Focusing on awareness of the breath, Joseph Goldstein explores what the Buddha said about continuous attention.

The Satipatthana Sutta is one of the most celebrated and widely studied discourses in the Pāli Canon of Theravada Buddhism. This episode is the thirty-fourth 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 now jumping into the Satipatthana Sutta series, listen to Insight Hour Ep. 203 to follow along and get the full experience!

This week on Insight Hour, Joseph elucidates:

• The Buddha’s instructions for concentration
• Not judging ourselves or our practice
• Why morality is the basis of concentration
• Good and bad memories that arise during practice
• Simple awareness of our inward and outward breath
• Learning the patterns and tendencies of the mind
• The natural arising of concentration out of tranquility of mind
• Lessons from Upasika Kee Nanayon, a renowned Thai Buddhist teacher and laywoman
• How the knowing of the breath can open us up to the whole range of changing experiences
• Thought as a vehicle for deepening our wisdom

Grab a copy of the book Joseph references throughout this series, Satipaṭṭhāna: The Direct Path to Realization, HERE

“It’s mindfulness which actually notices that a thought is present. Without mindfulness, we don’t know. It’s continuity of mindfulness, many moments of mindfulness in a row, that strengthens the steadiness of mind and the factor of concentration. Concentration arises from continuity of mindfulness.” – Joseph Goldstein

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