86 Quotes by Joseph Goldstein

Where is the end of seeing, of hearing, of thinking, of knowing?

The wonderful paradox about the truth of suffering is that the more we open to it and understand it, the lighter and freer our mind becomes. Our mind becomes more spacious, more open, and happier as we move past our avoidance and denial to see what is true. We become less driven by compulsive desires and addictions, because we see clearly the nature of things as they are.

We can also strengthen the quality of ardor by reflecting on the transiency of all phenomena. Look at all the things we become attached to, whether they are people or possessions or feelings or conditions of the body. Nothing we have, no one in our lives, no state of mind is exempt from change. Nothing at all can prevent the universal process of birth, growth, decay, and death.

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

Mindfulness, the Root of Happiness.

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

What you are looking for is what is looking.

All things arise when the appropriate conditions are present, and all things pass away as conditions change. Behind the process, there is no “self” who is running the show.

All beings are the heirs of their own karma. Their happiness or unhappiness depends on their actions, not upon my wishes.