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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Sunday Lecture Vows, Buddha Mind, Hindrances, Monkey Mind, Buddha's Birthday, Six Realms,... |
Apr 16 1995 Green Gulch |
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Bowing, Sleepiness and RestlessnessSerial: SF-00152 Wednesday dharma talk. Chanting, Bowing, Heart Sutra, Posture, Ceremony, Zendo, Hindrances, Vows, Suzuki... |
Oct 04 1995 Green Gulch Farm |
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Karma and Family PlaceSerial: SF-02689A From the BZC archive Transmission, Karma, Offering, Lineage, Hindrances, Religion, Gratitude, Zazen,... |
Nov 12 1995 Berkeley Zen Center |
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This Very Mind Is Buddha - Understanding Birth And DeathSerial: SF-00042 Sunday talk. Birth-and-Death, Precepts, Repentance, Letting Go, Buddha Ancestors, Hindrances,... |
Nov 26 1995 |
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On Breath and BreathingSerial: SF-03114 Sunday Lecture - if you pick up one piece of dust, the whole universe comes with it Emotions, Mindfulness, zen meditation, Four Noble Truths, confusion, Hindrances,... |
Jan 12 1997 Green Gulch |
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January 15th, 1997, Serial No. 02685 Priest, Intimacy, Tassajara, Heart Sutra, Zendo, Emotions, Zazen, Ceremony,... |
Jan 15 1997 Unknown |
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1997.03.15-serial.00101 Hindrances, Heart Sutra, Mahayana, Zazen, Letting Go, Vimalakirti, Suzuki Roshi,... |
Mar 15 1997 |
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Majjhima Nikaya Mindfulness, Hindrances, Evil, Liberation, Soto Zen, Lay, Doubt, Faith, Daily Life,... |
Jul 10 1997 Green Gulch |
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Wednesday Lecture Emotions, resistance, Practice Period, Vows, Separation, Anger, Daily Life, Doubt,... |
Jan 07 1998 City Center |
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Saturday Lecture Freedom, Separation, Delusion, Vows, Teacher-and-Student, Patience, Non-violence,... |
Jul 04 1998 City Center |
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1999.12.05-serial.00064Serial: SF-00064 Sunday dharma talk. Letting Go, Peace, Attachment, Freedom, Practice Period, Hindrances, Nirvana, Doubt,... |
Dec 05 1999 |
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December 5th, 1999, Serial No. 03927 Hindrances, Doubt, Emotions, Enthusiasm, Emptiness, Greed, Silence, Attachment,... |
Dec 05 1999 City Center |
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Tenzo Kyokun Class Emptiness, Dragons, Intimacy, Dharma Transmission, Zazen, Hindrances, Impermanence,... |
Nov 21 2000 Green Gulch |
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Hindrances: Fear Hindrances, Don't Know Mind, Letting Go, Dana, Anger, Emotions, Suzuki Roshi,... |
Dec 03 2000 City Center |