Ep. 209 – The Art of Letting Go, Satipatthana Sutta Series Pt. 6

Insight Hour with Joseph Goldstein

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

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🗓️ 9 August 2024

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

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 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!

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 being
The thirst for sense pleasures and how they keep us dependent
How society feeds and fosters our sense of desire and craving
Clinging to and longing for certain mind-states
The primal thirst for continued existence
How expectation takes out of the present moment
Abiding in empty, open awareness
The craving for non-existence during painful times
Dependence 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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0:00.0	Craving or desire is not simply a mental activity when it's strong and when we are really feeling it as thirst.
0:35.0	We see how it can consume our entire being. Welcome to the Joseph Goldstein Inside Hour. This podcast is an expression of our shared interest in self-discovery.
0:41.0	Join Joseph as he shares his deep knowledge of the path of mindfulness.
0:46.0	If you are interested in supporting this podcast,
0:50.0	please go to Be Here now network.com slash Joseph.
0:59.2	Last week we continued the discussion of the refrain that appears after each of the meditation
1:06.8	instructions in the Satipatanasuta.
1:10.9	We looked at the line, mindfulness established in one, to the extent necessary for bare
1:18.2	knowledge and continuous mindfulness.
1:21.5	Tonight I'd like to explore. continuous mindfulness.
1:27.9	Tonight I'd like to explore the meaning, finally, of the last line of the refrain.
1:31.9	And it's a very interesting line because it unifies both the practice and the goal of
1:38.5	meditation. We see that in one sense the practice is the goal.
1:45.0	So the line says,
1:47.0	and one abides independent,
1:50.0	not clinging to anything in the world.
1:55.0	And one abides independent, not clinging to anything in the world.
2:01.0	This line really encapsulates the entire spiritual path.
2:07.0	Now abiding independent refers to the mind not being dependent on any arising experience
2:20.9	through either craving or through views.
2:25.0	Craving or desire are the usual translations of the polyword Tana.
2:35.0	But it's also sometimes translated in another way,
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