. The spiritual path transforms our consciousness, purifying it of greed, hatred, ignorance, fear, envy, jealousy – those forces that create suffering in us and in the world.”

70. “As we walk the way of awareness, we see that the deepest purpose we all have is to perfect the qualities of our heart and mind. The spiritual path transforms our consciousness, purifying it of greed, hatred, ignorance, fear, envy, jealousy – those forces that create suffering in us and in the world.”

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Joseph Goldstein Quote: “Munindra-ji, one of my first Dharma teachers, used to say that in spiritual practice, time is not a factor. Practice cannot be measured in time, so let go of the whole notion of when and how long. The practice is a process unfolding, and it unfolds in its own time. It is like the flowers that grow in the spring. Do you pull them up to make them grow faster?”

71. “Munindra-ji, one of my first Dharma teachers, used to say that in spiritual practice, time is not a factor. Practice cannot be measured in time, so let go of the whole notion of when and how long. The practice is a process unfolding, and it unfolds in its own time. It is like the flowers that grow in the spring. Do you pull them up to make them grow faster?”

— Joseph Goldstein

Joseph Goldstein Quote: “As a solid mass of rock Is not moved by the wind, So a sage is not moved by praise and blame.”

72. “As a solid mass of rock Is not moved by the wind, So a sage is not moved by praise and blame.”

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Joseph Goldstein Quote: “Our progress in meditation does not depend on the measure of pleasure or pain in our experience. Rather, the quality of our practice has to do with how open we are to whatever is there.”

73. “Our progress in meditation does not depend on the measure of pleasure or pain in our experience. Rather, the quality of our practice has to do with how open we are to whatever is there.”

— Joseph Goldstein

Joseph Goldstein Quote: “Understanding “no-self” does not come from destroying something we call “self” or “ego.” The great awakening or discovery of the Buddha revealed that there was no self, no permanent I, to begin with. So if there is nothing we have to get rid of, then understanding selflessness very simply comes from careful awareness of what actually is happening moment to moment.”

74. “Understanding “no-self” does not come from destroying something we call “self” or “ego.” The great awakening or discovery of the Buddha revealed that there was no self, no permanent I, to begin with. So if there is nothing we have to get rid of, then understanding selflessness very simply comes from careful awareness of what actually is happening moment to moment.”

— Joseph Goldstein

Joseph Goldstein Quote: “To carry yourself forward and experience myriad things is delusion. That myriad thing come forth and experience themselves is awakening.”

75. “To carry yourself forward and experience myriad things is delusion. That myriad thing come forth and experience themselves is awakening.”

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Joseph Goldstein Quote: “One thing you need to remember and understand is that you cannot leave the mind alone. It needs to be watched constantly. If you do not look after your garden it will overgrow with weeds. If you do not watch your mind, defilements will grow and multiply. The mind does not belong to you, but you are responsible for it.”

76. “One thing you need to remember and understand is that you cannot leave the mind alone. It needs to be watched constantly. If you do not look after your garden it will overgrow with weeds. If you do not watch your mind, defilements will grow and multiply. The mind does not belong to you, but you are responsible for it.”

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Joseph Goldstein Quote: “In our own culture, we might call it “catalogue consciousness,” obsessively rifling through the pages to see what else we might want. It’s “wanting to want,” and it’s a disease our culture keeps nourishing.”

77. “In our own culture, we might call it “catalogue consciousness,” obsessively rifling through the pages to see what else we might want. It’s “wanting to want,” and it’s a disease our culture keeps nourishing.”

— Joseph Goldstein

Joseph Goldstein Quote: “The second kind of unwholesome speech is the use of harsh, angry, or aggressive language.”

78. “The second kind of unwholesome speech is the use of harsh, angry, or aggressive language.”

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Joseph Goldstein Quote: “If I were to say, ‘God, why me?’ about the bad things, then I should have said, ‘God, why me?’ about the good things that happened in my life.”

79. “If I were to say, ‘God, why me?’ about the bad things, then I should have said, ‘God, why me?’ about the good things that happened in my life.”

— Joseph Goldstein

Joseph Goldstein Quote: “If we’re more accepting, more peaceful, less judgmental, less selfish, then the whole world is that much more loving and peaceful, that much less judgmental and selfish.”

80. “If we’re more accepting, more peaceful, less judgmental, less selfish, then the whole world is that much more loving and peaceful, that much less judgmental and selfish.”

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Joseph Goldstein Quote: “The entire spiritual journey rests on the morality of nonharming. This is the expression of the love and care we feel both for others and for ourselves.”

81. “The entire spiritual journey rests on the morality of nonharming. This is the expression of the love and care we feel both for others and for ourselves.”

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Joseph Goldstein Quote: “Without the steadiness of concentration, it is easy to get caught up in the feelings, perceptions, and thoughts as they arise. We take them to be self and get carried away by trains of association and reactivity.”

82. “Without the steadiness of concentration, it is easy to get caught up in the feelings, perceptions, and thoughts as they arise. We take them to be self and get carried away by trains of association and reactivity.”

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Joseph Goldstein Quote: “When the momentum of mindfulness is well developed, it works like a boomerang; even if we want to distract ourselves, the mind naturally rebounds to a state of awareness.”

83. “When the momentum of mindfulness is well developed, it works like a boomerang; even if we want to distract ourselves, the mind naturally rebounds to a state of awareness.”

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Joseph Goldstein Quote: “Spiritual ardency is the wellspring of a courageous heart. It gives us the strength to continue through all the difficulties of the journey. The question for us is how to practice and cultivate ardency, so that it becomes a powerful and onward-leading force in our lives.”

84. “Spiritual ardency is the wellspring of a courageous heart. It gives us the strength to continue through all the difficulties of the journey. The question for us is how to practice and cultivate ardency, so that it becomes a powerful and onward-leading force in our lives.”

— Joseph Goldstein

Joseph Goldstein Quote: “Hatred never ceases by hatred; it only ceases by love.”

85. “Hatred never ceases by hatred; it only ceases by love.”

— Joseph Goldstein

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