Joseph Goldstein explores the different ways that we can strengthen and sharpen the five spiritual faculties that exercise a governing role in the mind when they are highly developed.
“So out of the continuity of attention, the defilements have less strength. Because of this, the mind becomes more peaceful. We get a taste of a genuine inner peace, a sense of calm, a sense of tranquility. From this taste of peace within us - not peace dependent on any external situation, but actually arising within our own hearts - because of this taste of peace, the spiritual faculty of confidence arises, strong faith arises, based on our own experience of it.” - Joseph Goldstein
In this episode, Joseph explores:
- The five spiritual faculties - confidence, effort, mindfulness, concentration, and wisdom - and how they exercise a governing role in the mind when they are highly developed
- The various ways in which we can strengthen and sharpen those spiritual faculties: the understanding that everything which arises passes away; respect for the practice and respect for ourselves; care and meticulousness in our awareness; perseverance and continuity of attention; the suitability of conditions for practice; the sign of samadhi; balancing the factors of enlightenment; and understanding what heroic effort really means
This dharma talk from November 16, 1986, was originally published on Dharma Seed.
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