Shepherding us towards the possibility of ending the suffering of dukkha, Joseph Goldstein offers practical guidance on how to weaken the bonds of compulsive craving and attachment by understanding their root cause. 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 This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/insighthour and get on your way to being your best self. This week on Insight Hour, Joseph explores: - The noble truth of the cessation of dukkha - Letting go of everything despite our conditioned habits to cling - Growing and refining our understanding of the three characteristics - Taking in the impermanence of all things beyond the conceptual level - Weakening the force of compulsive craving and desire - Reaching a place of equanimity through mindfulness of the rapidity of change - Finding satisfaction in neutrality versus pleasant feelings - The destruction of lust, hatred, and delusion - Nirvana as an unconditioned awareness - Having a consciousness which is unsupported, unconstructed, not manifest - The Buddha’s own description of his process of awakening - The arising force of latent defilements throughout the day - Deconstructing the sense of self until we reach a pure mind - The practice of looking for the mind and finding that there is nothing to find This episode was originally published on Dharmaseed “In the strengthening of mindfulness and concentration, we do come to experience the flow of change very, very rapidly. This is one of the meditative insights that opens to us. When we first begin to experience the rapid changing of everything that’s arising, it’s exhilarating…but as we continue to watch the rapidity of change, we then go through phases of fear and despair because we’re seeing the constant disillusion of things.” – Joseph Goldstein ================ Joseph Goldstein on the Cessation of Dukkha – Insight Hour Ep. 241 – Satipatthana Sutta Series Pt.38 - https://youtu.be/m5HKbpWmXKs Joseph Goldstein – Insight Hour – Ep. 241 – Satipatthana Sutta Series Pt. 38: The End Of Dukkha - https://beherenownetwork.com/(insert slug) ================ 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/