Posted in five hindrances on March 30, 2008 | No Comments »
Traditionally this group of hindrances has been called “sloth and torpor.” While greed, aversion and restlessness are rather loud visitors, this group tends to slip in when no one is watching. Everyone experiences these mental states in one form or another-guaranteed. The problem with this group is that if their presence is not recognized in [...]
Posted in five hindrances on March 22, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The practice this week has been to see how these five categories of forces within the mind keep us spellbound in their narrative. The key to working with the hindrances is the simple understanding that a hindrance is only a hindrance when we are caught by it, when we believe the story the story-teller is [...]
Posted in five hindrances on March 16, 2008 | No Comments »
Working with the hindrances–week two.
“You are going to run into problems in your meditation. Everybody does. Problems come in all shapes and sizes, and the only thing you can be absolutely certain about is that you will have some… Difficulties are an integral part of your practice. They aren’t something to be avoided… They provide [...]
Posted in five hindrances on March 9, 2008 | No Comments »
Supplemental readings and listening for the Five Hindrances topic
CD: The Five Hindrances, a talk by Eugene Cash available at the weekly meetings.
Reading: The following chapters from Mindfulness in Plain English:
Chapter 10 –Dealing with Problems.
Chapters 11 and 12 –Dealing with Distractions,
Introduction to the Five Hindrances
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