Insight Hour with Joseph Goldstein15 Aug 2024

Ep. 210 – Mindfulness Of Body, Satipatthana Sutta Series Pt. 7

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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