Enriching our understanding of the Satipatthana Sutta, Joseph Goldstein explains the body as the simplest and most portable object of contemplation.
The Satipatthana Sutta is one of the most celebrated and widely studied discourses in the Pāli Canon of Theravada Buddhism. This episode is the seventh 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 Goldstein dives into:
- Mindfulness of the body as the simplest way to overcome mara
- How mindfulness of the body is the basis for all achievements
- Conquering all bodily sensations through mindfulness of the body
- Finding a suitable posture for our practice and how effort creates energy
- Establishing mindfulness in front of ourselves
- The invaluable power of our own breathing
- Refining the breath as the vehicle for refining the mind
- What it means to experience the whole physical body
- Calming the bodily formation
“The Buddha is pointing to the invaluable but often overlooked power of our own breathing. This humble breath which we mostly in our ordinary lives ignore is such a good and powerful object of meditation because it is always present.” – Joseph Goldstein