Ep. 218 – Freedom From Desire, Satipatthana Sutta Series Pt. 15
Oct 10, 2024
Dive into the complexities of sensual desire and the wanting-mind. Discover how hindrances shape our perceptions and learn to recognize their presence without aversion. Explore the misconception that desires lead to happiness, and understand the insubstantial nature of craving through mindfulness. Engage with Buddha's teachings on overcoming mental obstacles, fostering clarity and awakening. Finally, uncover practices for managing desires that extend blessings to all beings.
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Apply Teachings
Apply Buddhist teachings practically for self-discovery.
The Satipatthana Sutta offers explicit instructions for this application.
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Hindrances Obstruct Awakening
Unmindfulness of hindrances obstructs mental development and awakening.
Addressing hindrances is crucial for progressing in mindfulness practice.
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Hindrances Cloud Perception
Hindrances, like colored dye or boiling water, cloud perception.
Each hindrance (desire, aversion, etc.) distorts our view of reality.
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Joseph Goldstein describes the causes of sensual desire and how to be aware of the wanting-mind rather than suppressing it.
The Satipatthana Sutta is one of the most celebrated and widely studied discourses in the Pāli Canon of Theravada Buddhism. This episode is the fifteenth 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 reveals to listeners:
Dhamma as categories of phenomena
The mental turbulence of anger and aversion
Stagnation of mind, restlessness of mind
How hindrances alter and condition our perceptions
Paying particular attention to times of transition
Abandoning hindrances without aversion, self-judgment, and suppression
Recognizing when sensual desire is present
Obsessive passion, expectations, addictive cravings, and other manifestations of the wanting-mind
How what we frequently ponder upon becomes our inclination of mind
The misconception that our desires will bring us happiness
Seeing the insubstantial nature of desire through mindfulness
Reflecting on the Buddha’s teachings in the very moment that they are applicable
The prevention of craving through awareness of the cause of desire and non-clinging
“The question is: how can we practice working to abandon the hindrances without suppression, without aversion, and without self-judgment? In the sutta, the Buddha outlines five basic steps in working with the hindrances and finding the middle way between indulging in them and suppressing them. He charts the course for us.” – Joseph Goldstein
Insight Hour with Joseph Goldstein