Through the Buddha’s teachings, Joseph Goldstein explains how developing right view allows one to become the artist of one’s own life.
The Satipatthana Sutta is one of the most celebrated and widely studied discourses in the Pāli Canon of Theravada Buddhism. This episode is the 39th 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
In this episode, Joseph dives into:
- The way of practice that leads to the cessation of suffering
- The elements of the eightfold path (right view, right thought, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, right concentration)
- How each step on the eightfold path leads to the next
- The critical importance of right view as the precursor to all other teachings
- What is given, what is offered, and what is sacrificed
- How all of our volitional actions produce a result
- Examining our minds and motivations
- The practice of acting on moments of generous impulse
- Becoming the artist and creator of our own lives
- The ways we can be attached to both our beliefs and disbeliefs
- Acknowledging our karmic debt for this great gift of human life
This episode was originally published on Dharmaseed
Grab a copy of the book Joseph references throughout this series, Satipaṭṭhāna: The Direct Path to Realization, HERE
“Right view is an important and essential first step on the path because it sets the direction. If we’re on a journey, no matter how long or difficult the journey might be – if we’re heading in the right direction and we keep on going, we will inevitably reach our destination.” – Joseph Goldstein