Authors /
Joseph Goldstein
Selected Works
Readings:
SN 22.101: The Adze Handle Simile (2006) – Joseph Goldstein
Featured in the course, " The Function of Buddhism"
Who was the Buddha in his own words? In this story, he calls himself the “Tathagata” or “Truth-Arriver”, and he responds to a question on what will become of him after his death. The Buddha explains that he doesn’t talk in such terms, as he has overcome all such notions as “I am the body” or “I am the mind” so how could such a question ever be answered? He ends the discourse by famously saying that all he teaches is suffering and the end of suffering, thus redirecting our attention from empty philosophical musings to the things that matter most.
Featured in the course, " Buddhism 101"
SN 43: Connected Discourses on the Unconditioned (2006) – Joseph Goldstein
Featured in the course, " Nibbāna: The Goal of Buddhist Practice"
SN 45.2: Good Friendship (2006) – Joseph Goldstein
Featured in the course, " The Form(s) of Buddhism"