Ep. 238 – Understanding Equanimity, Satipatthana Sutta Series Pt. 35

Insight Hour with Joseph Goldstein

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

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🗓️ 13 March 2025

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

Offering deeper insight into equanimity, Joseph Goldstein explains the benefit of maintaining mental equilibrium at all times.

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-fifth 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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In this episode, Joseph elucidates:

The universal beautiful factors of mind
Equanimity as total neutrality of mind
Maintaining equilibrium and being unaffected by events and emotions
How equanimity is born out of concentration and secluding the mind from hindrances
The ups and downs of life that we all face
Treating others with impartiality whether they praise us or blame us
Abiding compassionately for the welfare of all people
Recognizing the dissolution of all things in reality
Relating to all things as if they have already changed
Developing equanimity through inclining our mind towards neutrality

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This talk was originally published on Dharmaseed

“The characteristic of equanimity is evenness of mind. When it is highly developed, it manifests as an unshakable balance. It is a mind that’s not moved. It serves to prevent either excess or deficiency of the other factors of awakening.” – Joseph Goldstein

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1:00.9	Now in this mode, equanimity as a Brahma v.
1:06.9	H-E-Hara, the great gift of it is that allows us to look upon all beings equally, free from
1:17.0	discrimination, free from prejudice, free from preference. It's equanimity that keeps us unmoved in the face of those who praise us, those who blame us, all the while remaining able to seek the benefit of all. Welcome to the Joseph Goldstein Inside Hour. This podcast is an expression of our shared interest in self-discovery. Join Joseph as he
2:05.3	shares his deep knowledge of the path of mindfulness. If you are interested in supporting this
2:11.6	podcast, please go to beherenownetwork.com slash Joseph.
2:23.3	This week I spoke of how to practice and develop the enlightenment factor of concentration.
2:32.3	And its concentration, which in turn, leads to the last of the awakening factors,
2:40.2	which is equanimity.
2:44.0	This mind state of equanimity has extremely far-reaching implications, both for how we live in the world
2:53.6	and also for the developing of insights all along the path.
3:00.6	And from one perspective, we could say the entire path to liberation
3:06.6	unfolds or supported on the foundation of equanimity,
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