Ep. 184 – Our Unskillful Actions: Doing More Good Than Bad

Insight Hour with Joseph Goldstein

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Joseph Goldstein, Mindfulness, Vipassana, Buddhism, Insightmeditation, Meditation, Society & Culture, Religion & Spirituality

4.8 • 864 Ratings

🗓️ 18 October 2023

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

Joseph Goldstein dissects the Buddha’s most simple but fundamental lessons: to avoid what is unwholesome, to perform good actions, and to purify the mind.

This dharma talk, recorded on September 26, 1991, was originally published on Dharma Seed.

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In this talk, Joseph:

Acknowledges that even the most simple lessons are not easy
Breaks down the three unwholesome actions of the body, the four unwholesome actions of speech, and the three unwholesome actions of mind
Touches on the Hindu concept of punya, or doing meritorious actions to plant the seeds of happiness
Maintains that there is a wisdom in fearing danger
Provides us with examples of wholesome actions that we can perform

“Avoid what is unwholesome, perform good actions, purify the mind. This is the teachings of all the Buddhas.” – Joseph Goldstein

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0:29.6	without the ads. Avoid what is unwholesome.
0:36.0	Perform good actions.
0:39.0	Purify the mind.
0:42.0	This is the teachings of all the Buddhas. Welcome to the Joseph Goldstein Inside Hour.
1:04.0	This podcast is an expression of our shared interest in self-discovery.
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1:27.0	Great qualities of the Buddha or the qualities of great compassion and great wisdom.
1:47.0	The compassion that he embodied
1:51.0	was this tremendous sense of loving care he had for the suffering of beings and that
2:02.0	strong wish to help beings out of the suffering.
2:07.0	It was a care that was so strong that it fueled countless lifetimes of practice,
2:19.2	innumerable lifetimes of practice culminating in the wisdom of his
2:27.0	Enlightenment. There was
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