Ep. 102 – Courageous Effort
Insight Hour with Joseph Goldstein
Be Here Now Network
4.8 • 864 Ratings
🗓️ 22 March 2021
⏱️ 50 minutes
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Summary
Exploring the factor of enlightenment known as Viriya—our energetic capacity—Joseph Goldstein shares how we can cultivate courageous effort within our lives and daily practices.
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| 0:00.0 | Well, Welcome to the Joseph Goldstein Insight Hour. |
| 0:18.0 | This podcast is an expression of our shared interest in self-discovery. |
| 0:24.6 | Join Joseph as he shares his deep knowledge of the path of mindfulness. |
| 0:30.2 | If you are interested in supporting this podcast, |
| 0:33.0 | please go to be here now network.com slash Joseph. |
| 0:41.0 | We've spoken of the ways we get lost in the defilements of the mind and lost in all the stories |
| 0:49.4 | we create in our minds. And also how through understanding, how through investigative wisdom we can |
| 0:59.2 | begin to cut through the spell of delusion, |
| 1:03.3 | the spell of ignorance. |
| 1:08.9 | So tonight I'd like to speak |
| 1:10.5 | about one other of the factors of enlightenment. |
| 1:15.0 | And these are qualities of the mind the Buddha spoke of, |
| 1:18.0 | the factors of awakening, which he said, |
| 1:22.0 | all lead the mind or incline the mind towards Nibana, towards liberation, |
| 1:29.6 | towards freedom. |
| 1:33.4 | The particular factor I'll speak of tonight, the Buddhist spoke of as being the root of all accomplishments. |
| 1:45.0 | It's the source of fulfillment of our aspirations. |
| 1:52.1 | And in the many lists of the Buddhist teachings, you know, there are endless lists, |
| 1:58.0 | this particular factor occurs more times than any other. |
| 2:05.0 | So I'm hoping to build the suspense here. |
| 2:07.0 | The root of all accomplishments |
| 2:12.0 | fulfills all our aspirations is spoken of more frequently than any other factor. |
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