In this profound investigation of subjective experience and direct reality, Joseph Goldstein looks at the first three of the five aggregates in Buddhism.
The Satipatthana Sutta is one of the most celebrated and widely studied discourses in the Pāli Canon of Theravada Buddhism. This episode is the 20th 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 analyzes:
- The five aggregates of clinging and deconstructing subjective experience
- Opening the stainless dharma vision eye
- How the Buddha shows the way to those who are lost
- The direct realities underlying the surface appearance of being
All of the elements which give rise to the experience of self / the aggregate of Rūpa - The nature of material elements and the four great essentials
- Our experiences as a flow of changing vibrations
- The second aggregate, Vedanā, aka the feeling qualities of experiences
- Feelings as the conditioning factor of our reactions
Collapsing into the identification with pleasant vs. unpleasant - Saññā, the aggregate of perception
- Recognizing, naming, and remembering each arising object
- The function of mental noting and focusing on mindfulness
Grab a copy of the book Joseph references throughout this series, Satipaṭṭhāna: The Direct Path to Realization, HERE
“The Buddha uses this contemplation of the aggregates to analyze our subjective experience and, through this analysis, to deconstruct the very deeply held construct and belief in self.” – Joseph Goldstein