Ep. 244 – Freedom in Letting Go: Satipatthana Sutta Series Pt. 41

Insight Hour with Joseph Goldstein

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

4.8 • 864 Ratings

🗓️ 24 April 2025

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

Joseph Goldstein explores the Buddha’s teachings on renunciation from the Satipatthāna Sutta, showing how the practice of letting go of craving, ill will, and cruelty leads to deep inner freedom, clarity, and lasting peace.

The Satipatthana Sutta is one of the most celebrated and widely studied discourses in the Pāli Canon of Theravada Buddhism. This episode is the 41st 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!

In this lecture from Buddhist teacher Joseph Goldstein:

Consciously reflecting on if our thoughts are for harm or for good
How desire is more difficult to uproot than ill will and aversion
The dangerous disguise of sense-desires as pleasurable and seductive
How to practice the “wisdom of no”
Renunciation as mental freedom, not repression
How right thought conditions right action
The Buddha’s own practice as a model for ourselves
Accepting that desire is addictive because it momentarily feels good
Renunciation as freedom from addiction, not deprivation
How the joy of letting go must be experienced, not just believed
The power of both small and large acts of renunciation
The mental habit of our addiction to wanting
How mindfulness reveals freedom in transition moments
The progressive act of letting go

This episode was originally published on Dharmaseed

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“Renunciation is not about deprivation. It’s about non-addiction. It’s about freedom.” - Joseph Goldstein

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1:58.2	Thank you. Duncan Tressel. Now, although most of us are not living as monks and nuns, we can still find ways to practice renunciation in our lives and experience the contentment that it brings.
2:04.6	So one thing which I mentioned a bit earlier, just look at the habits that have been established in the day.
2:14.6	And see just with some wisdom,
2:21.2	would some of these habits be worth letting go of and not doing?
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