Ep. 253 – No Foothold: Integrating Relative & Ultimate Truth In Our Lives

Illuminating different ways to free the mind, Joseph Goldstein integrates relative and ultimate truth, revealing the emptiness of thoughts. This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/insighthour and get on your way to being your best self This time on Insight Hour, Joseph Goldstein discusses Integrating the elements of both relative and ultimate truth in our lives The natural compassion that emerges when we let go of self-identification Why our perception of reality isn’t always reliable or accurate Our attachment to the pleasant and aversion to the unpleasant Considering if the mind can remain unafflicted while the body is suffering Shifting awareness from what we want to how the wanting mind feels Our capability to train the mind in a way that leads to greater freedom Letting thoughts arise without interference or judgment Developing nonreactivity through seeing how quickly thoughts arise and pass Realizing that the past and future are only constructs of the mind This talk was originally published on Dharmaseed “Our only experience of the past and future is as a thought in the mind. This is tremendously liberating to see because most of us carry the concepts of the past and future as a huge burden in our lives. All the worries, anxieties, hopes, fears—all of those are arising because we’re not seeing that they’re just concepts.” –Joseph Goldstein See Privacy Policy at and California Privacy Notice at .

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Ep. 253 – No Foothold: Integrating Relative & Ultimate Truth In Our Lives is an episode from Insight Hour with Joseph Goldstein by Be Here Now Network.

This episode is 00:58:16 long.

This episode was published on Oct 10, 2025.

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