Joseph Goldstein – Insight Hour – Ep. 228 – Satipatthana Sutta Series Pt. 25: Suffering And The Senses

Cutting the chain of dependent origination, Joseph Goldstein teaches wise attention and freedom from defilement as the antidote to suffering.

The Satipatthana Sutta is one of the most celebrated and widely studied discourses in the Pāli Canon of Theravada Buddhism. This episode is the 25th 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 continues exploring:
  • The timelessness of the dhamma
  • How fetters of the mind arise and how to remove them
  • Preventing the future arising of mental fetters
  • The coming together of sense base, object, and consciousness
  • Desire as the automatic response to pleasant feelings
  • Aversion as our conditioned response to aversion
  • Neutrality and how it can lead to delusion
  • The necessity of wise attention to avoid suffering
  • Cutting the chain of dependent origination
  • Being mindful of what is actually arising moment to moment
  • Reinforcing our understanding of the impermanence of desire
  • Taking responsibility for our own minds

“Coming to the end of suffering means that we learn how to work with and understand and free ourselves from the force of the fetters in the mind. What’s amazing about this teaching is that it’s ultimately, completely empowering because it’s all up to us. Our suffering is not due to other people. We can take responsibility for our own minds.”– Joseph Goldstein

Grab a copy of the book Joseph references throughout this series, Satipaṭṭhāna: The Direct Path to Realization, HERE
This talk was originally published on Dharmaseed
Listen to more from Joseph:
In the search for liberation, we must explore the nature of our existence. Joseph investigates the wisdom of impermanence in Insight Hour Ep. 2.
There are deeper levels of truth about reality. Joseph explores different ways of freeing the mind by understanding the habits of preference and the emptiness of thoughts in Insight Hour Ep. 41.
It’s possible to smile at the antics of one’s own mind. Joseph offers responses to questions about selflessness, shame, cravings, and more in Insight Hour Ep. 111.
Metta practice can penetrate deeply. Joseph explores how love, kindness, gratitude, and friendship can revolutionize our lives in Insight Hour Ep. 117.
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