Ep. 212 – Clear Knowing, Satipatthana Sutta Series Pt. 9

Insight Hour with Joseph Goldstein

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

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🗓️ 28 August 2024

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

Contemplating the principal of clear knowing, Joseph Goldstein explains that seeing things exactly as they are propels us towards awakening.

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!

Don’t forget to grab a copy of the book Joseph references throughout this series, Satipaṭṭhāna: The Direct Path to Realization, HERE

This time on Insight Hour, Joseph Goldstein dives into:

Clearly knowing the purpose of an action
Discerning the benefit or detriment of our actions
How Mara ensnares us in samsaric attachments
How unskillful mind-states masquerade as skillful
Being tricked by the doubt in our minds
Purifying ourselves for the benefit of all
Knowing the suitability of an action and examining timing
Considering how our actions will affect others and ourselves
Committing to the long process of awakening
The importance of sense-restraint
Contemplating the unattractive facets of the body
Clearly seeing the impermanence of our body
Accepting the truth of how things actually are

This talk was originally published on Dharmas eed

“There’s great power, inspiration, and patience when we realize this transformation of consciousness that we’re undertaking. The purification of these deep-rooted tendencies. That this process of transformation is not a quick process…we’re on a long path if we really are holding awakening as our aspiration.” – Joseph Goldstein

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0:00.0	There's a great power and inspiration and great patience when we realize that this transformation of consciousness
0:18.0	that we're undertaking
0:21.0	purification of these deep-seated, deep-rooted tendencies in all of our hearts and minds,
0:29.0	but this process of transformation is not a quick process.
0:36.6	I mean, we may have very deep and sudden insights
0:39.9	which certainly happen in practice.
0:48.2	But we're on a long path. If we really are holding awakening or liberation as our aspiration. Welcome to the Joseph Goldstein Inside Hour.
1:11.0	This podcast is an expression of our shared interest in self-discovery.
1:17.0	Join Joseph as he shares his deep knowledge of the path of mindfulness. If you are interested in supporting this
1:25.3	podcast please go to be here now network.com slash Joseph.
1:50.4	Last week we spoke about mindfulness of the body postures with the Buddha taught when walking one knows one's walking and standing one knows I'm standing when sitting one knows I'm standing, when sitting, one knows I am sitting.
1:56.2	When lying down, one knows I am lying down.
2:00.1	Or one knows accordingly, however one's body is disposed.
2:06.4	So we just explored the different ways
2:09.2	that mindfulness of body posture, the simplicity of knowing body posture actually leads us to
2:16.2	awakening. So this awareness leads very naturally into the next section of the Satipatana Suta, which emphasizes the clear
2:29.3	knowing of bodily activities. I'd like to read, and this is from the Suta,
2:38.0	furthermore monks, when going forward and returning, he acts clearly knowing.
2:45.7	When looking ahead and looking away, he acts clearly knowing.
2:51.8	When flexing and extending his limbs, he acts clearly knowing. When wearing his
2:58.4	robes and carrying his outer robe and bowl, he acts clearly knowing.
3:04.4	When eating, drinking, consuming food and tasting, he acts clearly knowing.
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