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  • Cutting the chain of dependent origination, Joseph Goldstein teaches wise attention and freedom from defilement as the antidote to suffering.

    The Satipatthana Sutta is one of the most celebrated and widely studied discourses in the Pāli Canon of Theravada Buddhism. This episode is the twenty-fourth part of an in-depth 48-part weekly lecture series from Joseph Goldstein that delves into every aspect of the Satipatthana Sutta. If you are just now jumping into the Satipatthana Sutta series, listen to Insight Hour Ep. 203 to follow along and get the full experience!

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    This time on Insight Hour, Joseph continues exploring:

    The timelessness of the dhammaHow fetters of the mind arise and how to remove themPreventing the future arising of mental fettersThe coming together of sense base, object, and consciousnessDesire as the automatic response to pleasant feelingsAversion as our conditioned response to aversionNeutrality and how it can lead to delusionThe necessity of wise attention to avoid sufferingCutting the chain of dependent originationBeing mindful of what is actually arising moment to momentReinforcing our understanding of the impermanence of desireTaking responsibility for our own minds

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    “Coming to the end of suffering means that we learn how to work with and understand and free ourselves from the force of the fetters in the mind. What’s amazing about this teaching is that it’s ultimately, completely empowering because it’s all up to us. Our suffering is not due to other people. We can take responsibility for our own minds.”– Joseph Goldstein

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  • Joseph Goldstein explores the six internal and external sense bases of consciousness, explaining its selfless and contingent nature.

    The Satipatthana Sutta is one of the most celebrated and widely studied discourses in the Pāli Canon of Theravada Buddhism. This episode is the twenty-fourth part of an in-depth 48-part weekly lecture series from Joseph Goldstein that delves into every aspect of the Satipatthana Sutta. If you are just now jumping into the Satipatthana Sutta series, listen to Insight Hour Ep. 203 to follow along and get the full experience!

    This week, Joseph offers wisdom on:

    Mindfulness of the patterns of experienceInternal and external sense spheresThe mind as a sixth senseThe way we attach the self to all we experienceSeeing objects as being conditioned and selflessOur sense organs and paying attention to how we experience sensesThe contingent nature of consciousnessFreeing the mind by becoming disenchantedRecognizing defilements when they arise, and letting them goHow we often push the river of experience rather than allowing it to flowMaintaining openness of the mind without preferences

    “What’s difficult is to see all of these sense objects and the sense bases, to see and understand them as being conditioned, selfless, not I, not mine, not belonging to anyone. Not only seeing the sense object and sense base as selfless, but seeing the knowing of them as selfless.”– Joseph Goldstein

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  • Joseph Goldstein explains the value in recognizing the body and self as impermanent, man-made concepts rather than something fixed and solid.

    The Satipatthana Sutta is one of the most celebrated and widely studied discourses in the Pāli Canon of Theravada Buddhism. This episode is the twenty-third part of an in-depth 48-part weekly lecture series from Joseph Goldstein that delves into every aspect of the Satipatthana Sutta. If you are just now jumping into the Satipatthana Sutta series, listen to Insight Hour Ep. 203 to follow along and get the full experience!

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    Noticing the changing nature of all phenomenaThe flow of changing sensations and thoughtsThe superficial perception we have of the bodyHow attachment to the body contributes to a fear of deathWhat creates the felt sense of selfNoticing the difference between being lost in a thought and noticing thinkingSeeing the empty selfless nature of thoughtsPracticing seeing impermanence through mindfulness of the five aggregatesRegarding our body, feelings, perception, and consciousness as non-self

    This talk was originally published on Dharmaseed

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    “It is so freeing to realize that the only power that thoughts have is the power that we give them. The thought itself is little more than nothing. It is just this little blip in the mind, arising and passing away. But, when they’re unnoticed and we’re identified with them, taking them to be self, we’re giving them an enormous power in our lives.” – Joseph Goldstein

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  • Concluding a segment on the five aggregates, Joseph Goldstein explains how mindfulness of mental formations refines our consciousness.

    The Satipatthana Sutta is one of the most celebrated and widely studied discourses in the Pāli Canon of Theravada Buddhism. This episode is the twenty-second part of an in-depth 48-part weekly lecture series from Joseph Goldstein that delves into every aspect of the Satipatthana Sutta. If you are just now jumping into the Satipatthana Sutta series, listen to Insight Hour Ep. 203 to follow along and get the full experience!

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    In this episode, Joseph thoughtfully outlines:

    The mental factor of intention / volition as the chief of the mindHow the seeds we plant have tremendous potentialConsidering the motivations of our intentionsSorting out what is wholesome versus unwholesomeThe three roots of all unwholesome actions: greed, hatred, and delusionThe three wholesome roots: generosity, loving-kindness, and wisdomPausing before we act so we can make wiser choices in our livesHow mindfulness attracts all of the fruits of wholesome actionThe unchanging nature of bare knowingThe four causes of seeing consciousnessConsciousness as a conditioned phenomenaFocusing on what is arising through a passive voice and non-subjectCultivating the open sky of the mind

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    “The Buddha is saying that consciousness itself is a conditioned phenomena. It’s impersonal, arising out of causes, arising out of conditions moment to moment. Here we see that consciousness is not something that’s permanent. It’s not something that’s always present waiting for an object to appear, to be known. But rather consciousness itself is a process continually arising and passing away moment after moment.” – Joseph Goldstein

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  • Continuing his discussion of the five aggregates, Joseph Goldstein dives deeper into perception and how we can get lost in mental formations.

    The Satipatthana Sutta is one of the most celebrated and widely studied discourses in the Pāli Canon of Theravada Buddhism. This episode is the twenty-first part of an in-depth 48-part weekly lecture series from Joseph Goldstein that delves into every aspect of the Satipatthana Sutta. If you are just now jumping into the Satipatthana Sutta series, listen to Insight Hour Ep. 203 to follow along and get the full experience!

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    In another exploration of the Satipatthana Sutta, Joseph discusses:

    Balancing perception with mindfulnessUsing the frame of our perception to enter more deeply into experienceOur tendency to solidify the world through superficial conceptsThe seduction of being lost in the future and pastReality and the concept of the present momentCreated concepts of self-imageThe delineation of mental factors; universal, occasional, and unwholesomeConsidering the understanding of karmaHaving interest in our mental formations and taking time to investigate themHow mindfulness of mental formations helps us see how impersonal everything is

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    “We also create concepts about things that may seem even more fundamental like age, gender or race. But when we look more deeply, we see that these are concepts too. How old is your breath? It doesn’t make sense. Is the pain in your back male or female? What color is your mind? It’s not to say that the concepts don’t point to some differences of experience, but we often become so identified with and attached to the concept." – Joseph Goldstein

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  • In this profound investigation of subjective experience and direct reality, Joseph Goldstein looks at the first three of the five aggregates in Buddhism.

    The Satipatthana Sutta is one of the most celebrated and widely studied discourses in the Pāli Canon of Theravada Buddhism. This episode is the twentieth part of an in-depth 48-part weekly lecture series from Joseph Goldstein that delves into every aspect of the Satipatthana Sutta. If you are just now jumping into the Satipatthana Sutta series, listen to Insight Hour Ep. 203 to follow along and get the full experience!

    In this episode, Joseph analyzes:

    The five aggregates of clinging and deconstructing subjective experienceOpening the stainless dharma vision eyeHow the Buddha shows the way to those who are lostThe direct realities underlying the surface appearance of beingAll of the elements which give rise to the experience of self / the aggregate of RūpaThe nature of material elements and the four great essentialsOur experiences as a flow of changing vibrationsThe second aggregate, Vedanā, aka the feeling qualities of experiencesFeelings as the conditioning factor of our reactionsCollapsing into the identification with pleasant vs. unpleasantSaññā, the aggregate of perceptionRecognizing, naming, and remembering each arising objectThe function of mental noting and focusing on mindfulness

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    “The Buddha uses this contemplation of the aggregates to analyze our subjective experience and, through this analysis, to deconstruct the very deeply held construct and belief in self.” – Joseph Goldstein

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  • Highlighting the danger of indecision, Joseph Goldstein examines the nature of doubt as taught by the Buddha.

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    The Satipatthana Sutta is one of the most celebrated and widely studied discourses in the Pāli Canon of Theravada Buddhism. This episode is the nineteenth part of an in-depth 48-part weekly lecture series from Joseph Goldstein that delves into every aspect of the Satipatthana Sutta. If you are just now jumping into the Satipatthana Sutta series, listen to Insight Hour Ep. 203 to follow along and get the full experience!

    This week on Insight Hour, Joseph explains to listeners:

    How elements of mind and body functionWhat the Buddha said about working with and overcoming doubtRecognizing whether or not doubt is present within ourselvesThe nature and character of the doubting mindThe danger of being paralyzed by indecisionDoubt within our meditation practice / Doubting parts of the dhammaContemplating the unattractive elements of the bodyDoubting the value of practice in a world of sufferingThe deep pattern of self-doubtHow doubt masquerades as wisdomPaying attention to what triggers doubtUnderstanding what is wholesome and unwholesomeInvestigation and the wisdom mind as the cure to doubt

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    “When doubt is strong, and we’re paralyzed by indecision, this mental force doesn’t even allow us the opportunity to take a wrong turn and to learn from our mistakes; rather, we’re always checking ourselves, we’re vacillating, we’re trying to decide.” – Joseph Goldstein

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  • Diving into restlessness and worry, Joseph Goldstein outlines how to use the eye of wisdom to examine mental agitation.

    The Satipatthana Sutta is one of the most celebrated and widely studied discourses in the Pāli Canon of Theravada Buddhism. This episode is the eighteenth part of an in-depth 48-part weekly lecture series from Joseph Goldstein that delves into every aspect of the Satipatthana Sutta. If you are just now jumping into the Satipatthana Sutta series, listen to Insight Hour Ep. 203 to follow along and get the full experience!

    This time on Insight Hour, Joseph lectures on:

    The obvious and subtle expressions of restlessness and worryHow we can easily become over-concerned with our practiceFalling into spiritual self-absorptionThe conditions which cause the arising of restlessness and worryExamining all situations with the eye of wisdomThe physical energies of restlessness and worryMaking the mind wind and open or focusing the mind more microscopicallyReflecting on the purpose of our practiceExcessive striving and our tendency to self-judgeLetting go of the past, future, and present

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    “When you feel that the mind is not settled, when it’s not at rest, become mindful of what’s going on. Let the unease that you’re feeling be the mindfulness bell.” – Joseph Goldstein

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  • Employing the Satipatthana Sutta, Joseph Goldstein shows us how to overcome the mental states of sloth and torpor.

    The Satipatthana Sutta is one of the most celebrated and widely studied discourses in the Pāli Canon of Theravada Buddhism. This episode is the seventeenth part of an in-depth 48-part weekly lecture series from Joseph Goldstein that delves into every aspect of the Satipatthana Sutta. If you are just now jumping into the Satipatthana Sutta series, listen to Insight Hour Ep. 203 to follow along and get the full experience!

    In this episode, Joseph instructs listeners on:

    The mind states of sloth and torporDefining sloth as a sluggishness of mind which dispels energyNoticing when sloth and torpor are present in usHow sloth and torpor can spread via unwise attention to boredom and depressionWatching the thinking patterns we have around slothful mind-statesHow sloth and torpor can signal us to other hidden emotionsOver-consumption and being attentive to what we put into our bodiesThe benefit and value of the eight preceptsHaving a balance of both concentration and energyDeepening our insight into the impermanence of the hindrancesMindfulness as the most basic strategy for overcoming lazinessAdding in more objects to our meditation as an antidote to the sinking mindBeing alert even in times of low energy as practice for conscious dyingFinding inspiration in reading the dhamma, listening to a recording, or chanting

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    “Mindfulness, here, is deepening our insight into the impermanence of the hindrances. If we can stay with it, we see that they come and go by themselves. We don’t have to fulfill the desire, we don’t have to act on the anger, we don’t have to indulge the sleepiness, in order for them to go, we just need to stay with it and we’ll see their changing nature simply through the awareness of them.” – Joseph Goldstein

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  • Illuminating the shadows of our minds, Joseph Goldstein explains how to notice and investigate the emotions hiding underneath aversions.

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    The Satipatthana Sutta is one of the most celebrated and widely studied discourses in the Pāli Canon of Theravada Buddhism. This episode is the sixteenth part of an in-depth 48-part weekly lecture series from Joseph Goldstein that delves into every aspect of the Satipatthana Sutta. If you are just now jumping into the Satipatthana Sutta series, listen to Insight Hour Ep. 203 to follow along and get the full experience!

    In this episode, Joseph offers a discussion on:

    What aversion is and how to recognize when it’s presentThe powerful underground force of hatredLooking clearly and deeply into our own minds through mindfulnessWeakening and uprooting the very deepest tendencies of mindHow even words themselves contain both desire and aversionThe rising of aversion with respect to physical and emotional painThe nine thoughts that can stir up malice according to the BuddhaWhy we personalize situations which are impersonalOpening up to aversion as simply a noted mind-stateArousing the investigative aspect of the mindReflecting on what purpose (or lack their of) our emotions serveTaking responsibility for our aversionsThe development of loving-kindness and wishing-well to all beings

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    “Really what we’re doing here is illuminating the shadow side of our mind, the aspects that we don’t usually see, the underground, the latent tendencies in which the milder forms of aversion are rooted.” – Joseph Goldstein

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  • Joseph Goldstein describes the causes of sensual desire and how to be aware of the wanting-mind rather than suppressing it.

    The Satipatthana Sutta is one of the most celebrated and widely studied discourses in the Pāli Canon of Theravada Buddhism. This episode is the fifteenth part of an in-depth 48-part weekly lecture series from Joseph Goldstein that delves into every aspect of the Satipatthana Sutta. If you are just now jumping into the Satipatthana Sutta series, listen to Insight Hour Ep. 203 to follow along and get the full experience!

    This time on Insight Hour, Joseph reveals to listeners:

    Dhamma as categories of phenomenaThe mental turbulence of anger and aversionStagnation of mind, restlessness of mindHow hindrances alter and condition our perceptionsPaying particular attention to times of transitionAbandoning hindrances without aversion, self-judgment, and suppressionRecognizing when sensual desire is presentObsessive passion, expectations, addictive cravings, and other manifestations of the wanting-mindHow what we frequently ponder upon becomes our inclination of mindThe misconception that our desires will bring us happinessSeeing the insubstantial nature of desire through mindfulnessReflecting on the Buddha’s teachings in the very moment that they are applicableThe prevention of craving through awareness of the cause of desire and non-clinging

    “The question is: how can we practice working to abandon the hindrances without suppression, without aversion, and without self-judgment? In the sutta, the Buddha outlines five basic steps in working with the hindrances and finding the middle way between indulging in them and suppressing them. He charts the course for us.” – Joseph Goldstein

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  • Simplifying our daily practice into bare knowing, Joseph Goldstein instructs us on external mindfulness and noticing our reactions.

    The Satipatthana Sutta is one of the most celebrated and widely studied discourses in the Pāli Canon of Theravada Buddhism. This episode is the foureenth part of an in-depth 48-part weekly lecture series from Joseph Goldstein that delves into every aspect of the Satipatthana Sutta. If you are just now jumping into the Satipatthana Sutta series, listen to Insight Hour Ep. 203 to follow along and get the full experience!

    In this episode, Joseph Goldstein mindfully explains:

    The comprehensive nature of mindfulness practiceGoing beyond the division of self and otherInsight from inference and inductive reasoningContemplating the feelings and mind-states of othersBeing mindful of our reactions to other people's positive and negative feelingsKeeping our lives in balance by not being overly self-absorbedContemplating both internal and external mindfulness so that we can see phenomena objectivelyThe impermanent nature of all feelingsThoughts as the trigger for emotions to ariseStaying free in the flow of changing experienceThe storytelling the mind does versus the Buddha's instruction on bare knowledgeThe mantra 'it's already here' for awareness of bare knowing

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    “Contemplating externally not only keeps us in balance so we don’t have this total self-absorption, but we’re paying attention in some way, we’re enlarging the context of our practice. It also helps keep us attuned to how our actions are affecting others so we aren’t just lost in what we’re doing. We’re mindful of the feelings and mind states externally so we see, we’re attuned, we’re aware, in a mindful, non-reactive, non-judgmental way of these states as they arise in other people. We’re paying attention.” – Joseph Goldstein

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  • Rather than trying to overcome unwholesome mind states, Joseph Goldstein guides us to simply be mindful of the mind as it is being influenced.

    The Satipatthana Sutta is one of the most celebrated and widely studied discourses in the Pāli Canon of Theravada Buddhism. This episode is the thirteenth part of an in-depth 48-part weekly lecture series from Joseph Goldstein that delves into every aspect of the Satipatthana Sutta. If you are just now jumping into the Satipatthana Sutta series, listen to Insight Hour Ep. 203 to follow along and get the full experience!

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    In this episode, Joseph Goldstein mindfully explains:

    The three unwholesome roots (lustful mind, angry mind, diluted mind)Being aware of the absence of unwholesome mind-statesHow positive attributes are present within the absence of the defilementsNot judging ourselves or being reactive to negative mind-statesFocusing on which states should be cultivated and which should be let go ofMeasuring the moral worth of an action by the intention behind itDifficult mind-states as part of the path rather than an innate problemThe distracted and contracted mindHow mindfulness of our mind is the path to freedomSimply knowing each state for what it is (not-self, insubstantial, impermanent)Asking ourselves what is happening and taking the time to acknowledge itHow sense pleasures and moods deceive the mindThe process of liberation as short moments many times

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    “It’s not as if somehow we need to have our mind completely freed of all of these unwholesome states in order to proceed. The Buddha is saying that mindfulness of them when they arise is the path to freedom.” – Joseph Goldstein

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  • Describing the hidden danger in seeking happiness through sense pleasure, Joseph Goldstein outlines worldy versus unworldly feelings.

    The Satipatthana Sutta is one of the most celebrated and widely studied discourses in the Pāli Canon of Theravada Buddhism. This episode is the twelfth part of an in-depth 48-part weekly lecture series from Joseph Goldstein that delves into every aspect of the Satipatthana Sutta. If you are just now jumping into the Satipatthana Sutta series, listen to Insight Hour Ep. 203 to follow along and get the full experience!

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    In this episode of Insight Hour, Joseph Goldstein mindfully explains:

    The feelings that arise during renunciationNon-addictedness versus deprivationThe hidden dangers in happiness from worldly feelingsThe unreliability of pleasant emotionsBeneficial pleasures versus un-beneficial pleasuresWorldy and unworldly neutral feelingsGenorosity as easy access to an unworldly pleasant feelingNon-sensual joy when we practice compassion and mettaExploring feelings as they become predominantNoticing our conditioned responses to our emotionsUtilizing mindfulness to rest in simple awareness

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    “There’s a hidden danger in this addiction to sense pleasure, of relying for pleasant worldly feelings for our happiness to the degree that we become very attached to them and then suffer when they change, as we know they do. The impermanence of them becomes a source of unreliability.” – Joseph Goldstein

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  • Becoming mindful of feelings, Joseph Goldstein explains how the habits of our mind shape our actions and karma.

    The Satipatthana Sutta is one of the most celebrated and widely studied discourses in the Pāli Canon of Theravada Buddhism. This episode is the eleventh part of an in-depth 48-part weekly lecture series from Joseph Goldstein that delves into every aspect of the Satipatthana Sutta. If you are just now jumping into the Satipatthana Sutta series, listen to Insight Hour Ep. 203 to follow along and get the full experience!

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    This week, Joseph Goldstein outlines:

    The mindfulness of feeling and discovering the nature of our feelingsHow the tone of our feelings condition the reactions of our mindThe actions and karmic consequences that begin with a feelingHow pleasant feelings can condition desire and attachmentThe way that neutrality can lead to ignoranceMaintaining a non-reactive mind to all emotionsThe tendencies of desire and aversionLabeling and noticing our feelings without attaching meaningClearly seeing the impermanent and ephemeral nature of all feelings

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    “Mindfulness of feeling is one of the master keys that both reveals and unlocks the deepest patterns of our conditioning.” – Joseph Goldstein

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  • Refining our knowledge of the four elements, Joseph Goldstein explains how our bodily dispositions relate to earth, water, fire, and air.

    The Satipatthana Sutta is one of the most celebrated and widely studied discourses in the Pāli Canon of Theravada Buddhism. This episode is the tenth part of an in-depth 48-part weekly lecture series from Joseph Goldstein that delves into every aspect of the Satipatthana Sutta. If you are just now jumping into the Satipatthana Sutta series, listen to Insight Hour Ep. 203 to follow along and get the full experience!

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    In this episode, Joseph Goldstein examines:

    The four basic qualities of matterSolidity and the earth elementFluidity, cohesion, and the water elementHeat and light as the function of the fire elementAir and the experience of expanding and extendingBringing the elements into our practiceContemplating our bodily disposition in terms of the four elementsNoticing all sensations as the play of a given elementMoving away from the conceptual and into direct experiencesPsychic abilities and transforming an element into another oneHow labeling and objectifying can lead to desire and aversionNot grieving for what is non-existentThe unification of relative and ultimate reality

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    “On the experimental level, we can see that the various sensations that we feel, however the body is disposed, is really just the play of the elements.” – Joseph Goldstein

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  • Contemplating the principal of clear knowing, Joseph Goldstein explains that seeing things exactly as they are propels us towards awakening.

    The Satipatthana Sutta is one of the most celebrated and widely studied discourses in the Pāli Canon of Theravada Buddhism. This episode is the ninth part of an in-depth 48-part weekly lecture series from Joseph Goldstein that delves into every aspect of the Satipatthana Sutta. If you are just now jumping into the Satipatthana Sutta series, listen to Insight Hour Ep. 203 to follow along and get the full experience!

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    This time on Insight Hour, Joseph Goldstein dives into:

    Clearly knowing the purpose of an actionDiscerning the benefit or detriment of our actionsHow Mara ensnares us in samsaric attachmentsHow unskillful mind-states masquerade as skillfulBeing tricked by the doubt in our mindsPurifying ourselves for the benefit of allKnowing the suitability of an action and examining timingConsidering how our actions will affect others and ourselvesCommitting to the long process of awakeningThe importance of sense-restraintContemplating the unattractive facets of the bodyClearly seeing the impermanence of our bodyAccepting the truth of how things actually are

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    “There’s great power, inspiration, and patience when we realize this transformation of consciousness that we’re undertaking. The purification of these deep-rooted tendencies. That this process of transformation is not a quick process…we’re on a long path if we really are holding awakening as our aspiration.” – Joseph Goldstein

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  • Joseph Goldstein demonstrates how the entire dhamma is revealed through mindfulness of posture in this continued analysis of the Sattipatthana Sutta.

    The Satipatthana Sutta is one of the most celebrated and widely studied discourses in the Pāli Canon of Theravada Buddhism. This episode is the eighth part of an in-depth 48-part weekly lecture series from Joseph Goldstein that delves into every aspect of the Satipatthana Sutta. If you are just now jumping into the Satipatthana Sutta series, listen to Insight Hour Ep. 203 to follow along and get the full experience!

    This time on Insight Hour, Joseph Goldstein dives into:

    Being mindful of things both internally and externallyAbiding independent and not clinging to anything in the worldHow the entire dhamma is revealed through mindfulness of postureThe simplicity of being aware of changes in posture throughout the dayWalking meditation and truly knowing that we are walkingDisentangling our mind from distractions and anticipationBeing rooted in the present with a sense of easeHow mindfulness of posture helps us overcome unwholesome states of mindPaying attention to the motivation of our movementsHow movement masks dukkhaDeepening our insight into selflessnessThe conditionality of mind and bodyDe-identification and seeing all phenomena with proper wisdom

    Don’t forget to grab a copy of the book Joseph references throughout this series, Satipaṭṭhāna: The Direct Path to Realization, HERE

    This talk was originally published on Dharmaseed

    “Mindfulness of the posture becomes the vehicle for strengthening continuity of awareness. The way the postures are manifesting reveals the state of our mind. It becomes the foundation or the place of stability for us to face and see through the unwholesome mind states.” – Joseph Goldstein

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  • Enriching our understanding of the Satipatthana Sutta, Joseph Goldstein explains the body as the simplest and most portable object of contemplation.

    The Satipatthana Sutta is one of the most celebrated and widely studied discourses in the Pāli Canon of Theravada Buddhism. This episode is the seventh part of an in-depth 48-part weekly lecture series from Joseph Goldstein that delves into every aspect of the Satipatthana Sutta. If you are just now jumping into the Satipatthana Sutta series, listen to Insight Hour Ep. 203 to follow along and get the full experience!

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    This time on Insight Hour, Joseph Goldstein dives into:

    Mindfulness of the body as the simplest way to overcome maraHow mindfulness of the body is the basis for all achievementsConquering all bodily sensations through mindfulness of the bodyFinding a suitable posture for our practice and how effort creates energyEstablishing mindfulness in front of ourselvesThe invaluable power of our own breathingRefining the breath as the vehicle for refining the mindWhat it means to experience the whole physical bodyCalming the bodily formation

    Grab a copy of the book Joseph references throughout this series, Satipaṭṭhāna: The Direct Path to Realization, HERE

    This talk was originally published on Dharmaseed

    “The Buddha is pointing to the invaluable but often overlooked power of our own breathing. This humble breath which we mostly in our ordinary lives ignore is such a good and powerful object of meditation because it is always present.” – Joseph Goldstein

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  • Exploring the meaning of non-clinging, Joseph Goldstein outlines the three types of cravings explained by the Buddha.

    The Satipatthana Sutta is one of the most celebrated and widely studied discourses in the Pāli Canon of Theravada Buddhism. This episode is the sixth part of an in-depth 48-part weekly lecture series from Joseph Goldstein that delves into every aspect of the Satipatthana Sutta. If you are just now jumping into the Satipatthana Sutta series, listen to Insight Hour Ep. 203 to follow along and get the full experience!

    Grab a copy of the book Joseph references throughout this series, Satipaṭṭhāna: The Direct Path to Realization, HERE

    In this episode of the Satipatthana Sutta series, Joseph Goldstein discusses

    How craving can consume our entire beingThe thirst for sense pleasures and how they keep us dependentHow society feeds and fosters our sense of desire and cravingClinging to and longing for certain mind-statesThe primal thirst for continued existenceHow expectation takes out of the present momentAbiding in empty, open awarenessThe craving for non-existence during painful timesDependence through view and the felt sense of “I”How to accomplish the deconstruction of self

    This talk was originally published on Dharmaseed

    “When in the seen just the seen, in the heard just the heard, in the sense just the sensed, in the cognized just the cognized, then you will not be influenced by what arises, not carried away by craving.” – Joseph Goldstein

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