Joseph Goldstein – ABIDING IN MINDFULNESS VOLUME 2

In the words of the Buddha, there are four foundations. satipaxadxadhna The path for the purification of beings is the direct one. dukkha For the realization of the true method, there issuffering and discontent. Nibbana. The quintessential discourse is within. Sutta is named after a person. The Buddha taught about the practice of meditation.

On. The second volume of On feeling, the Mind and Dhamma is devoted to meditating. Joseph Goldstein presents a nine-CD audio curriculum to reveal the deeper insights of this vital sutta and how it serves to inform and guide your own daily practice.

The sutta begins with a rhetorical question from the Buddha, How does one abide contemplating feelings? You have to understand what the Buddha means by feeling before you can answer the question. Coming back to the Pali word. vedana. In every moment of experience, he points out the qualities of pleasantness, unpleasantness, or neutrality. Close attention to each of these qualities unlocks our deepest patterns of conditioning and removes our greatest obstacles to liberation.

Mindfulness of Feelings is the second foundation.

There is a distinction between worldly and unworldly feelings, as well as practical methods for de-conditioning habitual responses.

The third and fourth foundations of meditation are calledMindfulness of Mind.

Continue your exploration. Sutta is named after a person. The third and fourth foundations of mindfulness are calledMindfulness of Mind andMindfulness of Dhammas. The central art of the third foundation is to take responsibility for your own heart and mind, through pragmatic discernment of skillful and wholesome mind states and their counterparts, and direct investigation of the higher states of mind. You can progress through the beginning sections of the fourth foundation with Goldstein’s step-by-step guidance. A 35-page study guide is included.