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Insight Hour with Joseph Goldstein

Ep. 235 – Reaching Tranquility, Satipatthana Sutta Series Pt. 32

Insight Hour with Joseph Goldstein

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

4.8864 Ratings

🗓️ 19 February 2025

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

Sharing the crucial role of tranquility on the path of liberation, Joseph Goldstein explains how calmness leads to sincerity and happiness.

The Satipatthana Sutta is one of the most celebrated and widely studied discourses in the Pāli Canon of Theravada Buddhism. This episode is the thirty-second 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!

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Continuing the discussion on the Satipatthana Sutta, Joseph shares:

  • A clear path towards awakening and cessation of suffering
  • Understanding the factors that cause suffering
  • Moving from book knowledge to direct experience
  • Actively following the Buddhist precepts
  • Living out the practice rather than just doing it
  • Calmness as a central factor on the path of liberation
  • How tranquility brings about sincerity
  • Remaining unattached to the factor or tranquility
  • Being mindful of when calmness is present vs. not present
  • Tranquility and insight as elements of clear knowing
  • What happens when the mind is calm and free of desire

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

This talk was originally published on Dharmaseed

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“This is the enlightenment factor of calm…it’s the soothing factor of mind that quiets down disturbances. It manifests in the mind as peacefulness or coolness; it manifests that way both in the mind and in the body. It’s like sitting down in the shade of a cool tree on a hot sweltering day.” ” – Joseph Goldstein

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When on When our minds are tranquil, when the mind is undisturbed, there is a natural genuineness, a natural honesty that's there. There's a freedom from duplicity in that calm because we're at ease.

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The mind is at ease.

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