Ep. 234 – Happiness and the Mirror Within, Satipatthana Sutta Series Pt. 31
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Jan 30, 2025
Delve into the essence of happiness with insightful discussions on the Satipatthana Sutta. Explore the difference between mundane joy and liberating merit. Reflect on the joy of generosity and the connection to ethical conduct. Experience the transformative power of non-harming and personal growth. Discover fleeting moments of tranquility and the deeper meanings of Nibbana. Uncover the Buddha’s teachings on happiness, emphasizing relationships and contentment for a fulfilling life.
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Reflecting on Sila
Reflect on sila, which means reflecting on your commitment to non-harming.
Remember specific moments of restraint from unwholesome actions to uplift your mind.
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Misinterpreting Sila
Joseph Goldstein shares an anecdote about misinterpreting the advice to reflect on sila.
He initially thought of his wrongdoings instead of focusing on his commitment to non-harming.
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Practicing Sila
Reflect on specific instances of non-harming, like protecting life or refraining from unwholesome speech.
Recognize the feeling of acting in accordance with your values.
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Distinguishing merit that leads to mundane happiness from merit aimed at liberation, Joseph Goldstein describes sources of dharmic joy.
The Satipatthana Sutta is one of the most celebrated and widely studied discourses in the Pāli Canon of Theravada Buddhism. This episode is the thirty-first 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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Continuing his lessons on the Satipatthana Sutta, Joseph discusses:
Making a heart connection with the Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha
Reflecting on our commitment to non-harming
Contemplating what it feels like to give and receive generosity
Celestial happiness and beings in higher realms of existence
Merit aimed at mundane happiness vs. merit aimed at liberation
The karmic results to our volitional actions
Cultivating faith, generosity, and wisdom for a source of dharma joy
Reflecting on peace and freedom from the defilements
Tasting momentary freedom and knowing what peace of mind means
This talk was originally published on Dharmaseed
“Aș we cultivate faith, sila, generosity, and wisdom, the merit of those wholesome actions in the mind cannot be measured. Just reflecting on this becomes a tremendous source of dharma joy, of rapture in the mind.” – Joseph Goldstein
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