Ep. 180 – Relative and Ultimate Bodhicitta Part 2

Insight Hour with Joseph Goldstein

Joseph Goldstein continues his discussion of bodhicitta – the awakened heart.

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In this lecture, Joseph:

  • Reminds us that obstructions and defilements of thought are not intrinsic to the mind
  • Provides us with a methodology for freeing ourselves from entanglement and attachment
  • Compares the clinging mind to ice and the luminous mind to water
  • Recognizes the causal relationship between mindfulness and compassion 
  • Teaches us that how we feel and respond to situations is up to us
  • Maintains that cultivating compassion is a process that comes with daily practice

The development of love and compassion is a wide, round curve that can be negotiated only slowly. Not a sharp corner that can be turned all at once. It comes with daily practice.”

This dharma talk from June 12, 2015, was recorded at the Insight Meditation Society and originally published on Dharma Seed.


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2023-09-13 58 min

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