Uploaded February 2015 | Updated September 2026, 7 hours ago

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In this Dharma talk, Insight meditation teacher Joseph Goldstein discusses the importance of being mindful of our mind states. Most of the suffering of the world comes when we are not mindful, and simply act upon our thoughts and feelings. Buddha taught that our minds are naturally peaceful and calm, so that by mindfully observing the various deluded states that arise we can learn to let them go, and not fall under their influence...