Continuing his exploration of the Satipatthana Sutta, Joseph discusses mindfulness as the vehicle for all spiritual undertakings.
This episode is the second part of an in-depth 48-part weekly lecture series from Joseph Goldstein that delves into every aspect of the Satipatthana Sutta, one of the most celebrated and widely studied discourses in the Pāli Canon of Theravada Buddhism. If you are just jumping into the series, CLICK HERE to start at the first episode.
This time on Insight Hour, Joseph Goldstein discusses:
- The mental qualities that are necessary for the path of awakening
- How mindfulness makes any spiritual undertaking possible
- How small efforts we take in our daily practice can greatly impact the larger picture
- The noble task of purifying the mind and heart
- Reflecting on the Buddha, dharma, and sangha
- The difference between self-judgement and contemplating our sila (right conduct)
- How the whole of the dharma is revealed through receptive listening
- Mindfulness as a guardian of the sense stores
- Avoiding the proliferation of wanting and discontent
- How mindfulness balances faith and wisdom, effort and concentration
- Mindfulness as a tool to notice the habit patterns we are conditioned into
- The nature of the mind as peaceful
Grab a copy of the book Joseph references throughout this series, Satipaṭṭhāna: The Direct Path to Realization, HERE
“It’s that sense of just the whole of the dharma being revealed in this place of listening, of receptive awareness, of open awareness, when we aren’t trying to control things or make things happen but we’re letting things be revealed. This quality of sati, of mindfulness, of listening, has tremendous power… It’s mindfulness which makes any spiritual undertaking possible.” – Joseph Goldstein