Ep. 231 – Inner Investigation, Satipatthana Sutta Series Pt. 28

Joseph Goldstein shares how unremitting mindfulness and continuous investigation of our mental states will lead us to liberation. The Satipatthana Sutta is one of the most celebrated and widely studied discourses in the Pāli Canon of Theravada Buddhism. This episode is the twenty-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 pursues these topics:Establishing unremitting mindfulnessInvestigating and examining our mental statesHow truth discerning wisdom liberates the mindThe three universal characteristics of experienceCultivating wisdom through investigation of the dhammaLooking at the motivation behind our actions of body, speech, or mindThe two kinds of happiness according to the BuddhaInvestigating ourselves when we are in a storm of emotionsHow clear recognition can be enough to help us let goDiscerning the difference between the knowing and the objectHow a single moment of truth-discerning wisdom can change usGrab a copy of the book Joseph references throughout this series, Satipaṭṭhāna: The Direct Path to Realization, HERE This talk was originally published on Dharmaseed “By understanding that it is wisdom that illuminates what is true, and that we cultivate wisdom through investigation of the dhamma, we can begin to appreciate the very broad range of skillful means and methods that are in different Buddhist traditions for accomplishing this inquiry.“– Joseph Goldstein See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.