Hindrances Talks
In the Buddhist tradition, the five hindrances (Sinhala: පඤ්ච නීවරණ, romanized: pañca nīvaraṇa; Pali: pañca nīvaraṇāni) are identified as mental factors that hinder progress in meditation and in daily life. In the Theravada tradition, these factors are identified specifically as obstacles to the jhānas (stages of concentration) within meditation practice. Within the Mahayana tradition, the five hindrances are identified as obstacles to samatha (tranquility) meditation. Contemporary Insight Meditation teachers identify the five hindrances as obstacles to mindfulness meditation.
The five hindrances are:
Sensory desire (kāmacchanda): seeking for pleasure through the five senses of sight, sound, smell, taste and physical feeling. Ill-will (vyāpāda; also spelled byāpāda): feelings of hostility, resentment, hatred and bitterness. Sloth-and-torpor (thīna-middha): half-hearted action with little or no effort or concentration. Restlessness-and-worry (uddhacca-kukkucca): the inability to calm the mind and focus one's energy. Doubt (vicikiccha): lack of conviction or trust in one's abilities.Title | Speaker | |
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2009.07.03-serial.00202 Repentance, Precepts, Sangha, Posture, Hindrances, Anger, Subject-and-Object,... |
Jul 03 2009 |
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2008.10.04-serial.00198 Culture, Hindrances, Fox, Chanting, Enemies, Religion, Lay, zen, Describe, difficulty... |
Oct 04 2008 |
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2008.01.21-serial.00112F Practice Period, Hindrances, Interdependence, Soto Zen, Liberation, soto, Heart Sutra... |
Jan 21 2008 |
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Intelligence of the Natural WorldSerial: SF-00941 Sesshin Lecture: frog chorus; silence and activity; pain and fear of pain; Bodhidharma Bodhidharma, Silence, Buddha Ancestors, Composure, Buddha Nature, Hindrances, Zendo,... |
Apr 07 2007 Green Gulch |
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Developing Confidence in Buddha NatureSerial: SF-00074 Sunday talk. Global Warming, Buddha Mind, Hindrances, Delusion, Practice Period, Dragons, Lineage... |
Mar 18 2007 Green Gulch Farm |