In this profound investigation of subjective experience and direct reality, Joseph Goldstein looks at the first three of the five aggregates in Buddhism. This episode is 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 In this episode, Joseph analyzes: - The five aggregates of clinging and deconstructing subjective experience - Opening the stainless dharma vision eye - How the Buddha shows the way to those who are lost - The direct realities underlying the surface appearance of being - All of the elements which give rise to the experience of self / the aggregate of Rūpa - The nature of material elements and the four great essentials - Our experiences as a flow of changing vibrations - The second aggregate, Vedanā, aka the feeling qualities of experiences - Feelings as the conditioning factor of our reactions - Collapsing into the identification with pleasant vs. unpleasant - Saññā, the aggregate of perception - Recognizing, naming, and remembering each arising object - The function of mental noting and focusing on mindfulness “The Buddha uses this contemplation of the aggregates to analyze our subjective experience and, through this analysis, to deconstruct the very deeply held construct and belief in self.” – Joseph Goldstein This talk was originally published on Dharmaseed ================ Buddhism's Five Aggregates – Joseph Goldstein' Satipatthana Sutta Series Pt. 20 Insight Hour Ep. 223 - https://youtu.be/zSm6luQgYEI Joseph Goldstein – Insight Hour – Ep. 223 – Satipatthana Sutta Series Pt. 20: Buddhism's Five Aggregates - https://beherenownetwork.com/https://beherenownetwork.com/joseph-goldstein-insight-hour-ep-223-satipatthana-sutta-series-pt-20-buddhisms-five-aggregates/ ================ 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/