Joseph Goldstein (born May 20, 1944) is one of the first American vipassanā teachers, co-founder of the Insight Meditation Society (IMS) with Jack Kornfield and Sharon Salzberg, contemporary author of numerous popular books on Buddhism, resident guiding teacher at IMS, and leader of retreats worldwide on insight (vipassanā) and loving-kindness (mettā) meditation.
While the majority of Goldstein’s publications introduce Westerners to primarily Theravada concepts, practices, and values, his 2002 work, One Dharma, explored the creation of an integrated framework for the Theravada, Tibetan, and Zen traditions.
