Ep. 148 – Refraining From Unwholesome Activities

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Joseph Goldstein explores the 10 unwholesome activities and actions of the body, speech, and mind that the Buddha advises us all to refrain from for our own happiness and well-being. NEW Meditation Series: Pause, Breathe, Be Here Now with Ram Dass, Sharon Salzberg, Jack Kornfield, Tara Brach, Joseph Goldstein, John Lockley, Ram Dev, Trudy Goodman, Lama Tsultrim Allione—FREE January 16 to 25. Sit in true peace, love, and tranquility. Join thousands of people around the world for this collective meditation experience: onecommune.com/ramdass  This dharma talk from October 29, 1995, at the Insight Meditation Society, was originally published on Dharma Seed. “The whole path of practice of understanding is realizing that we actually have choices all along the way. We don’t simply need to be acting out the patterns of our conditioning. And this is the great gift of awareness, it gives us the possibility of choice.” – Joseph Goldstein In this episode, Joseph explores: How the Buddha’s motivation was compassion for all beings, and how this led to him explicitly spelling out the 10 unskilled and unwholesome actions to refrain from The four unwholesome actions of the body: killing, stealing, and sexual misconduct The four unwholesome elements of speech: lying, harsh speech, gossiping, and frivolous and useless talking The three unwholesome activities of the mind: covetousness, ill will, and wrong view How the great power of awareness is the way to work with all of these actions and activities as they arise See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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