Digging deeper into the nature of mindfulness practice, Joseph Goldstein instructs us on external mindfulness and noticing our reactions. 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 comprehensive nature of mindfulness practice - Going beyond the division of self and other - Insight from inference and inductive reasoning - Contemplating the feelings and mind-states of others - Being mindful of our reactions to other people’s positive and negative feelings - Keeping our lives in balance by not being overly self-absorbed - Contemplating both internal and external mindfulness so that we can see phenomena objectively - The impermanent nature of all feelings - Thoughts as the trigger for emotions to arise - Staying free in the flow of changing experience - The storytelling the mind does versus the Buddha’s instruction on bare knowledge - The mantra ‘it’s already here’ for awareness of bare knowing “Contemplating externally not only keeps us in balance so we don’t have this total self-absorption, but we’re paying attention in some way, we’re enlarging the context of our practice. It also helps keep us attuned to how our actions are affecting others so we aren’t just lost in what we’re doing. We’re mindful of the feelings and mind states externally so we see, we’re attuned, we’re aware, in a mindful, non-reactive, non-judgmental way of these states as they arise in other people. We’re paying attention.” – Joseph Goldstein ================ On The Nature of Mindfulness - Joseph Goldstein's Satipatthana Sutta Series Pt.14 - Insight Hour 217 - https://youtu.be/TgqoIEszaDQ Joseph Goldstein – Insight Hour – Ep. 217 – Satipatthana Sutta Series Pt. 14: External Mindfulness and Objective Experience - https://beherenownetwork.com/https://beherenownetwork.com/joseph-goldstein-insight-hour-ep-217-satipatthana-sutta-series-pt-14-external-mindfulness-and-objective-experience/ ================ 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/