This time on the Insight Hour Podcast, Joseph Goldstein explores the importance of contemplation, awareness and concentration in Buddhist practice.

This episode is the third 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 now jumping into the Satipatthana Sutta series, listen to Insight Hour Ep. 203 to follow along and get the full experience!

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In this episode, Joseph Goldstein examines: 

• Samadhi, or, the composure and unification of the mind
• Enjoying embodied presence and allowing all tensions to release
• The great healing process that can come from Samadhi
• How Samadhi enables us to receive the joy of the present moment
• How the development of concentration comes from practicing Sila (ethical conduct)
• The path of practice as the path of happiness
• Focusing on an object versus choiceless awareness
• 6-part walking meditation for the development of concentration
• Internal and external contemplation
• Being aware of other people without judgment
• Attuning to how our actions may affect others

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

“It’s as if when we create the space of awareness, the space of mindful presence, the mind settles by itself into a place of concentration because we are simply being present for that which arises.” – Joseph Goldstein

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