Ep. 240 – The Origin of Dukkha, Satipatthana Sutta Series Pt. 37

Insight Hour with Joseph Goldstein

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

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🗓️ 26 March 2025

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

Exploring the origin of dukkha, Joseph delves into how craving can shape our lives, fuel unwholesome karma, and keep us trapped in expectation.

The Satipatthana Sutta is one of the most celebrated and widely studied discourses in the Pāli Canon of Theravada Buddhism. This episode is the 37th 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 jumping into the Satipatthana Sutta series, CLICK HERE to start at the first episode

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This time on Insight Hour, Joseph mindfully explains:

Craving and how we experience it in our lives and practice
The compelling power of craving as the opposite of peace
How our culture fosters and values desire/craving
Obsessive desires and considering what pleasures drive our choices in life
The danger of craving and having an unquenchable thirst
How unwholesome karma can be the result of desire
9 Things rooted in craving according to the Buddha
The expectation of pleasant experiences to remain
Aspirations versus expectations (inspiration vs. the endless cycle of hope and fear)
The basic urge to exist continuously
Getting trapped by the ‘in order to’ mind
The magic show of consciousness

This episode was originally published on Dharmaseed

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“What is the gratification that we find in our lives? What sense experiences are we enamored by? We should look carefully at this. This is a question that led to the Buddha’s awakening, and maybe, would lead to our own.” – Joseph Goldstein

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0:52.3	So it's worth looking. What are the cravings? What are the pleasures that drive our choices?
1:06.2	What moves us to act?
1:16.4	We really need to wake up to this so we become conscious of it,
1:21.5	rather than simply be carried along on the very powerful habitual energy of these desires and cravings.
1:38.4	Thank you. Ravens. Welcome to the Joseph Goldstein Inside Hour.
1:42.7	This podcast is an expression of our shared interest in self-discovery.
1:48.6	Join Joseph as he shares his deep knowledge of the path of mindfulness.
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2:08.2	Last week we began the discussion of the four noble truths,
2:13.6	which is the last of the contemplations in the Saty Patya-Patana Suta, the discourse on the foundations of mindfulness.
2:22.4	We explored the noble truth of Dukha, which is the Polly word for unsatisfactoriness, unreliability,
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