Ep. 185 - Suffering And The Illusion Of Self

Insight Hour with Joseph Goldstein

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

4.8 • 864 Ratings

🗓️ 26 October 2023

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Summary

Joseph Goldstein investigates the links between suffering, compassion, and the concept of the self.

This dharma talk, recorded on July 2, 1994, was originally published on Dharma Seed.

In this talk, Joseph:

Breaks down the three kinds of suffering according to the Buddha
Advises us to remain open to suffering, reminding us that avoiding or resisting pain and unpleasant mind states only serves to feed them
Posits that compassion grows from letting suffering in
Proposes that we drop into the flow of existence
Asserts that the root cause of suffering is our deeply conditioned senses of self

“When we’re associated with what we don’t want, it’s suffering. And when we are separated from what we do want, it’s suffering. And this is the push-pull happening throughout our lives.” – Joseph Goldstein

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0:00.0	When we're associated with what we don't want, it's suffering.
0:10.0	And when we're separated from what we do want, it's suffering.
0:16.4	And this is the push-pull that's happening throughout our lives. Welcome. Welcome to the Joseph Goldstein Inside Hour.
0:38.0	This podcast is an expression of our shared interest in self-discovery.
0:44.0	Join Joseph as he shares his deep knowledge of the path of mindfulness.
0:50.0	If you are interested in supporting this podcast, please go to be here now network.com slash Joseph. There's one basic teaching which is common to all the traditions of Buddhism in whatever culture or country it's
1:18.6	manifesting and that are the teachings on the four noble truths.
1:25.0	They really encapsulate the dilemma that faces us and the possibility of the experience the realization of freedom.
1:37.0	One of the things that's so amazing about DOMA practice is that it's like a hologram. You know, whatever part we
1:47.0	look at, whatever perspective, whatever angle we're coming from, any part reveals the whole if we look deeply enough.
1:57.0	So what is the first noble truth of the Buddhist teaching? Carol mentioned it last night.
2:07.0	The first noble truth is the truth of suffering.
2:15.0	The Buddha saw the basic problem inherent in existence, because he saw that in the realm of conditioned phenomena,
2:31.4	suffering is inherent, inevitable.
2:35.0	What does conditioned phenomena mean?
2:38.0	It's simple, it means everything that arises out of conditions.
2:47.0	That's what conditioned means.
2:49.0	Things which arise out of causes. So everything in the phenomenal world is a conditioned phenomenon,
3:00.0	of a conditioned and therefore unsatisfying. The poly word for suffering is Duka.
3:06.4	And it's translated and there's a wide variety of translations.
3:12.9	I mean suffering, unsatisfactoryness, unreliable.
3:19.8	How do we experience this? Again, I think that the great task for us is somehow to bring the
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