Highlighting the danger of indecision, Joseph Goldstein examines the nature of doubt as taught by the Buddha.

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The Satipatthana Sutta is one of the most celebrated and widely studied discourses in the Pāli Canon of Theravada Buddhism. This episode is the nineteenth 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 explains to listeners:

How elements of mind and body function
What the Buddha said about working with and overcoming doubt
Recognizing whether or not doubt is present within ourselves
The nature and character of the doubting mind
The danger of being paralyzed by indecision
Doubt within our meditation practice / Doubting parts of the dhamma
Contemplating the unattractive elements of the body
Doubting the value of practice in a world of suffering
The deep pattern of self-doubt
How doubt masquerades as wisdom
Paying attention to what triggers doubt
Understanding what is wholesome and unwholesome
Investigation and the wisdom mind as the cure to doubt

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

“When doubt is strong, and we’re paralyzed by indecision, this mental force doesn’t even allow us the opportunity to take a wrong turn and to learn from our mistakes; rather, we’re always checking ourselves, we’re vacillating, we’re trying to decide.” – Joseph Goldstein

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Ep. 222 – Doubt, Satipatthana Sutta Series Pt. 19

Insight Hour with Joseph Goldstein