Describing the hidden danger in seeking happiness through sense pleasure, Joseph Goldstein outlines worldy versus unworldly feelings.

The Satipatthana Sutta is one of the most celebrated and widely studied discourses in the Pāli Canon of Theravada Buddhism. This episode is the twelfth 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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In this episode of Insight Hour, Joseph Goldstein mindfully explains:

The feelings that arise during renunciation
Non-addictedness versus deprivation
The hidden dangers in happiness from worldly feelings
The unreliability of pleasant emotions
Beneficial pleasures versus un-beneficial pleasures
Worldy and unworldly neutral feelings
Genorosity as easy access to an unworldly pleasant feeling
Non-sensual joy when we practice compassion and metta
Exploring feelings as they become predominant
Noticing our conditioned responses to our emotions
Utilizing mindfulness to rest in simple awareness

This talk was originally published on Dharmaseed

“There’s a hidden danger in this addiction to sense pleasure, of relying for pleasant worldly feelings for our happiness to the degree that we become very attached to them and then suffer when they change, as we know they do. The impermanence of them becomes a source of unreliability.” – Joseph Goldstein

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Ep. 215 – Mindfulness of Our Emotions, Satipatthana Sutta Series Pt. 12

Insight Hour with Joseph Goldstein