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Mindfulness Insight Meditation - Buddhist Teachings

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209 episodes

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In this Dhamma talk, Sayadaw introduces Sobhana Citta, the Beautiful Consciousness. “Sobhana” means beautiful, graceful, or pure; “Citta” means consciousness. Together they describe the states of mind rooted in non-greed (alobha), non-anger (adosa), and non-delusion (amoha) — the three wholesome roots. Sayadaw explains how consciousness with two or three of these roots becomes truly beautiful, arising mainly in the sensuous realm (kāmāvacara). The talk explores the three subgroups of beautifu...

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In this Dhamma talk, Sayadaw introduces Sobhana Citta, the Beautiful Consciousness. “Sobhana” means beautiful, graceful, or pure; “Citta” means consciousness. Together they describe the states of mind rooted in non-greed (alobha), non-anger (adosa), and non-delusion (amoha) — the three wholesome roots. Sayadaw explains how consciousness with two or three of these roots becomes truly beautiful, arising mainly in the sensuous realm (kāmāvacara). The talk explores the three subgroups of beautifu...

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Mindfulness Insight Meditation - Buddhist Teachings

211: Beautiful Consciousness (Sobhana Citta)

In this Dhamma talk, Sayadaw introduces Sobhana Citta, the Beautiful Consciousness. “Sobhana” means beautiful, graceful, or pure; “Citta” means consciousness. Together they describe the states of mind rooted in non-greed (alobha), non-anger (adosa), and non-delusion (amoha) — the three wholesome roots. Sayadaw explains how consciousness with two or three of these roots becomes truly beautiful, arising mainly in the sensuous realm (kāmāvacara). The talk explores the three subgroups of beautifu...

1 week ago

22 minutes

Mindfulness Insight Meditation - Buddhist Teachings

210: Chanda (Desire, Wanting)

This talk explores the true meaning of chanda — not as craving, but as the neutral, wholesome intention to act. Learn how understanding and observing this “wanting consciousness” in daily life can lead from desire to wisdom. YouTube Video Link YouTube Channel Link Website: www.satipatthana.ca Donations and Memberships

1 week ago

31 minutes

Mindfulness Insight Meditation - Buddhist Teachings

209: Rootless Consciousness (Part 2)

In this episode, we continue exploring rootless consciousness—states of awareness that arise without mental roots of greed, hatred, or delusion. Building on Part One, we dive deeper into the 18 types of rootless consciousness, grouped as unwholesome, wholesome, and functional. Each is shaped by three factors: its nature, feeling (pleasant, unpleasant, or neutral), and kind of consciousness. Through vivid explanations, this talk shows how our sensory experiences—seeing, hearing, touching, and ...

2 weeks ago

44 minutes

Mindfulness Insight Meditation - Buddhist Teachings

208: Life Continuum (Bhavanga)

This episode explores the Buddhist concept of bhavaṅga, or the “life continuum” — the stream of consciousness that connects one moment to the next, and even one life to another. It explains how our unique personalities at birth may arise from past lives, carried through this subtle flow of awareness. We also look at how consciousness operates between wakefulness and deep sleep, and how every perception — seeing, hearing, thinking — unfolds through a rapid series of thought moments. Using the ...

3 weeks ago

35 minutes

Mindfulness Insight Meditation - Buddhist Teachings

207: Rootless Consciousness (Part 1) 'Ahituka Citta'

This talk describes to how past karma patterns present experience—and how mindful attention stops old patterns from creating new ones. We explore the meaning of rootless consciousness (ahituka) in Buddhist teaching — the states of mind that arise without the “roots” of greed, hatred, or delusion, but also without the wholesome roots of generosity or wisdom. These moments of awareness don’t create new karma; instead, they’re the results of our past actions unfolding in the present...

4 weeks ago

29 minutes

Mindfulness Insight Meditation - Buddhist Teachings

206: Benefits of Being a Monk (Sāmaññaphala Sutta)

Over 2,600 years ago, on a full moon night at Jīvaka’s mango grove near Rājagaha, King Ajātasattu—haunted by guilt for killing his father—approached the Buddha with a simple but profound question: What are the benefits, in this life, of being a monk? The Buddha’s response, later known as the Sāmaññaphala Sutta, unfolded into one of the most comprehensive teachings on the spiritual path. In this episode, we explore how the Buddha skillfully led the king from worldly examples of freedom and sim...

1 month ago

34 minutes

Mindfulness Insight Meditation - Buddhist Teachings

205: Unwholesome Consciousness (Akusala Citta)

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1 month ago

31 minutes

Mindfulness Insight Meditation - Buddhist Teachings

204: Consciousness by Nature (Genus)

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1 month ago

21 minutes

Mindfulness Insight Meditation - Buddhist Teachings

203: Consciousness by Planes of Existence

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1 month ago

27 minutes

Mindfulness Insight Meditation - Buddhist Teachings

202: Moral Corruption and the Disaster of the Physical World

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1 month ago

27 minutes

Mindfulness Insight Meditation - Buddhist Teachings

201: Four Causes of Materiality of the Body (Part 2)

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2 months ago

29 minutes

Mindfulness Insight Meditation - Buddhist Teachings

200: Four Causes of Materiality of the Body (Part 1)

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2 months ago

25 minutes

Mindfulness Insight Meditation - Buddhist Teachings

199: Beautiful Mental Factors 'Sobhana Cetasika' (Part 6) The Faculty of Wisdom

In this episode, we explore the 25th and final beautiful mental factor — the Faculty of Wisdom (Paññindriya). Drawing from Buddhist teachings, we uncover the true meaning of paññā — “knowing rightly” — and how it differs from mere knowledge. Learn how wisdom arises through direct experience in meditation, dispels ignorance like light removing darkness, and serves as one of the five controlling faculties. This talk concludes our series on the 52 mental factors, explaining their nature, f...

2 months ago

36 minutes

Mindfulness Insight Meditation - Buddhist Teachings

198: Beautiful Mental Factors 'Sobhana Cetasika' (Part 5) Limitless Mental Factors (Appamaññā)

In this episode, we explore the third subgroup of beautiful mental factors, known as the Limitless (Appamaññā). These mental states take all living beings as their object of focus and include loving-kindness (Mettā), compassion (Karunā), appreciative joy (Muditā), and equanimity (Upekkhā). From this group, we focus on compassion and appreciative joy — understanding their true nature, how they arise, and how easily they can be misunderstood or mixed with unwholesome states such as anger, sorro...

2 months ago

36 minutes

Mindfulness Insight Meditation - Buddhist Teachings

197: Beautiful Mental Factors 'Sobhana Cetasika' (Part 4) Abstinence

In this episode, we explore the second subgroup of the beautiful mental factors — Abstinence (Vīrati). This group consists of three mental factors: Right Speech (Sammā Vācā), Right Action (Sammā Kammanta), and Right Livelihood (Sammā Ājīva). While these three also appear in the morality group of the Noble Eightfold Path, here we understand them as specific mental factors — wholesome states that arise when one volitionally refrains from unwholesome actions. We learn how: Right Speech means ref...

3 months ago

30 minutes

Mindfulness Insight Meditation - Buddhist Teachings

196: Beautiful Mental Factors 'Sobhana Cetasika' (Part 3) Tranquility and Its Companions

In this episode, we explore the third group of beautiful mental factors — twelve qualities that arise in six pairs, bringing harmony and balance to the mind. These include tranquility, lightness, softness, adaptability, healthiness, and straightness of both the mental body and consciousness. Each pair serves a specific purpose: Tranquility calms worry and passion.Lightness removes sluggishness and dullness.Softness dispels rigidity, wrong views, and conceit.Adaptability allows the mind to adj...

3 months ago

37 minutes

Mindfulness Insight Meditation - Buddhist Teachings

195: Beautiful Mental Factors 'Sobhana Cetasika' (Part 2) The Seven Guardians of the Mind

In this episode, we continue exploring the beautiful mental factors with a focus on the next five: moral shame (hiri), moral dread (ottappa), non-greed (alobha), non-anger (adosa), and equanimity (tatra-majjhattatā). These qualities serve as the guardians of the world, protecting us and society from moral decay and imbalance. We learn how moral shame and dread guide ethical behavior, how non-greed and non-anger nurture generosity and loving-kindness, and how equanimity brings balance and peac...

3 months ago

32 minutes

Mindfulness Insight Meditation - Buddhist Teachings

194: Beautiful Mental Factors 'Sobhana Cetasika' (Part 1) Faith and Mindfulness

In this first episode on the Beautiful Mental Factors (Sobhana Cetasikas), we begin exploring the wholesome qualities that purify and uplift the mind. We discuss the first two universal beautiful factors — Faith (Saddhā) and Mindfulness (Sati) — which form the foundation for all wholesome mental states. Learn how faith in the Buddha, Dhamma, and Sangha opens the heart with clarity and confidence, and how mindfulness serves as the guardian of the six sense doors, keeping the mind clear and fre...

3 months ago

34 minutes

Mindfulness Insight Meditation - Buddhist Teachings

193: Unwholesome Mental Factors (Part 3) Sloth/Torpor & Doubt

In this episode, we continue exploring the mental factors (cetasikas) with a focus on the final group of unwholesome mental factors — sloth (thīna), torpor (middha), and doubt (vicikicchā). These states weaken the mind, hinder meditation, and obstruct the development of wisdom. Sayadaw explains how sloth dulls the mind, torpor slows down the mental factors, and spiritual doubt wavers between belief and disbelief in the Buddha, Dhamma, and Sangha. Through clear examples and reflections, we lea...

4 months ago

31 minutes

Mindfulness Insight Meditation - Buddhist Teachings

192: Unwholesome Mental Factors (Part 2) Greed and Anger Roots

In this episode we examine the second and third subgroups of the unwholesome mental factors — those rooted in greed and anger. Hear clear explanations and examples of: lobha (greed/attachment), diṭṭhi (wrong view), māna (conceit), and the anger-rooted states dosa (hatred/anger), issā (envy/jealousy), macchariya (not-wanting-to-share / miserliness), and kokacchāda (remorse/guilt). The talk shows how these states arise (often from unwise attention to sense-objects), how they manifest in d...

4 months ago

51 minutes