Insight Hour with Joseph Goldstein

Ep. 240 – The Origin of Dukkha, Satipatthana Sutta Series Pt. 37


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Exploring the origin of dukkha, Joseph delves into how craving can shape our lives, fuel unwholesome karma, and keep us trapped in expectation.

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-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 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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 This time on Insight Hour, Joseph mindfully explains:

  • Craving and how we experience it in our lives and practice
  • The compelling power of craving as the opposite of peace
  • How our culture fosters and values desire/craving 
  • Obsessive desires and considering what pleasures drive our choices in life
  • The danger of craving and having an unquenchable thirst 
  • How unwholesome karma can be the result of desire
  • 9 Things rooted in craving according to the Buddha
  • The expectation of pleasant experiences to remain 
  • Aspirations versus expectations (inspiration vs. the endless cycle of hope and fear)
  • The basic urge to exist continuously 
  • Getting trapped by the ‘in order to’ mind
  • The magic show of consciousness

This episode was originally published on Dharmaseed

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

“What is the gratification that we find in our lives? What sense experiences are we enamored by? We should look carefully at this. This is a question that led to the Buddha’s awakening, and maybe, would lead to our own.” – Joseph Goldstein

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