Insight Hour With Joseph Goldstein

Joseph explores Samadhi, the Buddhist quality of concentration, and explains how we all have the capacity to develop a well-trained mind.The Satipatthana Sutta is one of the most celebrated and widely studied discourses in the Pāli Canon of Theravada Buddhism. This episode is the thirty-third part of an in-depth 48-part weekly lecture series from Joseph Goldstein that delves into every aspect of the Satipatthana Sutta. If you are just now jumping into the Satipatthana Sutta series, listen to Insight Hour Ep. 203 to follow along and get the full experience!This time on Insight Hour, Joseph dives into:Why Samadhi, aka concentration, is so importantThe quality of a non-wavering mindFixed object concentration and training our minds to focus on a singular objectMomentary concentration as a continual focus on changing objectsJhana and the many levels of SamadhiConcentration which leads to meditative insightsUnderstanding concentration as a pleasant abiding here and nowThe attainme