Insight Hour with Joseph Goldstein

Rather than trying to overcome unwholesome mind states, Joseph Goldstein guides us to simply be mindful of the mind as it is being influenced.

The Satipatthana Sutta is one of the most celebrated and widely studied discourses in the Pāli Canon of Theravada Buddhism. This episode is the thirteenth 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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In this episode, Joseph Goldstein mindfully explains:

• The three unwholesome roots (lustful mind, angry mind, diluted mind)
• Being aware of the absence of unwholesome mind-states
• How positive attributes are present within the absence of the defilements
• Not judging ourselves or being reactive to negative mind-states
• Focusing on which states should be cultivated and which should be let go of
• Measuring the moral worth of an action by the intention behind it
• Difficult mind-states as part of the path rather than an innate problem
• The distracted and contracted mind
• How mindfulness of our mind is the path to freedom
• Simply knowing each state for what it is (not-self, insubstantial, impermanent)
• Asking ourselves what is happening and taking the time to acknowledge it
• How sense pleasures and moods deceive the mind
• The process of liberation as short moments many times

Don’t forget to 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 not as if somehow we need to have our mind completely freed of all of these unwholesome states in order to proceed. The Buddha is saying that mindfulness of them when they arise is the path to freedom.” – Joseph Goldstein

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Describing the hidden danger in seeking happiness through sense pleasure, Joseph Goldstein outlines worldy versus unworldly feelings.

The Satipatthana Sutta is one of the most celebrated and widely studied discourses in the Pāli Canon of Theravada Buddhism. This episode is the twelfth 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!

Don’t forget to grab a copy of the book Joseph references throughout this series, Satipaṭṭhāna: The Direct Path to Realization, HERE

This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/insighthour and get on your way to being your best self.

In this episode of Insight Hour, Joseph Goldstein mindfully explains:

• The feelings that arise during renunciation
• Non-addictedness versus deprivation
• The hidden dangers in happiness from worldly feelings
• The unreliability of pleasant emotions
• Beneficial pleasures versus un-beneficial pleasures
• Worldy and unworldly neutral feelings
• Genorosity as easy access to an unworldly pleasant feeling
• Non-sensual joy when we practice compassion and metta
• Exploring feelings as they become predominant
• Noticing our conditioned responses to our emotions
• Utilizing mindfulness to rest in simple awareness

This talk was originally published on Dharmaseed

“There’s a hidden danger in this addiction to sense pleasure, of relying for pleasant worldly feelings for our happiness to the degree that we become very attached to them and then suffer when they change, as we know they do. The impermanence of them becomes a source of unreliability.” – Joseph Goldstein

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Becoming mindful of feelings, Joseph Goldstein explains how the habits of our mind shape our actions and karma.

The Satipatthana Sutta is one of the most celebrated and widely studied discourses in the Pāli Canon of Theravada Buddhism. This episode is the eleventh 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!

Don’t forget to grab a copy of the book Joseph references throughout this series, Satipaṭṭhāna: The Direct Path to Realization, HERE

This week, Joseph Goldstein outlines:

• The mindfulness of feeling and discovering the nature of our feelings
• How the tone of our feelings condition the reactions of our mind
• The actions and karmic consequences that begin with a feeling
• How pleasant feelings can condition desire and attachment
• The way that neutrality can lead to ignorance
• Maintaining a non-reactive mind to all emotions
• The tendencies of desire and aversion
• Labeling and noticing our feelings without attaching meaning
• Clearly seeing the impermanent and ephemeral nature of all feelings

This talk was originally published on Dharmaseed

“Mindfulness of feeling is one of the master keys that both reveals and unlocks the deepest patterns of our conditioning.” – Joseph Goldstein

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Refining our knowledge of the four elements, Joseph Goldstein explains how our bodily dispositions relate to earth, water, fire, and air.

The Satipatthana Sutta is one of the most celebrated and widely studied discourses in the Pāli Canon of Theravada Buddhism. This episode is the tenth 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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In this episode, Joseph Goldstein examines:

• The four basic qualities of matter
• Solidity and the earth element
• Fluidity, cohesion, and the water element
• Heat and light as the function of the fire element
• Air and the experience of expanding and extending
• Bringing the elements into our practice
• Contemplating our bodily disposition in terms of the four elements
• Noticing all sensations as the play of a given element
• Moving away from the conceptual and into direct experiences
• Psychic abilities and transforming an element into another one
• How labeling and objectifying can lead to desire and aversion
• Not grieving for what is non-existent
• The unification of relative and ultimate reality

Don’t forget to 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

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“On the experimental level, we can see that the various sensations that we feel, however the body is disposed, is really just the play of the elements.” – Joseph Goldstein

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Contemplating the principal of clear knowing, Joseph Goldstein explains that seeing things exactly as they are propels us towards awakening.

The Satipatthana Sutta is one of the most celebrated and widely studied discourses in the Pāli Canon of Theravada Buddhism. This episode is the ninth 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!

Don’t forget to grab a copy of the book Joseph references throughout this series, Satipaṭṭhāna: The Direct Path to Realization, HERE

This time on Insight Hour, Joseph Goldstein dives into:

• Clearly knowing the purpose of an action
• Discerning the benefit or detriment of our actions
• How Mara ensnares us in samsaric attachments
• How unskillful mind-states masquerade as skillful
• Being tricked by the doubt in our minds
• Purifying ourselves for the benefit of all
• Knowing the suitability of an action and examining timing
• Considering how our actions will affect others and ourselves
• Committing to the long process of awakening
• The importance of sense-restraint
• Contemplating the unattractive facets of the body
• Clearly seeing the impermanence of our body
• Accepting the truth of how things actually are

This talk was originally published on Dharmaseed

“There’s great power, inspiration, and patience when we realize this transformation of consciousness that we’re undertaking. The purification of these deep-rooted tendencies. That this process of transformation is not a quick process…we’re on a long path if we really are holding awakening as our aspiration.” – Joseph Goldstein

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Joseph Goldstein demonstrates how the entire dhamma is revealed through mindfulness of posture in this continued analysis of the Sattipatthana Sutta.

The Satipatthana Sutta is one of the most celebrated and widely studied discourses in the Pāli Canon of Theravada Buddhism. This episode is the eighth 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 time on Insight Hour, Joseph Goldstein dives into:

• Being mindful of things both internally and externally
• Abiding independent and not clinging to anything in the world
• How the entire dhamma is revealed through mindfulness of posture
• The simplicity of being aware of changes in posture throughout the day
• Walking meditation and truly knowing that we are walking
• Disentangling our mind from distractions and anticipation
• Being rooted in the present with a sense of ease
• How mindfulness of posture helps us overcome unwholesome states of mind
• Paying attention to the motivation of our movements
• How movement masks dukkha
• Deepening our insight into selflessness
• The conditionality of mind and body
• De-identification and seeing all phenomena with proper wisdom

Don’t forget to 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

“Mindfulness of the posture becomes the vehicle for strengthening continuity of awareness. The way the postures are manifesting reveals the state of our mind. It becomes the foundation or the place of stability for us to face and see through the unwholesome mind states.” – Joseph Goldstein

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Enriching our understanding of the Satipatthana Sutta, Joseph Goldstein explains the body as the simplest and most portable object of contemplation.

The Satipatthana Sutta is one of the most celebrated and widely studied discourses in the Pāli Canon of Theravada Buddhism. This episode is the 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 Goldstein dives into:

• Mindfulness of the body as the simplest way to overcome mara
• How mindfulness of the body is the basis for all achievements
• Conquering all bodily sensations through mindfulness of the body
• Finding a suitable posture for our practice and how effort creates energy
• Establishing mindfulness in front of ourselves
• The invaluable power of our own breathing
• Refining the breath as the vehicle for refining the mind
• What it means to experience the whole physical body
• Calming the bodily formation

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

“The Buddha is pointing to the invaluable but often overlooked power of our own breathing. This humble breath which we mostly in our ordinary lives ignore is such a good and powerful object of meditation because it is always present.” – Joseph Goldstein

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Exploring the meaning of non-clinging, Joseph Goldstein outlines the three types of cravings explained by the Buddha.

The Satipatthana Sutta is one of the most celebrated and widely studied discourses in the Pāli Canon of Theravada Buddhism. This episode is the sixth 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!

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

In this episode of the Satipatthana Sutta series, Joseph Goldstein discusses

• How craving can consume our entire being
• The thirst for sense pleasures and how they keep us dependent
• How society feeds and fosters our sense of desire and craving
• Clinging to and longing for certain mind-states
• The primal thirst for continued existence
• How expectation takes out of the present moment
• Abiding in empty, open awareness
• The craving for non-existence during painful times
• Dependence through view and the felt sense of “I”
• How to accomplish the deconstruction of self

This talk was originally published on Dharmaseed

“When in the seen just the seen, in the heard just the heard, in the sense just the sensed, in the cognized just the cognized, then you will not be influenced by what arises, not carried away by craving.” – Joseph Goldstein

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Joseph Goldstein has an intellectual discussion on bare knowledge without association and how to maintain continuity of mindfulness.

The Satipatthana Sutta is one of the most celebrated and widely studied discourses in the Pāli Canon of Theravada Buddhism. This episode is the fifth 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 Goldstein lectures on: 

• The direct path for the purification of beings
• The liberating effect of present-moment awareness
• Freedom from desire and discontent regarding the world
• Observing phenomena without attaching meaning or reacting
• The two proximate causes for mindfulness
• How knowing is not altered by what is being known
• The nature of the knowing mind conforming to the condition of the body
• Building momentum and continuity of mindfulness
• Vipassana and observing the six sense stores
• Becoming aware of the process of change
• Perception as the function of recognition
• How concepts condition our experience

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

“Bare knowledge here means observing phenomena, observing experience objectively without getting lost in associations, without getting lost in our reactions. It’s the simple and direct knowing of what’s present without making up stories about our experience.” – Joseph Goldstein

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Joseph Goldstein offers insight on deepening our understanding of impermanence by growing our awareness of the constant change that surrounds us.

The Satipatthana Sutta is one of the most celebrated and widely studied discourses in the Pāli Canon of Theravada Buddhism. This episode is the 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 episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/insighthour and get on your way to being your best self.

This time on Insight Hour, Joseph Goldstein explores: 

• Seeing the momentariness of phenomena
• The liberating effect of presence moment awareness
• The power of wholesome activities and the karmic effect of giving
• Unreliability within that which is impermanent
• Being dispassionate and not caught up in the grit of desire
• The stories and drama we engage with in our lives
• Witnessing changes in the world around us
• Refining our perception of change
• The mirror of the dhamma
• Having unbroken confidence in the path of awakening
• Consciousness in the process of dying

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

“Somehow, we are so conditioned to count on things staying a certain way, of staying stable. Or, if they’re going to change, that they should only change for the better, the way we’d like things to be. But, that’s not how it is, there is no evidence to support that. All we have to do is open up and look around and pay attention in the most obvious of ways. This is not a subtle meditative attainment; it is all around us.” – Joseph Goldstein

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