Ep. 260 – The Union of Relative and Ultimate Truth

Continuing his exploration of selflessness, Joseph Goldstein helps listeners live in the balance of both relative and ultimate truth. This episode is a continuation of a talk that started in episode 259, "Selflessness, Dukkha, and Freedom." 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: The impersonal nature of experiencing peace Seeing with consciousness rather than with the subjective mind Reframing the language of experience with a passive voice Being fully present in the moment without identification Understanding death and dying as the natural flow of impermanence Having an easeful mind even when the body is afflicted Understanding both relative and ultimate truth The wonderful and joyful practice of generosity This episode was recorded at the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies and originally published on Dharmaseed “We work to understand the dynamics of our conventional reality and all the challenges of it, even as we understand the essential selfless nature of it all. This is really the heart of a mature spiritual practice, the union of these two, not the separation." –Joseph Goldstein See Privacy Policy at and California Privacy Notice at .

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Ep. 260 – The Union of Relative and Ultimate Truth is an episode from Insight Hour with Joseph Goldstein by Be Here Now Network.

This episode is 00:40:09 long.

This episode was published on Apr 9, 2026.

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