Outlining the crucial importance of the Buddha’s seven awakening factors, Joseph explains the promise of our practice.

The Satipatthana Sutta is one of the most celebrated and widely studied discourses in the Pāli Canon of Theravada Buddhism. This episode is the twenty-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!

This week on Insight Hour, Joseph provides wisdom on:

The seven treasures, or factors of awakening, of the Buddha
How the factors of awakening act as anti-hindrances
Mindfulness, wisdom, energy, rapture, calm, concentration, and equanimity
The promise and purpose of our practice
Priming the pump of the enlightened mind
A deeper dive into the first factor of awakening: mindfulness
Calling to mind what is skillful and what is not
Bare attention and clear comprehension
Knowing the purpose behind an action, and if it is beneficial

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 called these factors anti-hindrances because they counteract those forces in the mind that keep us in delusion. It’s sort of like anti-freeze; anti-hindrances, they keep our minds from getting congealed or frozen.“– Joseph Goldstein

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Ep. 230 – The Factors of Awakening, Satipatthana Sutta Series Pt. 27

Insight Hour with Joseph Goldstein