Bhikkhu Bodhi: Mind is the Core

This podcast explores the Buddhist concept of the mind, or citta, highlighting its two key tendencies: wholesome (kusala) and unwholesome (akusala). The speaker emphasizes that suffering stems from an unwholesome mind, influenced by greed, hatred, and delusion. To achieve liberation, one must cultivate wholesome mental states through ethical conduct (sila), meditation (samadhi), and wisdom (paññā). This journey involves uprooting defilements by understanding and addressing them at three levels: transgression, manifestation, and underlying tendencies.