Joseph Goldstein has an intellectual discussion on bare knowledge without association and how to maintain continuity of mindfulness. This episode is the fifth part of an in-depth 48-part weekly lecture series from Joseph Goldstein that delves into every aspect of the Satipatthana Sutta, one of the most celebrated and widely studied discourses in the Pāli Canon of Theravada Buddhism. If you are just jumping into the series, listen to Insight Hour Ep. 203 to follow along and get the full experience: https://youtu.be/RfuH9O7DS4o This week on Insight Hour, Joseph Goldstein lectures on: - The direct path for the purification of beings - The liberating effect of present-moment awareness - Freedom from desire and discontent regarding the world - Observing phenomena without attaching meaning or reacting - The two proximate causes for mindfulness - How knowing is not altered by what is being known - The nature of the knowing mind conforming to the condition of the body - Building momentum and continuity of mindfulness - Vipassana and observing the six sense stores - Becoming aware of the process of change - Perception as the function of recognition - How concepts condition our experience This talk was originally published on Dharmaseed “Bare knowledge here means observing phenomena, observing experience objectively without getting lost in associations, without getting lost in our reactions. It’s the simple and direct knowing of what’s present without making up stories about our experience.” – Joseph Goldstein ================ Joseph Goldstein's Satipatthana Sutta Series Pt. 5 – Insight Hour Ep. 208– Insight Hour Podcast Ep. 208 - https://youtu.be/TgiiyRgGw3Y Joseph Goldstein – Insight Hour – Ep. 208 – Satipatthana Sutta Series Pt. 5: Bare Knowing & Continuous Mindfulness - https://beherenownetwork.com/https://beherenownetwork.com/joseph-goldstein-insight-hour-ep-208-satipatthana-sutta-series-pt-5-bare-knowing-continuous-mindfulness/ ================ Make sure not to miss a single video podcast from Be Here Now Network! Click here to Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc1lvEoC5PZWm-MzgUfJQfg Follow Be Here Now Network: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BeHereNowNetwork Twitter: https://twitter.com/beherenownet Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beherenownetwork ================ Be Here Now Network Podcasts, Courses, and Articles to help you live a Life in Balance. Heart-Centered wisdom from Ram Dass, Jack Kornfield, Sharon Salzberg, Krishna Das + many more! Get a Free Guided Meditation from Sharon Salzberg when you first sign up at: https://beherenownetwork.com/