Ep. 204 – The Direct Path to Liberation, Satipatthana Sutta Series Pt.1
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Jul 4, 2024
Exploring mindfulness through the Satipatthana Sutta, focusing on meditation, craving as the cause of suffering, impermanence, and the importance of wisdom and compassion in daily practice.
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Cultivating Ardency
Cultivate ardency, a passionate and sustained application of energy in your practice.
Reflect on the Dharma's value and the preciousness of your mind to fuel this ardency.
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Hsu Yun's Long Enduring Mind
The Chinese Chan master Hsu Yun exemplified ardency by practicing until 80 and teaching for 40 more years.
He embodied "the long enduring mind", demonstrating lifelong devotion to practice.
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Rarity of Practice
Reflect on the rarity of encountering and practicing the Dharma to strengthen your respect for it.
Appreciate the opportunity to practice and cultivate respect for the teachings, your fellow practitioners, and yourself.
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Kicking off a multi-part course on the teachings of the Satipatthana Sutta, Joseph offers insight into how we can apply the wisdom of this ancient Buddhist discourse on mindfulness to our daily lives and practice.
This episode is the first 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.
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In this episode of Insight Hour, Joseph Goldstein delves into:
Meditation as the simplest way of looking at the mind and body
Vipassana’s roots in the Satipatthana Sutta
Breaking down the translation of Satipatthana
The four foundations or abidings in mindfulness
Focusing on the attitude of being aware
The variety of meanings for Dukkha
Craving as the cause of suffering
Strengthening the quality of ardency for our practice
How transience can spur feelings of passion and care
Reflecting on the weight of our actions
Wisdom and clear comprehension
Why our practice is not just for ourselves alone
Grab a copy of the book Joseph references throughout this series, Satipaṭṭhāna: The Direct Path to Realization, HERE
This recording was originally published by Dharmaseed
“The last reflection that helps establish us in ardent practice is realizing that the only things that can be said to truly belong to us are the actions that we perform and their subsequent fruits.” – Joseph Goldstein
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