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Dharma Talks
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2011-12-13
Satipatthana Sutta, Fourth Foundation: Discerning the Self
67:28
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Rodney Smith
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Discernment must ultimately understand the nature of self completely. Awareness saw in the Third Foundation how the self was born from a feeling and elaborated on with thought forming the story and image of "I." Even though that process is now understood (wisdom), still, because of its tremendous momentum, there may be a residual belief in the self when it arises. Discernment wears down that residual belief by tracking the sense of self through all its manifestations until there is no longer the belief in self even though there is the occasional arising of self.
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Seattle Insight Meditation Society
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The Satipatthana Sutta
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2011-11-08
Satipatthana Sutta, Fourth Foundation: Application of Discernment
56:22
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Rodney Smith
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Applying discernment requires an honesty of intent. That honesty is the discernment at work. If you need skillful means to help balance the energy, use it. It can be helpful to back up to the First Foundation and see how the state of mind is affecting the body. Next, move to the Second Foundation and catch the feeling tone and the accompanying story. Moving onto the Third Foundation, settle to see just what this state is in essence. Finally, apply discerning questions that pick apart the solidity and truth of the state of mind such as, "Is there space for this too?" "Where is the "me" in this state?"
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Seattle Insight Meditation Society
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