Ep. 230 – The Factors of Awakening, Satipatthana Sutta Series Pt. 27

Insight Hour with Joseph Goldstein

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

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🗓️ 3 January 2025

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

Outlining the crucial importance of the Buddha’s seven awakening factors, Joseph explains the promise of our practice.

The Satipatthana Sutta is one of the most celebrated and widely studied discourses in the Pāli Canon of Theravada Buddhism. This episode is the twenty-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 week on Insight Hour, Joseph provides wisdom on:

The seven treasures, or factors of awakening, of the Buddha
How the factors of awakening act as anti-hindrances
Mindfulness, wisdom, energy, rapture, calm, concentration, and equanimity
The promise and purpose of our practice
Priming the pump of the enlightened mind
A deeper dive into the first factor of awakening: mindfulness
Calling to mind what is skillful and what is not
Bare attention and clear comprehension
Knowing the purpose behind an action, and if it is beneficial

Grab a copy of the book Joseph references throughout this series, Satipaṭṭhāna: The Direct Path to Realization, HERE

This talk was originally published on Dharmaseed

“The Buddha called these factors anti-hindrances because they counteract those forces in the mind that keep us in delusion. It’s sort of like anti-freeze; anti-hindrances, they keep our minds from getting congealed or frozen.“– Joseph Goldstein

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0:00.0	Karma is one of the most significant and misunderstood concepts in Buddhism.
0:06.0	It's not just about fate or blame, it's about the patterns of our habits, the internal scripts we follow,
0:12.0	and how we can begin to change them through awareness and practice.
0:16.0	Join acclaimed teachers Ethan Nicktern and Saad de Simone on Wednesday, December 11th at 6 p.m. Eastern
0:22.6	time for a free online talk, Demystifying karma, unpacking its cultural misconceptions,
0:29.4	and sharing practical tools for working with karma and meditation and daily life.
0:34.1	You'll also hear about Dharma Moon's year-long Buddhist studies course starting in January 2025,
0:39.9	a transformative 12-month journey into contemporary Buddhist practice and wisdom.
0:44.8	Visit Dharmamoon.com slash karma.
0:48.0	That's Dharmamoon.com slash karma for more information and to reserve your spot for the free event.
1:10.0	Mindfulness is the one factor that the Buddhist said is always useful. There can never be too much mindfulness.
1:15.3	Unlike all the other factors of enlightenment and all the other wholesome factors
1:18.0	which need to be in balance with one another,
1:22.5	you know, we can have too much wisdom out of balance with faith,
1:25.6	we can have too much concentration out of balance with energy. We can have too much concentration out of balance
1:27.7	with energy and vice versa. But mindfulness is always appropriate in every situation. And it serves
1:38.8	to bring about and develop and balance all the other factors.
1:44.8	So it's a very powerful force in the mind.
2:05.6	Welcome to the Joseph Goldstein Inside Hour.
2:11.4	This podcast is an expression of our shared interest in self-discovery.
2:16.8	Join Joseph as he shares his deep knowledge of the path of mindfulness.
2:20.6	If you are interested in supporting this podcast,
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