Ep. 205 – Mindfulness, Satipatthana Sutta Series Pt. 2

Insight Hour with Joseph Goldstein

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

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🗓️ 12 July 2024

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

Continuing his exploration of the Satipatthana Sutta, Joseph discusses mindfulness as the vehicle for all spiritual undertakings.

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

This time on Insight Hour, Joseph Goldstein discusses:

The mental qualities that are necessary for the path of awakening
How mindfulness makes any spiritual undertaking possible
How small efforts we take in our daily practice can greatly impact the larger picture
The noble task of purifying the mind and heart
Reflecting on the Buddha, dharma, and sangha
The difference between self-judgement and contemplating our sila (right conduct)
How the whole of the dharma is revealed through receptive listening
Mindfulness as a guardian of the sense stores
Avoiding the proliferation of wanting and discontent
How mindfulness balances faith and wisdom, effort and concentration
Mindfulness as a tool to notice the habit patterns we are conditioned into
The nature of the mind as peaceful

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“It’s that sense of just the whole of the dharma being revealed in this place of listening, of receptive awareness, of open awareness, when we aren’t trying to control things or make things happen but we’re letting things be revealed. This quality of sati, of mindfulness, of listening, has tremendous power... It’s mindfulness which makes any spiritual undertaking possible.” – Joseph Goldstein

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0:00.0	Mindfulness also serves to guard the mind.
0:08.0	Mindfulness exerts a controlling influence on the quality of our thoughts and our intentions.
0:18.5	Because without mindfulness, we simply are acting out all the habit patterns of our conditioning. Welcome to the Joseph Goldstein Inside Hour. This podcast is an expression of our shared
0:46.2	interest in self-discovery. Join Joseph as he shares his deep knowledge of the
0:52.2	path of mindfulness.
0:55.0	If you are interested in supporting this podcast,
0:58.0	please go to be here now network.com slash Joseph.
1:09.0	Tonight, I'd like to continue with the investigation of the Satipitana Suta.
1:16.8	Using venerable Analio's book, Satipitana, The Direct Path to Realization, as the basic framework just for exploring
1:29.7	both the structure and the range of meanings found in the Suta.
1:34.0	We talked last week about the basic definition of Satipitana,
1:42.0	that is the four abidings of mindfulness, and the particular
1:47.7	mental qualities which the Buddha repeated several times as being necessary for this path of awakening, necessary for
1:59.6	liberation. The refrain was a Bicco-obides ardent clearly knowing and mindful, free from desires and
2:10.0	discontents with regard to the world.
2:15.0	So we discuss what it means to practice with order
2:17.9	and with clear comprehension.
2:21.8	This evening continue with the exploration of the third quality, the Buddha mentioned,
2:30.4	and one which in some way is central to this entire suta.
2:37.0	Picu abides ardent clearly knowing and mindful.
2:47.6	Mindfulness. This is the English translation of the poly word satee and it really has a central place in every Buddhist tradition.
2:55.0	It's mindfulness or sati which makes any spiritual undertaking possible.
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