Rather than trying to overcome unwholesome mind states, Joseph Goldstein guides us to simply be mindful of the mind as it is being influenced. 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 Goldstein mindfully explains: - The three unwholesome roots (lustful mind, angry mind, diluted mind) - Being aware of the absence of unwholesome mind-states - How positive attributes are present within the absence of the defilements - Not judging ourselves or being reactive to negative mind-states - Focusing on which states should be cultivated and which should be let go of measuring the moral worth of an action by the intention behind it - Difficult mind-states as part of the path rather than an innate problem - The distracted and contracted mind - How mindfulness of our mind is the path to freedom - Simply knowing each state for what it is (not-self, insubstantial, impermanent) - Asking ourselves what is happening and taking the time to acknowledge it - How sense pleasures and moods deceive the mind - The process of liberation as short moments many times “It’s not as if somehow we need to have our mind completely freed of all of these unwholesome states in order to proceed. The Buddha is saying that mindfulness of them when they arise is the path to freedom.” – Joseph Goldstein This talk was originally published on Dharmaseed ================ Mindfulness of Mind & Thought – Joseph Goldstein's Satipatthana Sutta Series Pt. 13 Insight Hour 216- https://youtu.be/-UM2hOZ1cAo Joseph Goldstein – Insight Hour – Ep. 216 – Satipatthana Sutta Series Pt. 13: Mindfulness Of Mind - https://beherenownetwork.com/https://beherenownetwork.com/joseph-goldstein-insight-hour-ep-216-satipatthana-sutta-series-pt-13-mindfulness-of-mind/ ================ 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/