Ep. 221 – Overcoming Restlessness, Satipatthana Sutta Series Pt. 18

Insight Hour with Joseph Goldstein

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

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🗓️ 31 October 2024

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

Diving into restlessness and worry, Joseph Goldstein outlines how to use the eye of wisdom to examine mental agitation.

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!

This time on Insight Hour, Joseph lectures on:

The obvious and subtle expressions of restlessness and worry
How we can easily become over-concerned with our practice
Falling into spiritual self-absorption
The conditions which cause the arising of restlessness and worry
Examining all situations with the eye of wisdom
The physical energies of restlessness and worry
Making the mind wind and open or focusing the mind more microscopically
Reflecting on the purpose of our practice
Excessive striving and our tendency to self-judge
Letting go of the past, future, and present

This talk was originally published on Dharmasee d

“When you feel that the mind is not settled, when it’s not at rest, become mindful of what’s going on. Let the unease that you’re feeling be the mindfulness bell.” – Joseph Goldstein

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0:38.0	When you feel that the mind is not settled,
0:41.9	when it's not settling into the object, when it's not at rest, become mindful of what's going on. Let the
0:48.3	unease that you're feeling be the mindfulness bell. Welcome to the Joseph Goldstein Inside Hour. 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.
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1:40.0	Last week, we were discussing mindfulness of the Dama, which is the fourth foundation of the dama, which is the fourth foundation of mindfulness, with regard to sloth and torpor.
1:47.0	Today, continue with this section of the Satya Patana Suta,
1:53.0	the section on the hindrances,
1:55.0	exploring the fourth of the hindrances,
1:58.0	Restlessness and worry.
2:00.0	Just as a reminder of why the Buddha emphasized so often working skillfully with the
2:10.2	hindrances he said the hindrances, he said,
2:13.4	the hindrances when carelessly attended to
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